September 19- 23

Friday, September 23 - NO SCHOOL / School Staff Work Day

Wednesday, September 21  &  Thursday, September 22
   • binder check

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Tuesday, September 20


Monday, September 19

Mr. Cushing's Class Calendars: 2023-24

Please note that the class calendars build backward, so the most recent dates are at the top of the page.

RED text indicates assignments with due dates, deadlines, or other important assignment thresholds

Please also be aware that our classes are fluid, 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.

Copies of the assignments shown on the calendar are linked, or found either in the Assignment Bank section of this website, or (occasionally) on GoogleClassroom​..
8th Grade American History
8th Grade Humanities
September 18 - 22

Friday, September 22 - NO SCHOOL / School Staff Work Day

Thursday, September 21
   • Lecture 1.3: International Challenges
   • create Turn-It-In.com accounts
   • cont. New Century map  /  due: TBD

Wednesday, September 20
   • Lecture 1.2: Domestic Challenges
   • cont. New Century map  /  due: TBD
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Tuesday, September 19
   • distribute Unit 1 lecture notes​
   • Lecture 1.1: Birth of the Republic
   • map expectations
   • start New Century map  /  due: TBD

Monday, September 18
September 18 - 22

Friday, September 22 - NO SCHOOL / School Staff Work Day

Thursday, September 21

Wednesday, September 20
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Tuesday, September 19

Monday, September 18
September 11 - 15

Friday, September 15
​​   • Crash Course videos 11-12  /  located in GoogleClass 

Thursday, September 14
​​   • Crash Course videos 1-4  /  located in GoogleClass 

Wednesday, September 13
​​   • class introduction: "Missing" / Grading 
​​​   • Constitution study groups
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Tuesday, September 12
   • cont.Constitution Sticker Map  /  due: TBD

Monday, September 11
​​   • class introduction: Study Hall Protocol
   • start Constitution Sticker Map  /  due: TBD
   • Day-in-Denver II team status survey
   • pass out Warren Tech field trip permission slips
September 11 - 15

Friday, September 15
​  • literature: cont. Biography Project ​

Thursday, September 14
​  • literature: cont. Biography Project 

Wednesday, September 13
​  • literature: cont. Biography Project 
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Tuesday, September 12
​  • literature: cont. Biography Project 

Monday, September 11
​  • literature: Biography Project introduction
September 4 - 8

Friday, September 8
​​   • video: Slavery & The Making of America, pt. 2

Thursday, September 7
​​   • video: Slavery & The Making of America, pt. 1
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Wednesday, September 6
​​   • class introduction: Friday Afternoon Club
   • "Flashback" presentation, pt. 2
   • "Flashback" vocabulary review

Tuesday, September 5
​​   • class introduction: idleness / yellow cards / red cards
   • "Flashback" presentation, pt. 1
   • return U.S. Map Tests

Monday, September 4 - NO SCHOOL / Labor Day
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September 4 - 8

Friday, September 8
  • reading: ​UpFront magazine: ECON101  /  due: in class

Thursday, September 7
   • MAP Testing: Reading
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Wednesday, September 6
   • MAP Testing: Reading

Tuesday, September 5
   • MAP Testing: Reading

Monday, September 4 - NO SCHOOL / Labor Day
August 28 - September 1

Friday, September 1
  • US Map Test redux  /  due: in class
  • collect US Mega-Map

Thursday, August 31
  • Past is Present presentations, day 3
​​  • class introduction: absences

Wednesday, August 30
  • Past is Present presentations, day 2
​​  • class introduction: Name That Tune
  • colored pencil & black tip collection

Tuesday, August 29
  • Past is Present presentations, day 1
  • class introduction: Cush Points
  • class introduction: Mystery History / Geeks Who Think
  • colored pencil & black tip collection

Monday, August 28
  • assign History on the Road  /  due: last Friday of April
  • colored pencil & black tip collection
August 28 - September 1

Friday, August 25

Thursday, August 24
  • WORKSHOP

Wednesday, August 23
  • writing: ​"Dear America..." fictional persona creation

Tuesday, August 22
  • introduction: ​Human-i-T-Shirt painting​
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Monday, August 21
  • introduction: ​Human-i-T-Shirt painting
August 21 - 25

Friday, August 25
  • class introduction: mrcushing.net
  • Capitols Team Student Census Survey  /  due: in class
  • cont. U.S. Mega-Map  /  due: Fri. 9/1
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Thursday, August 24
  • distribute Day-in-Denver II field trip information
  • cont. U.S. Mega-Map  /  due: Fri. 9/1

Wednesday, August 23
  • U.S. Map Test Map Lab

Tuesday, August 22
  • cont. U.S. Mega-Map  /  due: Fri. 9/1

Monday, August 21
  • cont. U.S. Mega-Map  /  due: Fri. 9/1
August 21 - 25

Friday, August 25
  • introduction: ​Human-i-T-Shirt painting

Thursday, August 24
  • introduction: ​Human-i-T-Shirt painting

Wednesday, August 23
  • introduction: ​Human-i-T-Shirt painting

Tuesday, August 22
  • introduction: ​Human-i-T-Shirt painting​
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Monday, August 21
  • introduction: ​Human-i-T-Shirt painting
August 14 - 18

Friday, August 18
  • class introduction: class materials
  • return Map Test
  • start U.S. Mega-Map  /  due: Fri. 9/1

Thursday, August 17
  • class infographic distribution
  • class introduction: class infographic
  • assign "The Past is Present"
​     due: Mon. 8/29, Tue. 8/30, or Wed. 8/31 (based on last name)
  • binder set-up

Wednesday, August 16
 • U.S. Geography Map Test  /  due in class

Tuesday, August 15
  • 6th Grade W.E.B. Orientation
​    no school for 7th and 8th grade

Monday, August 14
  • SUMMER VACATION
August 14 - 18

Friday, August 18
  • complete collection of visuals for "Humani-T-Shirts" project​
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Thursday, August 17
  • start collection of visuals for "Humani-T-Shirts" project

Wednesday, August 16
 • 6th & 7th grade humanities reflections

Tuesday, August 15
  • 6th Grade W.E.B. Orientation 
​    no school for 7th and 8th grade
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Monday, August 14
  • SUMMER VACATION