4th Grade
Project
4 weeks
RI.4.1
Critical Thinker
Empowered Learner
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Empathize
Empathize
Students will investigate how real readers identify and use text evidence to understand the main idea. Through a launch scavenger hunt and direct interviews with university student teachers and classmates, students will gather firsthand insights, document quotes, and create empathy maps that reveal authentic user needs related to using text evidence.
Days 1 - 3
Ideate
Ideate
Students will generate a wide range of user-centered solutions to help 3rd graders understand how different types of text evidence support the main idea. They will move from divergent brainstorming to structured idea expansion, then evaluate concepts using criteria grounded in real user interview data before creating annotated concept sketches that serve as blueprints for prototyping.
Days 7 - 10
Empathize
Days 1–3
Day 1
🕵️ Text Evidence Adventure Day
Launch
45m
Day 2
🎤 Reader Interviews & Evidence Logs
Deliverable
45m
Day 3
🗺️ Empathy Map & User Insight Chart
Deliverable
45m
Define
Days 4–6
Day 4
🧩 Interview Evidence Affinity Map
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 5
🎯 Point-of-View to HMW Draft
Deliverable
45m
Day 6
🔎 HMW Evidence Critique Protocol
Assessment
45m
Ideate
Days 7–10
Day 7
💡 20 Ideas for Evidence Tools
Deliverable
45m
Day 8
🧠 Crazy 8s Evidence Sketches
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 9
📊 User-Need Decision Matrix
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 10
🗺️ Evidence Tool Storyboard
Deliverable
45m
Prototype
Days 11–15
Day 11
🧩 Paper Prototype Build
Project Work
45m
Day 12
👥 University User Testing Round 1
Community Experience
45m
Day 13
🔁 Evidence-Based Revision Plan
Deliverable
45m
Day 14
🛠️ High-Fidelity Exhibit Build
Project Work
45m
Day 15
✅ Prototype Milestone Check
Assessment
45m
Test/Present
Days 16–20
Day 16
🧪 Fresh User Test Protocol
Project Work
45m
Day 17
🔁 Final Evidence-Based Revisions
Deliverable
45m
Day 18
🎤 Design Story Rehearsal
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 19
🖼️ Text Detectives Showcase
Assessment
45m
Day 20
🕵️ Text Detective Reflection & Badge
Deliverable
45m
April 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
27
Day 1
Empathize
🕵️ Text Evidence Adventure Day
28
Day 2
🎤 Reader Interviews & Evidence Logs
29
Day 3
🗺️ Empathy Map & User Insight Chart
30
Day 4
Define
🧩 Interview Evidence Affinity Map
1
Day 5
🎯 Point-of-View to HMW Draft
May 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
4
Day 6
🔎 HMW Evidence Critique Protocol
5
Day 7
Ideate
💡 20 Ideas for Evidence Tools
6
Day 8
🧠 Crazy 8s Evidence Sketches
7
Day 9
📊 User-Need Decision Matrix
8
Day 10
🗺️ Evidence Tool Storyboard
11
Day 11
Prototype
🧩 Paper Prototype Build
12
Day 12
👥 University User Testing Round 1
13
Day 13
🔁 Evidence-Based Revision Plan
14
Day 14
🛠️ High-Fidelity Exhibit Build
15
Day 15
✅ Prototype Milestone Check
18
Day 16
Test/Present
🧪 Fresh User Test Protocol
19
Day 17
🔁 Final Evidence-Based Revisions
20
Day 18
🎤 Design Story Rehearsal
21
Day 19
🖼️ Text Detectives Showcase
22
Day 20
🕵️ Text Detective Reflection & Badge