Class Calendar: 2017-18
Please note that the class calendar builds backwards, so the most recent dates are at the top of the page.
Items listed in GREEN are things that students must make-up, or see Mr. Cushing about.
Items listed in RED are homework assignments, or due dates.
Please also be aware that ours' is a fluid class, and plans often change suddenly. I will make every effort to keep the calendar up-to-date, but our lessons do have a tendency to get moved around at the last second.
Items listed in GREEN are things that students must make-up, or see Mr. Cushing about.
Items listed in RED are homework assignments, or due dates.
Please also be aware that ours' is a fluid class, and plans often change suddenly. I will make every effort to keep the calendar up-to-date, but our lessons do have a tendency to get moved around at the last second.
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May 21 - 25
Friday, May 25 Summer Break • No School Thursday, May 24 8th Grade Assessment Make-Up Day • Half-Day for 6th & 7th Grade Wednesday, May 23 • Lecture 13.5: Dawn of the 20th Century • Last Day for 8th Grade: yearbook pick-up, Continuation rehearsal, etc. Tuesday, May 22 • Timeline Test #2 Monday, May 21 • update Timelines May 14 - 18
Friday, May 18 • Turn-of-the-Century baseball game, day 2 Thursday, May 17 • Turn-of-the-Century baseball game, day 1 Wednesday, May 16 • documentary video: Baseball, pt. 2 Tuesday, May 15 • documentary video: Baseball, pt. 1 Monday, May 14 • Unit 12 Open-Note Quiz May 7 - May 11
Friday, May 11 • documentary video: 30 Days: Illegal Immigration Thursday, May 10 • "Dear Bell...", Letter #6 coding • baseball team organization Wednesday, May 9 Tuesday, May 8 • "Dear Summit...", final letter Monday, May 7 • Ellis Island simulation survey & debriefing • update Timelines April 30 - May 4
Friday, May 4 • ELLIS ISLAND SIMULATION Thursday, May 3 • documentary video: "Ellis Island", pt. 2 Wednesday, May 2 • documentary video: "Ellis Island", pt. 1 Tuesday, May 1 • update Timelines Monday, April 30 • Quiz 8-12 Reflections • update Timelines |
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April 23 - April 27
Friday, April 27 ... Early Release Day & Day Without Hate • "Caught by a Cartoonist" • History on the Road deadline Thursday, April 26 • PSA #20: Jacob Riis, "How the Other Half Lives" Wednesday, April 25 • Lecture 13.4: "Urban America" • mini-workshop Tuesday, April 24 • Lecture 13.3: "Workers of the World... • "Emigrating to America" map analysis • due: in class Monday, April 23 • Lecture 13.2: The Great Melting Pot • update Timelines April 16 - April 20
Friday, April 20 ... Band & Orchestra Trip • workshop Thursday, April 19 ... Band & Orchestra Trip • workshop Wednesday, April 18 • State Standardized Testing / History Class for Period 5 & P6 Only • workshop Tuesday, April 17 • Unit 12 Open-Note Quiz Monday, April 16 • Lecture 12.5: The Third Great Awakening • cont. "Emigration" map • distribute Ellis Island simulation U.S. currency April 9 - April 13
Friday, April 13 ... GUEST TEACHER • A Taste of History presentations Thursday, April 12 • State Standardized Testing / No History Class • (Ellis Island simulation consulate stamping in Advise) Wednesday, April 11 • Lecture 13.1: "Give Me Your Tired..." • start "Emigration" map • (Ellis Island simulation ethnicity selection in Advise) Tuesday, April 10 • Lecture 12.4: The Birth of Big Business Monday, April 9 • State Standardized Testing / No History Class April 2 - 6
Friday, April 6 • "Taste of History" research / presentation due to Mr. Cushing by Thursday, April 12 Thursday, April 5 • Ellis Island simulation introduction Wednesday, April 4 • State Standardized Testing / No History Class Tuesday, April 3 • Lecture 12.3: The Age of Invention, pt. 2 • "Taste of History" introduction & topic selection • distribute Rockies game permission slips Monday, April 2 • Lecture 12.2: The Age of Invention, pt. 1 • collect "Dear Bell...", letter #6 |
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March 26 - 30
Spring Break • No School March 19 - 23
Friday, March 23 ... GUEST TEACHER • Unit 10 Open-Note Quiz Thursday, March 22 • Lecture 12.1: The Gilded Age • "Conquest of the Plains" map analysis & "Reconstruction" map analysis / due in class Wednesday, March 21 • State Standardized Testing / No History Class Tuesday, March 20 • Lecture 11.4: The New South • cont. "Reconstruction" map / due Thursday, March 22 Monday, March 19 • homework: download and print Unit 12 lecture notes; due Thursday, Mar. 22 • Lecture 11.3: The Battle for the South • mini-video: 60 Minutes, "Confederate Statues" March 12 - 16
Friday, March 16 • video: Slavery & the Making of America, pt. 4 Thursday, March 15 • State Standardized Testing Prep / No History Class Wednesday, March 14 • Lecture 11.2: Reconstruction • start "Reconstruction" map / due Thursday, March 22 Tuesday, March 13 • Lecture 11.1: Restoring the Union • PSA #17: "Worse Than Slavery" / due in class Monday, March 12 • Lecture 10.3: A Changing Colorado • PSA #15: "The Prairie is My Garden" / due in class • collect "Cattle Kingdom" map March 5 - 9
Friday, March 9 • return "Colorado, or Bust!" PBL grades • materials check • 1st Amendment Q&A Thursday, March 8 • Lecture 10.2: Homesteaders & Sodbusters • cont. Cattle Kingdom map Wednesday, March 7 • Lecture 10.1: America's Cattle Kingdom • start Cattle Kingdom map / due Mon. 3/12 Tuesday, March 6 • Runs with Horses quiz • Unit 9: "The Bigger Picture" Monday, March 5 ... GUEST TEACHER • Quiz 9 • due in class • homework: download and print Unit 10 lecture notes; due Wednesday, Mar. 7 |
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February 26 - March 2
Friday, March 2 • documentary video: "30 Days on a Modern Indian Reservation" Thursday, March 1 • write "Dear Bell...", letter #6 • due: Friday, March 9 Wednesday, February 28 • Quiz 8 • due in class Tuesday, February 27 - Start of Trimester 3 • Lecture 9.7: Conquest by Kindness • "Dear Bell...", letter #6 planning: Letter Outline • due in class Monday, February 26 - End of Trimester 2 • Lecture 9.6: Wounded Knee • • "Dear Bell...", letter #6 planning: Details Sponge • due in class February 19 - 23
Friday, February 23 - End of Trimester 2 • documentary video: "The Way West", pt. 5 • watch the video HERE Thursday, February 22 • Lecture 9.5: Smaller Tribes of the West • workshop Wednesday, February 21 • documentary video: "The Way West", pt. 4 • watch the video HERE Tuesday, February 20 • Lecture 9.4: The Great Sioux War • PSA #14: painting, "The Indian Council", by Seth Eastman • due in class Monday, February 19 Presidents' Day • No School February 12 - 16
Friday, February 16 • "Dear Bell..." scoring Thursday, February 15 • documentary video: "The Way West", pt. 3 • watch the video HERE • collect "Conquest of the Plains" map Wednesday, February 14 • Lecture 9.3: Sand Creek • finish "Conquest of the Plains" map • due: Thursday, February 15 Tuesday, February 13 • documentary video: "The Way West", pt. 2 • watch the video HERE • collect "Colorado, or Bust!" model buildings Monday, February 12 • "Mining the West" map analysis • cont. "Conquest of the Plains" map February 5 - 9
Friday, February 9 • Lecture 9.2: The Indian Problem • cont. "Conquest of the Plains" map Thursday, February 8 • documentary video: "The Way West", pt. 1 • watch the video HERE Wednesday, February 7 • Lecture 9.1: Tribes of the Plains • start "Conquest of the Plains" map • due: Thursday, February 15 Tuesday, February 6 • start Runs with Horses Monday, February 5 • homework: download and print Unit 9 lecture notes; due Wednesday, Feb. 7 • Lecture 8.4: The Road to Statehood • collect Mining the West map |
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January 29 - February 2
Friday, February 2 • workshop Thursday, February 1 • Sand Creek mock-trial, day 2 • cont. "Mining the West" map Wednesday, January 31 • Sand Creel mock-trial, day 1 • cont. "Mining the West" map Tuesday, January 30 • courtroom vocabulary hangman • cont. American Court System concept map • collect U.S. Court System concept sticker-map Monday, January 29 • American Court System concept map • due: Friday, Feb. 2 January 22 - 26
Friday, January 26 • PSA #12: The Fort Lyon Affair • start "Mining the West" map • due: Monday, February 6th Thursday, January 25 • cont. "Colorado, or Bust" model building construction Wednesday, January 24 • cont. "Colorado, or Bust" model building construction Tuesday, January 23 • cont. "Colorado, or Bust" model building construction • collect Civil War novels Monday, January 22 • Sand Creek Mock-Trial witness preparation sheet • due in class • star "Colorado, or Bust" model building construction January 15 - 19
Friday, January 19 • introduce Sand Creek mock-trial activity • cont. "Colorado, or Bust" model building blueprints • Civil War novel book reports due • American History After-School Cinema: Glory, 1989, starring Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington Thursday, January 18 • Lecture 8.3: Early Colorado • PSA #12: The Battle of Sand Creek Wednesday, January 17 • Lecture 8.2: Mining in Colorado • start "Colorado, or Bust!" model building blueprints Tuesday, January 16 counselors from Conifer High School in class to distribute freshman registration materials Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day • No School January 8 - 12
Friday, January 12 • Unit 8 lecture notes due • Lecture 8.1: Extending the Frontier • "Colorado, or Bust!" photograph research in LMC Thursday, January 11 • introduce "Colorado, or Bust!" S.T.E.M. PBL • models due February 13th • optional homework: purchase model building supplies if desired; due Thursday, January 21 Wednesday, January 10 • History on the Road status report • Old West Web-Quest • homework: download and print Unit 8 lecture notes; due Friday, Jan. 12 Tuesday, January 9 • Lecture 7.7: Civil War Retrospective • collect "Dear Bell...", letter #4 Monday, January 8 • Lecture 7.6: The Order of Battle II • "Gettysburg Address" video • Glory trailer & permission slip distribution • Quiz 6 self-reflections sheet / due in class / Quiz 6 retake & make-up sign-up deadline = Jan. 16 |
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December 18 - 22
Friday, December 22 Winter Break • No School Thursday, December 21 Winter Break • No School Wednesday, December 20 • Timeline Test #1 • Test retake & make-up sign-up deadline = Jan. 23 Tuesday, December 19 • Lecture 7.5: The Home Front • "Dear Bell..." mail call Monday, December 18 • documentary video: "Slavery and the Making of America", pt. 4a • Civil War technology review December 11 - 15
Friday, December 15 ... GUEST TEACHER • update Timeline Thursday, December 14 • Lecture 7.4: Free at Last • PSA #9: "The Anaconda Plan" / due in class ---------- • Period 1: Quiz 6 (see Wed. 12/13) Wednesday, December 13 • Unit 6 Open-Note Quiz ---------- • Period 1: Lecture 7.4; PSA #9 (see Thr. 12/14) Tuesday, December 12 • Lecture 7.3: The Order of Battle I • "Union & Confederacy" map analysis / due in class • collect "Union & Confederacy" map Monday, December 11 • Lecture 7.2: Strengths & Weaknesses • cont. "Union & Confederacy" map / due Tuesday, Dec. 12 December 4 - 8
Friday, December 8 • "Dear Bell...", letter #4: type letter in computer lab / due Tuesday, Jan. 9 ---------- • Period 1: NO CLASS due to lockdown drill Thursday, December 7 • cont. Civil War novels ---------- • Period 1: start Civil War novels (see Wed. 12/6) Wednesday, December 6 • start Civil War novels / book reports due Tuesday, Jan. 23 • cont. "Union & Confederacy" map ---------- • Period 1: write "Dear Bell.." #4 (see Fri. 12/8) Tuesday, December 5 • Unit 7 lecture notes due • Lecture 7.1: The Call to Arms • start "Union & Confederacy" map / due Thursday, Dec. 8 Monday, December 4 • "Dear Bell...", Letter #4: planning outline |
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November 27 - December 1
Friday, December 1 • homework: download and print Unit 7 lecture notes; due Tuesday, Dec. 5 • documentary video: "Slavery and the Making of America", pt. 3b • watch the video HERE • "Dear Bell...", Letter #4: video detail sponge Thursday, November 30 • documentary video: "Slavery and the Making of America", pt. 3a • watch the video HERE Wednesday, November 29 • Lecture 6.6: Secession • "Dear Bell...", Letter #4: assignment & lecture & map detail sponge Tuesday, November 28 • Lecture 6.5: Dred Scott & Harper's Ferry • mini-workshop Monday, November 27 • Lecture 6.4: A Sign of Things to Come • Quiz 5 self-reflections sheet / due in class / Quiz 5 re-take sign-up deadline = Dec. 8 • binder purge & organization November 20 - 24
Thanksgiving Break • No School November 13 - 17
Friday, November 17 • Unit 5 Open-Note Quiz Thursday, November 16 • Lecture 6.3: No More Compromise • "Slavery & Compromise" map analysis / due in class • collect "Slavery & Compromise" map Wednesday, November 15 • Lecture 6.2: Another Compromise • cont. "Slavery & Compromise" map Tuesday, November 14 • Unit 6 lecture notes due • Lecture 6.1: The Abolition Movement • start "Slavery & Compromise" map / due Thursday, Nov. 16 Monday, November 13 • score "California, or Bust!" writing assignment • PSA: "Civil Disobedience" / due in class • last chance to submit Civil War novel proposal November 6 - 10
Friday, November 10 • homework: print Unit 6 / due Tuesday, Nov. 14 • Oregon Trail computer simulation activity Thursday, November 9 ... End of Trimester 1 • Oregon Trail computer simulation activity Wednesday, November 8 • Oregon Trail computer simulation activity / trail report paper due Friday, Nov. 10 Tuesday, November 7 • Lecture 5.3: The North... • Lecture 5.4: ... the South • Oregon Trail team registration Monday, November 6 • Lecture 5.1b: Transcendentalism • student personality survey: "Are You a Transcendentalist?" |
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October 30 - November 3
Friday, November 3 ... Early Release Day • start American History Timeline packets; update through Unit 4 Thursday, November 2 • collect "War for the West" map • Civil War novel search / online intention form due by Friday, Nov. 11 Wednesday, November 1 • Lecture 5.1a: The Second Great Awakening • start American History Timeline packets; update through Unit 4 • Quiz 3 self-reflections sheet / due in class / Quiz 3 re-take sign-up deadline = Nov. 16 Tuesday, October 31 • Unit 5 lecture notes due • Lecture 5.2: Antebellum America • audio recording: The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe • finish "War for the West" map • due: Wednesday, Nov. 1 Monday, October 30 • Unit 3 Open-Note Quiz October 23 - 27
Friday, October 27 ... GUEST TEACHER • Lecture 4.5: For God & Gold • cont. "War for the West" map Thursday, October 26 • Workshop Day Wednesday, October 25 ... GUEST TEACHER • Lecture 4.4: War with Mexico • start "War for the West" map • due: Wednesday, Nov. 1 • homework: print Unit 5 / due Tuesday, Oct. 31 Tuesday, October 24 • documentary video: "The Donner Party", part 2 Monday, October 23 • documentary video: "The Donner Party", part 1 October 16 - 20
Friday, October 20 • "California, or Bust!" school-wide writing assignment / due in class Thursday, October 19 • Lecture 4.3: Manifest Destiny • PSA: "American Progress" / due in class Wednesday, October 18 • Lecture 4.2: Texas Tuesday, October 17 • Unit 4 lecture notes due • Lecture 4.1: Oregon, New Mexico, & California Monday, October 16 • "Dear Bell...", Letter #2 due October 9 - 13
Friday, October 13 Autumn Break • No School Thursday, October 12 • homework: download and print Unit 4 lecture notes; due Tuesday, October 17 • Lecture 3.4: Cracks in the Union • PSA #2: "The Case for Slavery" / due in class Wednesday, October 11 • Warren Tech Field Trip Tuesday, October 10 • Lecture 3.3: The Politics of Slavery • Quiz 2 self-reflections sheet / due in class / Quiz 2 re-take sign-up deadline = October 24th Monday, October 9 ... GUEST TEACHER • Unit 2 Open-Note Quiz October 2 - 6
Friday, October 6 • "Conflict in the Midwest" map analysis / due in class • "Exploring the West" map analysis / due in class • collect "Conflict in the Midwest" map Thursday, October 5 • Lecture 3.2: Questioning Slavery • cont. "Conflict in the Midwest" map Wednesday, October 4 • Unit 3 lecture notes due • Lecture 3.1: Our Peculiar Institution • cont. "Conflict in the Midwest" map Tuesday, October 3 • Lecture 2.4: Fur Trapping & Trading • start "Conflict in the Midwest" map: due: Friday, October 6 Monday, October 2 • Materials Check #3 • homework: download and print Unit 3 lecture notes; due Wednesday, October 4 • Introduction to Primary Sources, or "More Than I Ever Wanted to Know About Mr. Cushing" |
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September 25 - 29
Friday, September 29 • "Dear Bell", letter #2: type letter draft in computer lab • homework: complete "Dear Bell" letter #2; due Tuesday, October 11 Thursday, September 28 • "Dear Bell", Letter #2: in-class planning • cont. "Exploring the West" map Wednesday, September 27 • Lecture 2.3: Growing Pains • LEGO "Battle of New Orleans" • cont. "Exploring the West" map Tuesday, September 26 • Lecture 2.2: Exploring the West • Quiz 1 self-reflections sheet / due in class / Quiz 1 re-take sign-up deadline = October 21st • cont. "Exploring the West" map Monday, September 25 • Unit 2 lecture notes due • Lecture 2.1: The Industrial Revolution • start "Exploring the West" map: due: week of 10/2 September 18 - 22
Friday, September 22 ... Early Release Day • Day-in-Denver photo submission guidelines • Materials Check #2 • transfer Unit 1 events to Timeline Thursday, September 21 • Unit 1 Open-Note Quiz Wednesday, September 20 • Social-Emotional Learning Day w/ School Counselors; no new American History work Tuesday, September 19 • Lecture 1.4 - America: 1800 • "New Century" map analysis mini-sheet / due in class • collect "New Century" map • homework: download and print Unit 2 lecture notes; due Monday, Sept. 26 Monday, September 18 • set up Quia.com credentials • Constitution Concept Map Quiz • collect Constitution Sticker Maps September 11 - 15
Friday, September 15 • Day-in-Denver II field trip Thursday, September 14 • Lecture 1.3 - International Challenges • cont. New Century map Wednesday, September 13 • Lecture 1.2 - Domestic Challenges • cont. New Century map Tuesday, September 12 • Lecture 1.1: Birth of the Republic • start New Century map / due: Thursday, Sept. 21 Monday, September 11 • Constitution Quiz study groups • “Why Study History?” iMovie [view movie] September 4 - 8
Friday, September 8 • cont. Constitution concept maps Thursday, September 7 • class introduction: classroom tour • cont. Constitution concept maps Wednesday, September 6 • start Constitution sticker map / due: Monday, Sept. 18 Tuesday, September 5 • ”Flashback” presentation • "Flashback" Vocabulary Review • prepare "Dear Bell" persona Monday, September 4 Labor Day • No School |
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August 28 - September 1
Friday, September 1 • Map Test Redux Thursday, August 31 • class introduction: grades, assignments, late work, and re-take policy • create student Turn-It-In.com accounts / "Voices of the Past" submission Wednesday, August 30 • Past is Present presentations • assign History on the Road project [go to project web page] Tuesday, August 29 • Past is Present presentations • class intro: Capitol Points, Mystery History, Name That Tune • Map Test practice Monday, August 28 • Past is Present presentations • class intro: Mr. Cushing's website • Capitol Peak student survey • collect U.S. "Mega-Maps" August 21 - 25
Friday, August 25 • class introduction: discipline & class behavior • distribute Day-in-Denver II field trip papers • prepare "Dear Summit" persona • collect U.S. Mega-Map Thursday, August 24 • LMC: U.S. geography circuits Wednesday, August 23 • class introduction: course outline • cont. U.S. Mega-Map Tuesday, August 22 • class introduction: communication • return Map Test • start U.S. Mega-Map Monday, August 21 • class introduction: Class Guidebook, class materials, binder • assign "The Past is Present" • binder assembly • homework: prepare class binder (10 divider tab names in Class Guidebook) August 14 - 18
Friday, August 18 • U.S. Geography Map Test Thursday, August 17 • WEB Day - 6th graders only Wednesday, August 16 • Summer Break • No School Tuesday, August 15 • Summer Break • No School Monday, August 14 • Summer Break • No School |
