High School Grade
Project
3 weeks
1-pager
Question
Question
Students will encounter the central controversy of the Mexican Revolution, analyze competing historical interpretations, and take an initial evidence-based position on which revolutionary leader bears the greatest responsibility for the successes and failures of the revolution. They will ground their preliminary claim in early source exposure and connect it to the essential question about ideas that transcend cultural, political, economic, and social differences in world history.
Days 1 - 2
Investigate
Investigate
Students will gather, evaluate, and analyze varied primary and secondary sources related to the Mexican Revolution in order to build a credible evidence base for their responsibility claim. They will complete a structured two-column evidence log, intentionally seek out counterarguments, and identify the strongest evidence that challenges their position before moving into formal argument construction.
Days 3 - 6
Construct
Construct
Students will organize their research into a coherent, evidence-based argument about responsibility in the Mexican Revolution, explicitly construct warrants, engage the strongest counterarguments, and revise their full draft in preparation for the live "Trial of the Titans."
Days 7 - 11
Defend
Defend
Students will publicly defend their evidence-based arguments about responsibility in the Mexican Revolution through a formal mock trial, respond to live challenges using specific cited evidence, and reflect on how their thinking evolved in relation to transcendent ideas across revolutions.
Days 12 - 15
Question
Days 1–2
Day 1
🎭 Revolutionary Rally: Factions in Conflict
Launch
45m
Day 2
📝 Responsibility Claim & Rationale
Deliverable
45m
Investigate
Days 3–6
Day 3
🧠 Evaluating Sources with CRAAP & Bias Mapping
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 4
📚 Building the Evidence Log
Deliverable
45m
Day 5
⚖️ Researching the Strongest Opposition
Deliverable
45m
Day 6
🗂️ Source Analysis Portfolio Checkpoint
Assessment
45m
Construct
Days 7–11
Day 7
🧠 CER Structure for Revolutionary Responsibility
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 8
🗂️ Argument Outline & Warrant Map
Deliverable
45m
Day 9
⚖️ Strongest Opposition & Rebuttal Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 10
📝 Full Draft with MLA Citations
Deliverable
45m
Day 11
🔍 Logical Peer Review & Revision Plan
Assessment
45m
Defend
Days 12–15
Day 12
⚖️ Trial Protocol & Evidence Defense Clinic
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 13
🎥 Multimedia Context Video Showcase
Deliverable
45m
Day 14
🏛️ Trial of the Titans Live
Assessment
45m
Day 15
📓 Argument Evolution Reflection
Deliverable
45m
June 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
8
Day 1
Question
🎭 Revolutionary Rally: Factions in Conflict
9
Day 2
📝 Responsibility Claim & Rationale
10
Day 3
Investigate
🧠 Evaluating Sources with CRAAP & Bias Mapping
11
Day 4
📚 Building the Evidence Log
12
Day 5
⚖️ Researching the Strongest Opposition
15
Day 6
🗂️ Source Analysis Portfolio Checkpoint
16
Day 7
Construct
🧠 CER Structure for Revolutionary Responsibility
17
Day 8
🗂️ Argument Outline & Warrant Map
18
Day 9
⚖️ Strongest Opposition & Rebuttal Lab
19
Day 10
📝 Full Draft with MLA Citations
22
Day 11
🔍 Logical Peer Review & Revision Plan
23
Day 12
Defend
⚖️ Trial Protocol & Evidence Defense Clinic
24
Day 13
🎥 Multimedia Context Video Showcase
25
Day 14
🏛️ Trial of the Titans Live
26
Day 15
📓 Argument Evolution Reflection