Students will enter the project through a gallery-based launch that introduces the essential question, surfaces connections to family legacy and education, and establishes the analytical lens they will use in later research, writing, and design work.

Students will gather direct audience evidence, test assumptions about younger learners and families, and synthesize interview findings into an empathy artifact, a How Might We statement, and a draft messaging brief that will guide later essay and multimodal design choices.

Students will turn empathy findings and message briefs into testable multimodal legacy concepts, gather feedback from peers and community-connected users, revise with evidence, and present a stakeholder-facing prototype rationale that connects audience needs, design choices, and AP-style rhetorical thinking.

Students will present their revised essay excerpts, multimodal legacy pieces, and portfolio defense reflections to authentic visitors during Legacy Live!, then demonstrate how research, feedback, and revision shaped their final decisions for younger audiences.