Launch
Students will launch the school storytelling project by exploring meaningful campus people and places through a clue-based scavenger hunt, then build shared expectations for portraits, interviews, captions, and mini-magazine work through a hands-on image-and-writing sort.
Days 1 - 2
๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ School Stories Clue Hunt
Launch 45m
๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Portraits, Captions, and Article Clues
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m

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Research & Plan
Students will gather photo evidence, interview notes, and observations about school people and places, then organize what they learned into an empathy artifact with caption ideas, selected quotes, and assumptions to check before moving into design work.
Days 3 - 8
๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ School Stories Clue Walk
Launch 45m
๐Ÿ“ธ Portrait Framing With School Staff
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Question Cards And Quote Notes
Knowledge/Skill Building 35m
๐Ÿซ Place Sketches And Story Notes
Research 45m
๐Ÿงฉ Empathy Page For Magazine Stories
Deliverable 50m
โœ… Research Page Checkpoint
Assessment 45m

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Design & Prototype
Students will turn scavenger hunt notes, interview details, and photo observations into a mini-magazine plan by writing a clear How Might We statement, building a simple design brief, sketching multiple portrait and article ideas, testing low-fidelity prototypes with classmates and school partners, and revising twice based on feedback before moving into final production.
Days 9 - 13
๐Ÿงฉ School Story Design Brief
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
โœ๏ธ Portrait and Spread Thumbnails
Project Work 45m
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Peer Test With Sticky Notes
Deliverable 45m
๐Ÿซ Principal Prototype Check
Community Experience 45m
๐Ÿ“Œ Prototype Revision Checkpoint
Assessment 45m

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Refine & Present
Students will refine their portraits, self-portraits, captions, and short articles through one more user-validation cycle, then assemble polished mini-magazine pieces and practice a clear stakeholder-facing explanation of how feedback shaped their work before the Art Expo.
Days 14 - 18
๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Portrait Revision Moves
Knowledge/Skill Building 35m
๐Ÿ“ธ Self-Portrait and Retake Studio
Project Work 45m
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Read-Aloud Caption Polish
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
๐Ÿซ Principal Feedback Gallery
Community Experience 45m
๐Ÿ“– Mini-Magazine Share Rehearsal
Assessment 45m

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Showcase
Students will present the finished class mini-magazine, portraits, self-portraits, and short articles to an authentic audience at the Art Expo, then reflect on how feedback, revision, and design choices helped them tell school stories clearly.
Days 19 - 20
๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Art Expo School Stories Share
Community Experience 45m
๐ŸŽค Magazine Reflection and Growth Check
Assessment 45m

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