Mr. Cushing's Class Calendars: 2024-25
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..
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..
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8th Grade American History |
8th Grade Humanities |
May 19 - 23
Fri. 17. |
• Last Day of School |
• Last Day of School |
Thr. 16 |
COLT DAY • No History Class |
COLT DAY • No Humanities Class |
Wed. 15 |
• Turn-of-the-Century Baseball game, day 2 |
focus: history • Catan: American Frontier board game |
Tue. 14 |
• Turn-of-the-Century Baseball game, day 1 |
focus: history • Catan: American Frontier board game |
Mon. 13 |
• American History Final Exam |
focus: history • Catan: American Frontier board game |
May 12 - 16
Fri. 16. |
• documentary video: Baseball, part 2 |
focus: genealogy • start Ancestry.com research |
Thr. 15 |
• documentary video: Baseball, part 1 |
focus: genealogy • start Ancestry.com research |
Wed. 14 |
• Trimester 3 Super-Workshop |
focus: genealogy • start Ancestry.com research |
Tue. 13 |
• Unit 11 Open-Note Quiz |
Value |
Mon. 12 |
• Lecture 11.6: The Lost Cause • short video: 60 Minutes: Confederate Statues |
Value |
May 5 - 9
Fri. 9. |
• Lecture 11.5: The Abandoned Promise |
focus: literary criticism • The Heroes Journey: complete "String Story" activity |
Thr. 8. guest teacher |
• Lecture 11.4: The New South • Reconstruction map analysis / due: in class • collect Reconstruction map |
focus: literary criticism • The Heroes Journey: complete "String Story" activity |
Wed. 7 |
• documentary video: Reconstruction, part 3 |
focus: literary analysis • The Heroes Journey: film analysis: Star Wars |
Tue. 6 |
• Lecture 11.3: Battle for The South • interactive video: The KKK / due: in class |
focus: literary analysis • The Heroes Journey: film analysis: Star Wars |
Mon. 5 |
• documentary video: Reconstruction, part 2 |
focus: literary analysis • The Heroes Journey: film analysis: Star Wars |
April 28 - May 2
Fri. 2. |
• video: The Lincoln Assassination / due: in class • interactive video: Lincoln's Legacy / due: in class • start Reconstruction map |
focus: literary criticism • The Heroes Journey: start "String Story" activity |
Thr. 1. guest teacher |
• Lecture 11.2: Reconstruction • PSA #21: Worse Than Slavery / due: in class |
Jeffco M.A.P. Testing |
Wed. 30 |
• documentary video: Reconstruction, part 1 |
Jeffco M.A.P. Testing |
Tue. 29 |
• distribute Unit 11 lecture notes • Lecture 11.1: Restoring the Union • PSA #20: O Captain! My Captain! / due: in class |
Jeffco M.A.P. Testing |
Mon. 28 |
Value |
focus: literary criticism • The Heroes Journey: start "String Story" activity |
April 21 - 25
Fri. 25. guest teacher |
NO SCHOOL • Staff Work Day |
NO SCHOOL • Staff Work Day |
Thr. 24 guest teacher |
• workshop |
• workshop |
Wed. 23 |
• Quiz 10 Self-Reflections / due: in class • Farming & Ranching map analysis / due: in class |
focus: literary criticism • The Heroes Journey: start "String Story" activity |
Tue. 22 |
Value |
focus: literary criticism • The Heroes Journey: start "String Story" activity |
Mon. 21 |
• Unit 10 Open-Note Quiz / due: in class |
focus: literary criticism • The Heroes Journey: start "String Story" activity |
April 14 - 18
Fri. 18 guest teacher |
• Conquest of the Plains map debriefing • start: Farming & Ranching map / due: TBD |
focus: literary criticism • The Heroes Journey: start "String Story" activity |
Tue. 17 Wed. 16 Thr. 15 |
• Lecture 10.3: A Changing Colorado • UpFront: Is Farming in Her Future? / due: in class --------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Lecture 10.2: Homesteading & Sodbusting • PSA #19: The Prairie is My Garden / due: in class |
focus: literary analysis • The Heroes Journey: pick-a-story prep |
Mon. 14 |
• Who? What? Where? Why? game |
focus: literary analysis • The Heroes Journey: introductory video • The Heroes Journey: The Lion King cloze |
April 7 - 11
Fri. 11 guest teacher |
• Distribute Unit 10 lecture notes • Lecture 10.1: The Cattle Kingdom • Quiz 9 Self-Reflections / due: in class • Actively: Cattle Drives / due: in class |
focus: literary analysis • The Heroes Journey: word search warm-up • The Heroes Journey: historic examples chart |
Tue. 10 Wed. 9 Thr. 8 |
CMAS TESTING Classes Do Not Meet |
CMAS TESTING Classes Do Not Meet |
Mon. 7 |
• Unit 9 Open-Note Quiz / due: in class |
focus: n/a • workshop |
March 31 - April 4
Fri. 4 |
• video: 30 Days on an Indian Reservation |
focus: n/a • workshop |
Thr. 3 guest teacher |
• Lecture 9.9: Conquest by Kindness • UpFront: Taken Away / due: in class |
focus: art • landscape painting studio, OR study hall |
Wed. 2 guest teacher |
• Lecture 9.8: Tragedy in the Dakota • Compile & Check The Way West • Conquest of the Plains map analysis / due: in class |
focus: art • landscape painting studio, OR study hall |
Tue. 1 |
• video: The Way West, pt. 5 |
focus: literature • Runs with Horses reading & work |
Mon. 31 |
• Lecture 9.7: Smaller Tribes • PSA #18: I Will Fight No More / due: in class |
focus: writing • Dear America...", letter #5: letter collection |
March 24 - 28
Fri. 28 |
• video: The Way West, pt. 4 |
• "Dear America...", letter #5 writing |
Thr. 27 guest teacher |
• Lecture 9.5: Month of the Freezing Moon • Lecture 9.6: Battle for the Dakotas • PSA #17: Life with the Lakota / due: in class |
• "Dear America...", letter #5 writing |
Wed. 26 |
• "Dear America...", letter #5 writing |
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Tue. 25 |
• Lecture 9.4: Tears in the Sand • Sand Creek Actively videos x4 / due: in class |
focus: literature • Runs with Horses reading & work |
Mon. 24 |
NO SCHOOL • Staff Work Day |
NO SCHOOL • Staff Work Day |
March 17 - 21
NO SCHOOL • Spring Break |
March 10 - 14
Fri. 14 |
• pre-Break missing assignment workshop |
focus: history • Gold West board game simulation |
Thr. 13 |
• video: The Way West, pt. 2 • cont. Conquest of the Plains map |
focus: history • Gold West board game simulation |
Wed. 12 |
• Lecture 9.3: "Let Them Eat Grass!" • cont. Conquest of the Plains map • distribute Rockies order form |
focus: history • Gold West board game simulation |
Tue. 11 guest teacher |
• Lecture 9.2: "The Indian Problem" • cont. Conquest of the Plains map |
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Mon. 10 |
• video: The Way West, pt. 1 |
• X |
March 3 - 7
Fri. 7 guest teacher |
• PSA #15: The Indian Council / due: in class • cont. Conquest of the Plains map |
• X |
Tue. 6 |
• Lecture 9.1: Tribes of the Plains • cont. Conquest of the Plains map |
• Sand Creek mock-trial, Day 3 OR • multi-project workshop |
Wed. 5 |
• Life Among the Sioux reading analysis |
• Sand Creek mock-trial, Day 2 |
Tue. 4 |
• start Conquest of the Plains map |
• Sand Creek mock-trial, Day 1 |
Mon. 3 |
• History on the Road Q&A • distribute Unit 9 lecture packet • Quiz 8 Self-Reflections / due: in class |
• U.S. Court system hangman / due: in class |
February 24 - 28
Fri. 28 |
• Unit 8 Open-Note Quiz / due: in class |
• multi-project workshop |
Tue. 27 guest teacher |
• Lecture 8.4: The Road to Statehood • History on the Road status report • Colorado, or Bust! status report • Trimester 3 binder purge |
• U.S. Court System sticker concept map / due: in class |
Wed. 26 |
• wrap up Colorado, or Bust! project / due: Tuesday 3/22 |
• multi-project workshop |
Tue. 25 |
• cont. Colorado, or Bust! project |
• multi-project workshop |
Mon. 24 |
• Trimester 2 Competitive Workshop |
• PSA #15: The Fort Lyon Affair • multi-project workshop |
February 17 - 21
Fri. 21 |
NO SCHOOL • SNOW DAY |
NO SCHOOL • SNOW DAY |
Thr. 20 guest teacher |
• cont. Colorado, or Bust! project |
focus: media studies • cont. newspaper project • PSA #15: The Fort Lyon Affair |
Wed. 19 |
• cont. Colorado, or Bust! project |
focus: media studies • cont. newspaper project |
Tue. 18 |
• Mining the West map analysis • cont. Colorado, or Bust! project |
focus: media studies • cont. newspaper project |
Mon. 17 |
NO SCHOOL • Presidents' Day |
NO SCHOOL • Presidents' Day |
February 10 - 14
Fri. 14 |
NO SCHOOL • Staff Work Day |
NO SCHOOL • Staff Work Day |
Thr. 13 |
• cont. Colorado, or Bust! project |
focus: media studies • start newspaper project |
Wed. 12 |
• Freshman registration II • cont. Colorado, or Bust! project |
focus: history • Sand Creek mock trial witness prep sheet |
Tue. 11 |
• Lecture 8.3: Early Colorado • cont. Colorado, or Bust! project |
focus: history • intro. Sand Creek mock trial |
Mon. 10 |
• Colorado, or Bust! town name vote • cont. Colorado, or Bust! project |
focus: history • PSA #14: The Battle of Sand Creek |
February 3 - 7
Fri. 7 |
• Colorado, or Bust! town name nominations • cont. Colorado, or Bust! • collect mining the West map |
focus: communications • CWBB presentations |
Thr. 6 |
• Lecture 8.2: Mining in Colorado • cont. Mining the West map • cont. Colorado, or Bust! photo research |
focus: communications • CWBB presentations |
Wed. 5 |
• Quiz 7 Self-Reflections • start Mining the West map • cont. Colorado, or Bust! photo research |
focus: communications • CWBB presentations |
Tue. 4 |
• Freshman registration • No History Class |
focus: communications • CWBB presentations |
Mon. 3 |
• start Colorado, or Bust! project / due: Tuesday 3/22 |
focus: communications • CWBB presentations |
January 27 - 31
Fri. 31 |
• distribute Unit 8 lecture notes • Lecture 8.1: Extending the Frontier • Frontier Webquest / due: in class • start Mining the West map |
focus: X • X |
Thr. 30 |
• Unit 7 Open-Note Quiz |
focus: communications • CWBB presentations |
Wed. 29 |
• feature film: Glory, pt. 3 |
focus: X • X |
Tue. 28 |
• feature film: Glory, pt. 2 |
focus: X • X |
Mon. 27 |
• feature film: Glory, pt. 1 |
focus: X • X |
January 20 - 24
Fri. 24 |
• UpFront: Six Myths About Slavery / due: in class • Civil War crosswords puzzle |
focus: X • X |
Thr. 23 |
• Lecture 7.4: Free at Last • Civil War re-enactment video • Union & Confederacy map analysis |
focus: X • X |
Wed. 22 |
• Lecture 7.6: The Order of Battle II • Gettysburg Address video • Medal of Honor video |
focus: X • X |
Tue. 21 |
• Lecture 7.5: The Home Front • PSA #13: Charleston Harbor / due: in class |
focus: X • X |
Mon. 20 |
NO SCHOOL • Martin Luther King Day |
NO SCHOOL • Martin Luther King Day |
January 13 - 17
Fri. 17 |
• Civil War firearms review • History on the Road status report • CushPoints survey • Current Grades survey |
focus: history / writing • "Dear America...", letter #3: collection stragglers • cont. Civil War: Beyond the Battles project |
Thr. 16 |
• Lecture 7.4: Free at Last • Glory trailer • Slavery & Compromise map analysis • collect Union & Confederacy map / due: TBD |
focus: history / writing • "Dear America...", letter #3: collection / due: in class • cont. Civil War: Beyond the Battles project |
Wed. 15 |
• UpFront: Teen of the Civil War / due: in class • PSA #12: August Morning with Farragut / due: in class |
focus: history / writing • cont. Civil War: Beyond the Battles project |
Tue. 14 |
• Lecture 7.3: The Order of Battle I • Quiz 6 Self-Reflections / due: in class • cont. Union & Confederacy map / due: TBD |
focus: history • cont. Civil War: Beyond the Battles project |
Mon. 13 |
• Lecture 7.2: Strengths & Weaknesses • PSA #10: The Anaconda Plan / due: TBD • cont. Union & Confederacy map / due: TBD |
focus: history • start Civil War: Beyond the Battles project |
January 6 - 10
Fri. 10 |
• distribute Unit 7 lecture notes • Lecture 7.1: The Call to Arms • start Union & Confederacy map / due: TBD |
focus: history / writing • cont. Civil War: Beyond the Battles project |
Thr. 9 |
• Unit 6 Open-Note Quiz |
focus: history / writing • "Dear America...", letter #1: writing / due: Thr. 1/18 |
Wed. 8 |
• documentary video: Slavery & America, pt. 3b |
focus: history / writing • cont. Civil War: Beyond the Battles project • "Dear America...", letter #3: outline / due: in class |
Tue. 7 |
• documentary video: Slavery & America, pt. 3a |
focus: history • "Dear America...", letter #3: outline / due: in class • cont. 1860 Attack Ads project |
Mon. 6 |
NO SCHOOL • Staff Work Day |
NO SCHOOL • Staff Work Day |
December 23 - January 3
NO SCHOOL • Winter Break |
December 16 - 20
Fri. 20 |
• Lecture 6.6: Secession |
focus: politics / media / history • cont. 1860 Campaign Attack Ads |
Thr. 19 |
• Lecture 6.5: Adding Fuel to the Fire • Slavery & Compromise map debriefing • mini-workshop |
focus: politics / media / history • cont. 1860 Campaign Attack Ads |
Wed. 18 |
• Lecture 6.4: Kansas • PSA #10: Tragic Prelude / due: in class |
DCPA Field Trip: A Christmas Carol |
Tue. 17 |
• Unit 5 Open-Note Quiz |
focus: politics / media / history • cont. 1860 Campaign Attack Ads |
Mon. 16 |
• Lecture 6.3: Fugitive Slave Law • PSA #9: The Fourth of July / due: in class |
• Jeffco Winter MAP Testing |
December 9 - 13
Fri. 13 |
• Lecture 6.2: Compromise of 1850 • collect Slavery & Compromise map / due: in class • Slavery & Comp. map analysis / due: in class |
• Jeffco Winter MAP Testing |
Thr. 12 |
• distribute Unit 6 lecture notes • Lecture 6.1: The Abolition Movement • PSA #9: The Fourth of July / due: in class |
• Jeffco Winter MAP Testing |
Wed. 11 |
• collect Slavery & Compromise map / due: in class |
• Jeffco Winter MAP Testing |
Tue. 10 |
• Lecture 5.6: ... the South • cont. Slavery & Compromise map / due: Wed. 12/11 |
Value |
Mon. 9 |
• Lecture 5.5: The North. . . • start Slavery & Compromise map / due: Wed. 12/11 |
focus: politics / media / history • cont. 1860 Campaign Attack Ads |
December 2 - 6
Fri. 6 |
• ICAP Training with the school counselors |
focus: art • landscape painting studio |
Thr. 5 |
• Lecture 5.4: • PSA #8: Civil Disobedience / due: in class |
focus: art • landscape painting studio |
Wed. 4 |
• Lecture 5.3: • PSA #6: Seneca Falls / due: in class |
focus: art • landscape painting studio |
Tue. 3 |
• Lecture 5.2: Transcendentalism • PSA #7: Walden / due: in class |
focus: art • guided video: Painting Landscapes |
Mon. 2 |
• distribute Unit 5 lecture notes • Lecture 5.1: The 2nd Great Awakening |
focus: art • guided video: Albert Bierstadt |
November 25 - 29
NO SCHOOL • Thanksgiving Break |
November 18 - 22
Fri. 22 |
Value |
focus: drama / history • Donner Dinner Party social deduction board game |
Thr. 21 |
Value |
focus: drama / history • Donner Dinner Party social deduction board game |
Wed. 20 |
• Unit 4 Open-Note Quiz / due: in class |
• distribute Unit 5 lecture notes • Lecture 5.1: The 2nd Great Awakening • Bio Brunch costume & snack report / due: in class |
Tue. 19 |
• Lecture 4.7: For God & Gold • cont. War for the West map / due: TBA |
focus: literature • BIOGRAPHY BRUNCH / Period 4 and 5 |
Mon. 18 |
• Lecture 4.6: War with Mexico • start War for the West map / due:TBA |
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November 11 - 15
Fri. 15 |
• documentary video: The Donner Party, pt. 2 |
focus: reading • cont. Carlota novel |
Thr. 14 |
• documentary video: The Donner Party, pt. 1 |
focus: reading • cont. Carlota novel |
Wed. 13 |
• "California, or Bust!" writing task / due: in class |
focus: reading • Civil War novel search |
Tue. 12 |
• Lecture 4.5: Manifest Destiny • "California, or Bust!" writing assignment prep |
focus: reading • cont. Carlota novel |
Mon. 11 guest teacher |
• VETERANS' DAY ASSEMBLY • Trimester 2 GoogleClasses • Quia re-sort mini-quiz • binder purge |
focus: reading • cont. Carlota novel |
November 4 - 8
Fri. 8 |
NO SCHOOL • SNOW DAY |
NO SCHOOL • SNOW DAY |
Thr. 7 |
• Lecture 4.4: California, and New Mexico • Texas map analysis |
focus: reading • cont. Carlota novel |
Wed. 6 |
• End of Trimester Missing Assignment Workshop |
focus: reading • cont. Carlota novel |
Tue. 5 guest teacher |
• Lecture 4.3: Oregon • PSA #5: American Progress / due: in class • collect Texas map / due: in class |
focus: reading • cont. Carlota novel |
Mon. 4 |
• Lecture 4.2: The Lone Star Republic • cont. Texas map / due: Tue. 11/5 |
focus: reading • start Carlota novel |
October 28 - November 1
Fri. 1 |
NO SCHOOL • TEACHER WORK DAY |
NO SCHOOL • TEACHER WORK DAY |
Thr. 31 guest teacher |
• CushPoints survey • current grade survey |
focus: reading comprehension / art • landscape art vote • UpFront #7: Let Us Vote! / due: in class |
Wed. 30 |
• Conflict in the Midwest map review debriefing • distribute Unit 4 lecture notes • Lecture 4.1: Texas • start Texas map / due: Tue. 11/5 |
focus: reading comprehension • UpFront #6: Young Voters / due: in class |
Tue. 29 |
• PSA #3: Yosemite Valley / due: in class |
focus: reading comprehension • UpFront #5: What's at Stake / due: in class |
Mon. 28 |
• Unit 3 Open-Note Quiz / due: in class |
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October 21 - 25
Fri. 25 |
• Lecture 3.5: Cracks in the Union • missing assignment workshop • collect Timeline cards |
focus: miscellaneous • Romantic painting nomination submission • BioSketch printing • "Dear America...", #1: collection |
Thr. 24 |
• Lecture 3.4: The Politics of Slavery • missing assignment workshop • collect Timeline cards / due: in class |
focus: miscellaneous • Romantic painting nomination submission • BioSketch printing • "Dear America...", #1: collection |
Wed. 23 |
• Lecture 3.3: Northern Complicity • collect Midwest Conflict map / due: in class • "North Star" micro-assessment |
focus: miscellaneous • Romantic painting nomination submission • BioSketch printing • "Dear America...", #1: collection |
Tue. 22 |
• Lecture 3.2: Questioning Slavery • Conflict in the Midwest map analysis / due: in class |
focus: writing • "Dear America...", #1: collection / due: in class |
Mon. 21 |
• distribute Unit 3 lecture notes • Lecture 3.1: Our Peculiar Institution |
focus: writing • "Dear America...", #1: writing |
October 14 - 18
Fri. 18 |
NO SCHOOL • AUTUMN BREAK |
NO SCHOOL • AUTUMN BREAK |
Thr. 17 |
NO SCHOOL • TEACHER WORK DAY |
NO SCHOOL • TEACHER WORK DAY |
Wed. 16 guest teacher |
• The Historian's Toolbox OR • "More Than I Ever Wanted to Known About Mr. Cushing. |
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Tue. 15 |
• Unit 2 Open-Note Quiz / due: in class |
focus: writing • "Dear America...", #1: outline / due: in class |
Mon. 14 |
• distribute film & novels permission slips • Lecture 2.5: Fur Trapping • Exploring the West map analysis / due: in class • cont. Midwest Conflict map / due: Wed. 10/23 |
focus: writing • distributeA Christmas Carol permission slip • "Dear America...", #1: assignment introduction • "Dear America...", #1: ideas sponge / due: in class |
October 7 - 11
Fri. 11 guest teacher |
• Timeline project / due: in class • cont. Midwest Conflict map / due: Wed. 10/23 |
focus: history & literature • Lewis & Clark board game simulation reflections • cont. Biography Project |
Thr. 10 |
• Lecture 2.4: Conquering the Midwest • start Midwest Conflict map / due: Wed. 10/23 |
focus: history • Lewis & Clark board game simulation |
Wed. 9 |
• video: The War of 1812 / due: in class |
focus: history • Lewis & Clark board game simulation |
Tue. 8 |
• Lecture 2.3: The War of 1812 • video: The Battle of New Orleans, by Johnny Horton • collect Exploring the West map |
focus: history • Lewis & Clark board game simulation |
Mon. 7 |
• video: Lewis & Clark, pts. 2 / due: in class • "Fort Clatsop" micro-assessment |
focus: history • Lewis & Clark board game introduction & prep |
September 30 - October 4
Fri. 4 |
Day-in-Denver II Field Trip |
Day-in-Denver II Field Trip |
Thr. 3 |
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Wed. 2 |
• video: Lewis & Clark, pts. 1 |
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Tue. 1 |
• New Century map analysis debriefing • Lecture 2.2: Exploring the West |
focus: literature • cont. Biography Project |
Mon. 30 |
• distribute Unit 2 lecture notes • Lecture 2.1: The Industrial Revolution • Quiz 1 Self-Reflections / due: in class |
focus: literature • cont. Biography Project |
September 23- 27
Fri. 27 |
• Unit 1 Open-Note Quiz / due: in class |
focus: politics • Exploring Patriotism, part 2 |
Thr. 26 |
• New Century map analysis / due: in class |
focus: politics • Exploring Patriotism, part 1 |
Wed. 25 |
Warren Tech Field Trip |
Warren Tech Field Trip |
Tue. 24 |
• Lecture 1.4: America: 1800 • collect New Century Map |
focus: literature • cont. Biography Project |
Mon. 23 |
• Lecture 1.3: International Challenges • cont. New Century map / due: TBA |
focus: literature • cont. Biography Project |
September 16 - 20
Fri. 20 |
NO SCHOOL • TEACHER WORK DAY |
NO SCHOOL • TEACHER WORK DAY |
Thr. 19 |
• Lecture 1.2: Domestic Challenges • cont. New Century map / due: Mon. TBA |
focus: literature • cont. Biography Project |
Wed. 18 |
• distribute Unit 1 lecture notes • Lecture 1.1: Birth of the Republic • map expectations • start New Century map / due: Mon. TBA |
focus: literature • cont. Biography Project |
Tue. 17 |
• class introduction: Remind • Constitution open-note quiz |
focus: literature • cont. Biography Project |
Mon. 16 |
• class introduction: Materials Check #1 • Constitution Sticker Map review & correction • "Friday" Forum |
focus: literature • cont. Biography Project |
September 9 - 13
Fri. 13 |
• Turn-It-In account set-up • Voices of the Past • Day-in-Denver II team status report 2 |
focus: literature • Human-i-T-Shirt sharing • Biography Project work time |
Thr. 12 |
• class introduction: idleness & yellow cards • video: Slavery & The Making of America, part. 2 |
focus: literature • Human-i-T-Shirt sharing • Biography Project work time |
Wed. 11 |
• class introduction: grading time • video: Slavery & The Making of America, part. 1 |
focus: literature • Human-i-T-Shirt sharing • Biography Project work time |
Tue. 10 |
• class introduction: study hall protocols • Flashback presentation, part. 2 |
focus: literature • Human-i-T-Shirt sharing • Biography Project work time |
Mon. 9 |
• class introduction: missing • Flashback presentation, part. 1 |
focus: literature • Human-i-T-Shirt sharing • Biography Project work time |
September 2 - 6
Fri. 6 guest teacher |
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Thr. 5 guest teacher |
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Wed. 4 guest teacher |
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Tue. 3 |
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Mon. 2 |
NO SCHOOL • LABOR DAY |
NO SCHOOL • LABOR DAY |
August 26 - 30
Fri. 30 |
• class introduction: "The Honeymoon is Over" • The Past is Present presentation, day 3 |
focus: introduction • Human-i-T-Shirt painting |
Thr. 29 |
• class introduction: Name That Tune • The Past is Present presentation, day 2 • distribute Day-in-Denver II field trip information |
focus: introduction • Human-i-T-Shirt painting |
Wed. 28 |
• class introduction: Cush Points / History History • The Past is Present presentation, day 1 |
focus: introduction • Human-i-T-Shirt painting |
Tue. 27 |
• class introduction: course outline • assign History on the Road |
focus: introduction • Human-i-T-Shirt painting |
Mon. 26 |
• U.S. Map Test Map Lab |
focus: introduction • Human-i-T-Shirt painting |
August 19 - 23
Fri. 23 |
• class introduction: mrcushing.net • Capitols Team Student Inventory / due: in class |
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Thr. 22 |
• cont. U.S. Mega-Map / due: Tue. 9/3 |
focus: reading comprehension • UpFront #1 - #4 / due: in class |
Wed. 21 |
• cont. U.S. Mega-Map / due: Tue. 9/3 • work on Past is Present posters |
focus: introduction • Human-i-T-Shirt planning |
Tue. 20 |
• class introduction: class materials • return Map Test • start U.S. Mega-Map / due: Tue. 9/3 |
focus: introduction • Human-i-T-Shirt planning |
Mon. 19 |
• class introduction: class infographic • assign The Past is Present • binder prep / collect felt-tips & colored Pencils |
focus: introduction • Human-i-T-Shirt planning |
August 12 - 16
Fri. 16 |
• U.S. Geography Map Test / due in class |
focus: introduction • 6th & 7th grade humanities reflections |
Thr. 15 |
• 6th Grade W.E.B. Orientation no school for 7th and 8th grade |
• 6th Grade W.E.B. Orientation no school for 7th and 8th grade |
Wed. 14 Tue. 13 Mon. 12 |
NO SCHOOL • Summer Vacation |
NO SCHOOL • Summer Vacation |