Class Calendar: 2018-19
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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April 29 - May 3
Friday, May 3 • ELLIS ISLAND SIMULATION Thursday, May 2 • documentary video: "Ellis Island", pt. 2 Wednesday, May 1 • documentary video: "Ellis Island", pt. 1 Tuesday, May 30 • "Dear Bell...", Letter #6 coding Monday, April 29 • PSA #20: Jacob Riis, "How the Other Half Lives" |
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April 22 - April 26
Friday, April 26 ... Band & Orchestra Trip • workshop • History on the Road report submission deadline, 3:00 pm Thursday, April 25 ... Band & Orchestra Trip • Timeline Card #4 / due in class Wednesday, April 24 • Lecture 13.4: "Urban America" • PSA #19: George Bellows, "The Cliffhangers" Tuesday, April 23 • Lecture 13.3: "Workers of the World... • "Emigrating to America" map analysis / due: in class • collect "Emigrating to America" map Monday, April 22 • Lecture 13.2: The Great Melting Pot April 15 - April 19
Friday, April 19 • Unit 12 Open-Note Quiz Thursday, April 18 • Lecture 13.1: "Give Me Your Tired..." • start "Emigration" map / due: Tue. 4/23 Wednesday, April 17 • Lecture 12.5: The Third Great Awakening • distribute Ellis Island simulation U.S. currency • (Ellis Island simulation consulate stamping in Advise) Tuesday, April 16 • Lecture 12.4: The Birth of Big Business Monday, April 15 • Ellis Island simulation introduction April 8 - April 12
Friday, April 12 • Lecture 12.3: The Age of Invention, pt. 2 Thursday, April 11 • State Standardized Testing / No History Class Wednesday, April 10 • State Standardized Testing / No History Class Tuesday, April 9 • Lecture 12.2: The Age of Invention, pt. 1 Monday, April 8 • Unit 12 lecture notes due • Lecture 12.1: The Gilded Age • "Conquest of the Plains", "Industry & Agriculture", and "Reconstruction" map analyses / all three due in class • collect "Reconstruction" map April 2 - 6
Friday, April 5 • distribute Rockies game permission slips • collect "Dear Bell...", letter #5 Thursday, April 4 • Lecture 11.4: The New South • short video: 60 Minutes, "Confederate Statues" • cont. "Reconstruction" map Wednesday, April 3 • Lecture 11.3: The Battle for the South • PSA #17: political cartoon, "Worse Than Slavery" • due in class Tuesday, April 2 • Lecture 11.2: Reconstruction • start "Reconstruction" map / due Mon. 4/8 Monday, April 1 • Unit 11 distributed in class • Lecture 11.1: Restoring the Union • PSA #16: poem, "O Captain! My Captain!" • due in class • collect "Industry & Agriculture" map |
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March 25 - 29
Spring Break • No School March 19 - 23
Friday, March 22 • Unit 10 Open-Note Quiz / closes to retakes and make-ups on Mon. 4/22 Thursday, March 21 • State Standardized Testing / No History Class Wednesday, March 20 • State Standardized Testing / No History Class Tuesday, March 19 • State Standardized Testing / No History Class Monday, March 18 • Unit 10 distributed in class • Lecture 10.1: America's Cattle Kingdom • Lecture 10.2: Homesteaders & Sodbusters • Lecture 10.3: A Changing Colorado • start "Industry & Agriculture" map / due Mon. 4/1 March 11 - 15
Friday, March 15 Staff Work Day • No School Thursday, March 14 BOMB CYCLONE DAY Wednesday, March 13 BOMB CYCLONE DAY Tuesday, March 12 • documentary video: "30 Days on an Indian Reservation" Monday, March 11 • Unit 9 Open-Note Quiz / closes to retakes and make-ups on Tue. 4/2 • Unit 9: "The Bigger Picture" March 4 - 8
Friday, March 8 • feature film: Dances with Wolves Thursday, March 7 • feature film: Dances with Wolves Wednesday, March 6 • feature film: Dances with Wolves Tuesday, March 5 • feature film: Dances with Wolves Monday, March 4 • write "Dear America...", letter #5 / due: Monday, April 5th • collect "Colorado, or Bust!" model buildings |
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February 25 - March 1
Friday, March 1 • Lecture 9.7: Conquest by Kindness • "Dear Bell...", letter #5 planning: Letter Outline • due in class Thursday, February 28 • Lecture 9.6: Wounded Knee • "Dear Bell...", letter #5 planning: Details Sponge • due in class Wednesday, February 27 • documentary video: "The Way West", pt. 5 • watch the video HERE Tuesday, February 26 • Lecture 9.5: Smaller Tribes of the West • workshop Monday, February 25 - Start of Trimester 3 • documentary video: "The Way West", pt. 4 • watch the video HERE February 18 - 22
Friday, February 22 - End of Trimester 2 • Lecture 9.4: The Great Sioux War • PSA #14: painting, "The Indian Council", by Seth Eastman • due in class Thursday, February 21 • documentary video: "The Way West", pt. 3 • watch the video HERE • collect "Conquest of the Plains" map Wednesday, February 20 • Lecture 9.3: Sand Creek • finish "Conquest of the Plains" map • due: Thursday, February 21 Tuesday, February 19 • documentary video: "The Way West", pt. 2 • watch the video HERE • cont. "Conquest of the Plains" map Monday, February 18 Presidents' Day • No School February 11 - 15
Friday, February 15 Staff Work Day • No School Thursday, February 14 • Unit 8 Open-Note Quiz • due in class Wednesday, February 13 • Lecture 9.2: "The Indian Problem" • cont. "Conquest of the Plains" map Tuesday, February 12 • documentary video: "The Way West", pt. 1 • watch the video HERE Monday, February 11 • Unit 9 lecture notes due • Lecture 9.1: Tribes of the Great Plains • start "Conquest of the Plains" map February 4 - 8
Friday, February 8 • homework: download and print Unit 9 lecture notes; due Friday 2/8 • Lecture 8.4: The Road to Statehood • cont. "Mining the West" map Thursday, February 7 SNOW DAY Wednesday, February 6 • Sand Creek mock-trial, day 2 • cont. "Mining the West" map Tuesday, February 5 • Sand Creel mock-trial, day 1 • cont. "Mining the West" map Monday, February 4 • cont. "Colorado, or Bust!" model building blueprints & construction |
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January 28 - February 1
Friday, February 1 • courtroom vocabulary hangman • collect U.S. Court System concept sticker-map Thursday, February 31 • American Court System concept map / due: Friday, Feb. 1 Wednesday, January 30 • PSA #13: The Fort Lyon Affair • Quiz 6 self-reflections sheet / due in class • Quiz 7 self-reflections sheet / due in class Tuesday, January 29 • cont. "Colorado, or Bust!" model building blueprints & construction Monday, January 28 • cont. "Colorado, or Bust!" model building blueprints & construction January 21 - 25
Friday, January 25 • Sand Creek Mock-Trial witness preparation sheet • due in class • cont. "Colorado, or Bust!" model building blueprints & construction Thursday, January 24 • introduce mock trial activity • cont. "Colorado, or Bust!" model building blueprints Wednesday, January 23 • Conifer High School, 9th Grade Registration Materials Distributed • No History Class Tuesday, January 22 • Lecture 8.3: Early Colorado • PSA #12: The Battle of Sand Creek Monday, January 21 ... Martin Luther King Day • NO SCHOOL January 14 - 18
Friday, January 18 • Lecture 8.2: Mining in Colorado • start "Colorado, or Bust!" model building blueprints Thursday, January 17 • Unit 8 lecture notes due • Lecture 8.1: Extending the Frontier • "Colorado, or Bust!" online photograph research Wednesday, January 16 • introduce "Colorado, or Bust!" S.T.E.M. PBL • models due: TBA • mandatory homework: bring a gallon size Ziplock bag to class • optional homework: purchase model building supplies if desired; due Monday, January 21 Tuesday, January 15 • "Dear America". letters 1 & 3 coding Monday, January 14 • collect "Dear America...", letter #3 January 8 - 12
Friday, January 12 • History on the Road status report • Old West Web-Quest • homework: download and print Unit 8 lecture notes; due Wednesday, Jan. 16 Thursday, January 11 • Unit 7 Open-Note Quiz Wednesday, January 10 • Lecture 7.7: Civil War Retrospective Tuesday, January 9 ... Teacher Work Day • NO SCHOOL Monday, January 8 ... Teacher Work Day • NO SCHOOL |
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December 17 - 21
Friday, December 21 • 8th grade "Day of Coding" • History Classes Do Not Meet Thursday, December 20 • Unit 6 Open-Note Quiz Wednesday, December 19 • Lecture 7.8: The Order of Battle, pt. II • short video: The Gettysburg Address • watch the video HERE Tuesday, December 18 • Lecture 7.5: The Home Front • "Union & Confederacy" map analysis / due in class • Glory assignment due Monday, December 17 • feature film: Glory December 11 - 15
Friday, December 14 • workshop Thursday, December 13 • feature film: Glory Wednesday, December 12 • feature film: Glory Tuesday, December 11 • Lecture 7.4: Free at Last • Civil War firearms & infantry tactics review Monday, December 10 • Lecture 7.3: The Order of Battle I • PSA #9: "The Anaconda Plan" / due in class • collect "Union & Confederacy" map December 3 - 7
Friday, December 7 • write "Dear America...", letter #3 / due: Monday, Dec. 17th Thursday, December 6 • Lecture 7.2: Strengths & Weaknesses • cont. "Union & Confederacy" map / due: TBD Wednesday, December 5 • Unit 7 lecture notes due • Lecture 7.1: The Call to Arms • start "Union & Confederacy" map / due: TBD Tuesday, December 4 • "Dear America...", Letter #3: letter outline / due in class • mini-workshop Monday, December 3 • "Dear America...", Letter #3: ideas sponge |
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November 26 - 30
Friday, November 30 • homework: download and print Unit 7 lecture notes; due Tuesday, Dec. 4th • documentary video: "Slavery and the Making of America", pt. 3b • watch the video HERE Thursday, November 29 • documentary video: "Slavery and the Making of America", pt. 3a • watch the video HERE Wednesday, November 28 ... GUEST TEACHER • Lecture 6.6: Secession • Quiz 5 self-reflections sheet / due in class / Quiz 5 re-take sign-up deadline = December 13th Tuesday, November 27 ... GUEST TEACHER • Lecture 6.5: Dred Scott & Harper's Ferry • mini-workshop Monday, November 26 ... GUEST TEACHER • Lecture 6.4: A Sign of Things to Come • mini-workshop November 19 - 23
Thanksgiving Break • No School November 12 - 16
Friday, November 16 ... GUEST TEACHER • Lecture 6.3: No More Compromise • "Slavery & Compromise" map analysis / due in class • collect "Slavery & Compromise" map Thursday, November 15 • Unit 5 Open-Note Quiz Wednesday, November 14 • Lecture 6.2: Another Compromise • cont. "Slavery & Compromise" map Tuesday, November 13 • Unit 6 lecture notes due • Lecture 6.1: The Abolition Movement • binder purge & organization Monday, November 12 ... GUEST TEACHER • homework: print Unit 6 / due Tuesday, November 13th • start "Slavery & Compromise" map / due TBA November 5 - 9
Friday, November 9 ... End of Trimester 1 • Lecture 5.3: The North... • "War for the West" map analysis mini-sheet / due: in class Thursday, November 8 • Lecture 5.4: ... the South Wednesday, November 7 • Quiz 3 self-reflections sheet / due in class / Quiz 3 re-take deadline = Nov. 9 • Timeline Card #3 / due in class Tuesday, November 6 • WORKSHOP Monday, November 5 • WORKSHOP |
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October 29 - November 2
Friday, November 2 ... Student Non-Contact Day • NO SCHOOL Thursday, November 1 • Lecture 5.1b: Transcendentalism • Survey: "Are You a Transcendentalist?” • PSA #8: “Civil Disobedience” / due in class Wednesday, October 31 • Lecture 5.2: Antebellum America • audio recording: The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe • collect "War for the West" map Tuesday, October 30 • Unit 5 lecture notes due • Lecture 5.1a: The Second Great Awakening • cont. "War for the West" map Monday, October 29 • Lecture 4.5: For God & Gold • cont. "War for the West" map October 22 - 26
Friday, October 26 • documentary video: "The Donner Party", part 2 Thursday, October 25 • documentary video: "The Donner Party", part 1 Wednesday, October 24 • homework: print Unit 5 / due Monday, October 29th • "California, or Bust!" school-wide writing assessment / due in class Tuesday, October 23 ... GUEST TEACHER • Lecture 4.4: War with Mexico • start "War for the West" map • due: Wednesday, Oct. 31 Monday, October 22 • Lecture 4.2 Special Edition: Texas • Texas Chili Cook-Off October 15 - 19
Friday, October 19 ... GUEST TEACHER • Lecture 4.3: Manifest Destiny • PSA: "American Progress" / due in class Thursday, October 18 • Unit 3 Open-Note Quiz Wednesday, October 17 • Unit 4 lecture notes due • Lecture 4.1: Oregon, New Mexico, & California • PSA: "Yosemite Valley" / due in class Tuesday, October 16 • Lecture 3.4: Cracks in the Union • Quiz 2 self-reflections sheet / due in class / Quiz 2 re-take sign-up deadline = Oct. 30th Monday, October 15 • "Dear America...", Letter #1 due October 8 - 12
Friday, October 12 Autumn Break • No School Thursday, October 11 • collect Conflict in the Midwest map & Conflict in there Midwest map analysis • homework: download and print Unit 4 lecture notes; due Tuesday, October 17 • Lecture 3.3: The Politics of Slavery • PSA #2: "The Case for Slavery" / due in class Wednesday, October 10 • "Exploring the West" map analysis mini-sheet / due in class • cont. "Conflict in the Midwest" map • "Conflict in the Mid-West" map analysis mini-sheet / due: Thursday, October 11 Tuesday, October 9 • Warren Tech Field Trip Monday, October 8 • Unit 2 Open-Note Quiz • cont. "Conflict in the Midwest" map / due: Thursday, October 11 October 1 - 5
Friday, October 5 • Lecture 3.2: Questioning Slavery • cont. "Conflict in the Midwest" map Thursday, October 4 • Unit 3 lecture notes due • Lecture 3.1: Our Peculiar Institution • cont. "Conflict in the Midwest" map Wednesday, October 3 • WORKSHOP Tuesday, October 2 • Lecture 2.4: Fur Trapping & Trading • start "Conflict in the Midwest" map: due: Friday, October 6 Monday, October 1 • Materials Check #2 • homework: download and print Unit 3 lecture notes; due Thursday, October 4 • Timeline card #2 / due in class |
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September 24 - 28
Friday, September 28 • "Dear America", letter #1: type letter draft in computer lab • homework: complete "Dear America" letter #1; due Monday, Oct. 15th Thursday, September 27 • "Dear America", Letter #1: in-class planning • Day-in-Denver photo submission guidelines • cont. "Exploring the West" map Wednesday, September 26 • Lecture 2.3: Growing Pains • video: LEGO "Battle of New Orleans" • cont. "Exploring the West" map Tuesday, September 25 • Lecture 2.2: Exploring the West • Quiz 1 self-reflections sheet / Quiz 2 re-take sign-up deadline = October 9th • start "Exploring the West" map: due: TBD Monday, September 24 • Unit 1 Open-Note Quiz September 17 - 21
Friday, September 21 ... Student Non-Contact Day • NO SCHOOL Thursday, September 20 • check Unit 2 lecture notes due • Lecture 2.1: The Industrial Revolution • collect New Century map Wednesday, September 19 • Timeline card #1 / due in class Tuesday, September 18 • Lecture 1.4 - America: 1800 • "New Century" map analysis mini-sheet / due in class • homework: download and print Unit 2 lecture notes; due Thursday, Sept. 20 Monday, September 17 • Constitution Concept Map Quiz • collect Constitution Sticker Maps September 10 - 14
Friday, September 14 • Day-in-Denver II field trip Thursday, September 13 • Lecture 1.3 - International Challenges • cont. New Century map Wednesday, September 12 • Lecture 1.2 - Domestic Challenges • cont. New Century map Tuesday, September 11 • Lecture 1.1: Birth of the Republic • start New Century map / due: Thursday, Sept. 20th Monday, September 10 • Constitution Quiz study groups • “Why Study History?” iMovie [view movie] September 3 - 7
Friday, September 7 • cont. Constitution concept maps Thursday, September 6 • class introduction: classroom tour • cont. Constitution concept maps Wednesday, September 5 • start Constitution sticker map / due: Monday, Sept. 17 Tuesday, September 4 • ”Flashback” presentation • "Flashback" Vocabulary Review • "Dear America" persona preparation Monday, September 3 Labor Day • No School |
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August 27 - 31
Friday, August 31 • Map Test Redux • collect U.S. "Mega-Maps" Thursday, August 30 • class introduction: grades, assignments, late work, and re-take policy • create student Turn-It-In.com accounts / "Voices of the Past" submission Wednesday, August 29 • Past is Present presentations • assign History on the Road project [go to project web page] Tuesday, August 28 • Past is Present presentations • class intro: Capitol Points, Mystery History, Name That Tune • Map Test practice Monday, August 27 • Past is Present presentations • class intro: Mr. Cushing's website • Capitol Peak student survey August 20 - 24
Friday, August 24 • class introduction: discipline & class behavior • distribute Day-in-Denver II field trip papers • prepare "Dear Summit" persona Thursday, August 23 • LMC: U.S. geography circuits Wednesday, August 22 • class introduction: course outline • cont. U.S. Mega-Map Tuesday, August 21 • class introduction: communication • return Map Test • start U.S. Mega-Map Monday, August 20 • 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 13 - 17
Friday, August 17 • U.S. Geography Map Test Thursday, August 16 • WEB Day - 6th graders only Wednesday, August 15 • Summer Break • No School Tuesday, August 14 • Summer Break • No School Monday, August 13 • Summer Break • No School |
