Launch
Launch
Students will launch the California migration investigation by building a first draft of the class living timeline, analyzing how California was represented across eras, practicing source and note-taking routines, refining investigable questions, and setting up the notebook and collaboration structures they will use in later phases.
Days 1 - 6
Gallery Curiosity Sprint
Gallery Curiosity Sprint
Students will rotate through migration-era sources and community stories, build a first draft of the class living timeline, generate and refine investigable questions about California as a pull factor, and test early interpretations through source analysis, discussion, and feedback before moving into formal question and method planning.
Days 7 - 15
Analyze & Present Findings
Analyze & Present Findings
Students will analyze patterns, contradictions, and change over time across California migration eras, then turn their evidence into clear public-facing explanations through revised captions, audio reflections, and a rehearsal gallery walk that strengthens the living timeline mural before the final showcase.
Days 43 - 51
Showcase
Showcase
Students will finalize and present the California Connections living timeline mural to families and community partners, use feedback from a rehearsal gallery walk to strengthen cross-era reasoning, and reflect on how evidence from multiple migration stories explains California’s changing identity.
Days 52 - 56
Launch
Days 1–6
Gallery Curiosity Sprint
Days 7–15
Question & Method Plan
Days 16–24
Source Capture & Notes
Days 25–33
Claim Evidence Check
Days 34–42
Analyze & Present Findings
Days 43–51
Showcase
Days 52–56
January 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
26
Day 2
🧭 Driving Question and Timeline Norms
🧭 Driving Question and Timeline Norms
27
Day 3
📚 Archive Source Detective Moves
📚 Archive Source Detective Moves
28
Day 4
🗣️ Migration Interview Question Lab
🗣️ Migration Interview Question Lab
February 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
Day 5
🔎 Pull Factor Question Sort
🔎 Pull Factor Question Sort
2
Day 6
⭕ California Story Circle Notes
⭕ California Story Circle Notes
4
Day 8
🧭 Push-Pull Clues in Sources
🧭 Push-Pull Clues in Sources
8
Day 9
📚 Archive Source Detective
📚 Archive Source Detective
9
Day 10
🧱 Living Timeline Draft Build
🧱 Living Timeline Draft Build
10
Day 11
❓ Strong Migration Questions Workshop
❓ Strong Migration Questions Workshop
11
Day 12
🔍 Question Tuning Peer Round
🔍 Question Tuning Peer Round
15
Day 13
🗺️ Pull Factor Pattern Sort
🗺️ Pull Factor Pattern Sort
16
Day 14
🎙️ Community Story Comparison Circle
🎙️ Community Story Comparison Circle
17
Day 15
✅ Timeline and Question Checkpoint
✅ Timeline and Question Checkpoint
22
Day 17
📚 Source Triangulation Mini-Lab
📚 Source Triangulation Mini-Lab
23
Day 18
📝 Focus Question Peer Tuning
📝 Focus Question Peer Tuning
24
Day 19
🎙️ Interview Notes and Question Stems
🎙️ Interview Notes and Question Stems
25
Day 20
🗺️ Evidence Pathway Sketch
🗺️ Evidence Pathway Sketch
March 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
Day 21
🏛️ Archive Access Strategy Session
🏛️ Archive Access Strategy Session
2
Day 22
💡 Hypothesis and Counterclaim Draft
💡 Hypothesis and Counterclaim Draft
3
Day 23
🔍 Method Plan Critique Round
🔍 Method Plan Critique Round
4
Day 24
✅ Investigation Plan Conference
✅ Investigation Plan Conference
9
Day 26
🧭 Archive Source Hunt
🧭 Archive Source Hunt
10
Day 27
🎙️ Interview Notes and Follow-Ups
🎙️ Interview Notes and Follow-Ups
11
Day 28
🤝 Community Migration Interviews
🤝 Community Migration Interviews
15
Day 29
🔍 Corroboration Triangle Check
🔍 Corroboration Triangle Check
16
Day 30
📝 Notebook Peer Audit
📝 Notebook Peer Audit
17
Day 31
🗃️ Artifact Capture Workshop
🗃️ Artifact Capture Workshop
18
Day 32
📚 Era Evidence Sort
📚 Era Evidence Sort
22
Day 33
✅ Source Trail Checkpoint
✅ Source Trail Checkpoint
24
Day 35
🗂️ Caption Evidence Audit
🗂️ Caption Evidence Audit
25
Day 36
📍 Chronology and Cause Map
📍 Chronology and Cause Map
29
Day 37
📝 Pull Factor Category Tune-Up
📝 Pull Factor Category Tune-Up
30
Day 38
🔍 Peer Caption Critique Round
🔍 Peer Caption Critique Round
31
Day 39
🛠️ Citation and Corroboration Repair
🛠️ Citation and Corroboration Repair
1
Day 40
🎙️ QR Audio Claim Drafts
🎙️ QR Audio Claim Drafts
April 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 41
⭕ Weekly Migration Circle
⭕ Weekly Migration Circle
6
Day 42
✅ Midpoint Timeline Gate
✅ Midpoint Timeline Gate
8
Day 44
🧭 Corroborating Ads Maps Voices
🧭 Corroborating Ads Maps Voices
12
Day 45
🎙️ Audio Reflection Script Studio
🎙️ Audio Reflection Script Studio
13
Day 46
🖼️ Timeline Caption Build
🖼️ Timeline Caption Build
14
Day 47
🤝 Two-Peer Feedback Round
🤝 Two-Peer Feedback Round
15
Day 48
🎧 Record QR Audio Takes
🎧 Record QR Audio Takes
19
Day 49
🗣️ Rehearsal Gallery Walk
🗣️ Rehearsal Gallery Walk
20
Day 50
🔧 Revision Sprint for Mural
🔧 Revision Sprint for Mural
21
Day 51
✅ Living Timeline Readiness Defense
✅ Living Timeline Readiness Defense
26
Day 53
🛠️ Caption and Audio Revision Sprint
🛠️ Caption and Audio Revision Sprint
27
Day 54
🎤 Showcase Conversation Roles
🎤 Showcase Conversation Roles
28
Day 55
🌉 California Connections Showcase
🌉 California Connections Showcase
29
Day 56
📚 Living Timeline Defense
📚 Living Timeline Defense