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Launch
Students will launch the civic memory project by examining local public spaces, learning core analytical and discussion tools, practicing oral history routines, and producing the first evidence-based interpretations that will guide later research and proposal work.
Days 1 - 20
50 min over capacity (1000 min available across 20 days)
🗺️ Neighborhood Memory Pop-Up
Launch 50m
📚 CCW and Stamped Lenses
Knowledge/Skill Building 100m
🧭 Local Marker Gallery Walk
Research 100m
✍️ Shorthand Interview Notes Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building 100m
📓 Two-Column Ledger Build
Knowledge/Skill Building 100m
🔎 Source Credibility Sort
Research 100m
🧠 Fishbowl Claim and Citation
Project Work 100m
📝 Notebook Profile Draft
Deliverable 100m
💬 Critique Swap on Profiles
Project Work 100m
🏛️ Planner and Historian Panel
Community Experience 100m
📍 Public Story Entrance Ticket
Assessment 100m
Take A Position
Students will test an early position on public-space change by analyzing competing perspectives, checking source credibility, drafting a concise claim with reasons, and revising that position through discussion, peer critique, and a short defended statement.
Days 21 - 52
🗺️ Public Memory Debate Map
Launch 50m
📚 Yosso and Stamped Lenses
Knowledge/Skill Building 100m
🎙️ Oral History Notes Sprint
Knowledge/Skill Building 100m
🔎 Credibility Check on Local Sources
Knowledge/Skill Building 100m
🧭 Position Line with Counterpoints
Project Work 50m
📝 Why I Believe CER Draft
Deliverable 100m
💬 Critique Swap on Position Drafts
Project Work 100m
✍️ Revised Position and Source Note
Deliverable 100m
🗣️ Fishbowl Position Defense
Assessment 100m
Gather Evidence Sources
Students will gather, test, and organize historical and community evidence for their public-space position by evaluating source credibility, conducting oral-history fieldwork, annotating maps and local records, and building a Two-Column Historical Ledger that tracks both supporting and challenging evidence.
Days 53 - 84
🗂️ Two-Column Ledger Setup
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
🧭 Credibility Checks for Local Sources
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
🎙️ Oral History Notes Clinic
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
🗺️ Public Memory Map Annotations
Research 100m
🏛️ Planning Office Evidence Panel
Community Experience 50m
📚 Archive and News Source Sprint
Research 150m
📝 Field Interview Evidence Capture
Community Experience 100m
📒 Ledger Build and Corroboration
Project Work 150m
🔍 Ledger Peer Critique Swap
Deliverable 50m
🧠 Evidence Gap Conference
Assessment 50m
📄 Source Set and Claim Preview
Deliverable 50m
Sort Evidence And Counter
Students will sort their research ledger into strongest support and strongest counterevidence, test the credibility and relevance of competing sources, and write a counterargument paragraph with a fair rebuttal that strengthens their eventual public proposal.
Days 85 - 116
🧭 Counterclaim Map Sort
Launch 50m
📚 Stronger vs Weaker Sources
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
📝 Rebuttal Sentence Moves
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🗂️ Ledger to Argument Bins
Project Work 50m
🎤 Neighborhood Objections Panel
Community Experience 50m
✍️ Counterargument Paragraph Draft
Deliverable 60m
🔁 Critique Swap on Rebuttals
Project Work 50m
🧪 Revision Clinic with Citations
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
🧾 Evidence Brief Checkpoint
Assessment 50m
Build Argument Draft
Students will turn their evidence ledgers, counterarguments, interview notes, and site analyses into a full proposal argument draft with clear claims, sub-claims, warrants, citations, and rebuttals. They will strengthen dossier-ready writing and visuals through structured peer critique, teacher conferencing, and revision checkpoints that emphasize credibility, audience awareness, and fair treatment of competing perspectives.
Days 117 - 148
🧭 Proposal Warrant Moves
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
📝 Quote Blending Notebook Profile
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
📚 Credibility Ladder Check
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
🗂️ CER Dossier Outline
Deliverable 100m
✍️ Full Proposal Draft Sprint
Project Work 200m
🔁 Critique Swap Protocol
Project Work 100m
🗣️ Counterclaim Conference Circle
Project Work 50m
🧩 Visual Evidence Panel Draft
Deliverable 100m
✅ Argument Draft Milestone
Assessment 50m
Rehearse Public Defense
Students will tighten the logic, citations, and audience readiness of their proposal materials through critique, coaching, and repeated public-defense rehearsal. They will test their claims against strong counterarguments, revise with evidence, and document how their position became more precise and defensible.
Days 149 - 180
🧭 Citation Moves for City Questions
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
🗺️ Stakeholder Challenge Map
Research 100m
📝 Rebuttal Sentence Surgery
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
🔁 Wednesday Critique Swap
Deliverable 100m
🎤 Oral History Quote Integration
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
🛠️ Two-Speed Revision Studio
Project Work 150m
🏛️ Planner and Artist Feedback Panel
Community Experience 100m
🔥 Fishbowl Answer-the-Challenge
Assessment 150m
📌 Defense Revision Memo
Deliverable 50m
Showcase
Students will finalize, present, and exhibit their public-space change proposals for authentic audiences, respond to feedback with evidence-based reasoning, and document how their research, revision, and civic communication skills developed across the project.
Days 181 - 200
🗺️ Proposal Dossier Quality Check
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
🗣️ City Question Response Clinic
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
🎨 Walkabout Station Design Moves
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
📝 Golden Line Critique Swap
Deliverable 50m
📚 Final Dossier Assembly
Project Work 100m
🎤 Pitch Fest Rehearsal Round
Project Work 100m
🏛️ Planning Office Feedback Panel
Community Experience 100m
🔧 Revision Sprint From Panel Notes
Project Work 100m
🖼️ Living History Walkabout
Assessment 150m
🏙️ Public Space Pitch Fest
Assessment 150m
📓 Portfolio Audit And Next Steps
Deliverable 100m