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
Investigate
Days 3–6
Construct
Days 7–11
Defend
Days 12–15
July 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
13
Day 1
Question
🎭 Revolutionary Rally: Factions in Conflict
🎭 Revolutionary Rally: Factions in Conflict
14
Day 2
📝 Responsibility Claim & Rationale
📝 Responsibility Claim & Rationale
15
Day 3
Investigate
🧠 Evaluating Sources with CRAAP & Bias Mapping
🧠 Evaluating Sources with CRAAP & Bias Mapping
16
Day 4
📚 Building the Evidence Log
📚 Building the Evidence Log
17
Day 5
⚖️ Researching the Strongest Opposition
⚖️ Researching the Strongest Opposition
20
Day 6
🗂️ Source Analysis Portfolio Checkpoint
🗂️ Source Analysis Portfolio Checkpoint
21
Day 7
Construct
🧠 CER Structure for Revolutionary Responsibility
🧠 CER Structure for Revolutionary Responsibility
22
Day 8
🗂️ Argument Outline & Warrant Map
🗂️ Argument Outline & Warrant Map
23
Day 9
⚖️ Strongest Opposition & Rebuttal Lab
⚖️ Strongest Opposition & Rebuttal Lab
24
Day 10
📝 Full Draft with MLA Citations
📝 Full Draft with MLA Citations
27
Day 11
🔍 Logical Peer Review & Revision Plan
🔍 Logical Peer Review & Revision Plan
28
Day 12
Defend
⚖️ Trial Protocol & Evidence Defense Clinic
⚖️ Trial Protocol & Evidence Defense Clinic
29
Day 13
🎥 Multimedia Context Video Showcase
🎥 Multimedia Context Video Showcase
30
Day 14
🏛️ Trial of the Titans Live
🏛️ Trial of the Titans Live
31
Day 15
📓 Argument Evolution Reflection
📓 Argument Evolution Reflection