Launch
Launch
Students will launch the investigation by examining World War I human-impact sources, hearing from a community speaker, practicing source analysis routines, generating and refining initial inquiry questions, and producing first notebook entries that set up later research, writing, and art-making.
Days 1 - 6
Launch & Curiosity
Launch & Curiosity
Students will closely examine World War I letters, photographs, casualty records, posters, and speeches to notice patterns, contradictions, and absences related to how government decisions affected soldiers and civilians. They will practice source analysis, compare how different media represent human cost, generate and refine investigable questions, and create an initial visual response that begins linking historical evidence to artistic interpretation.
Days 7 - 16
Question & Method
Question & Method
Students will refine a focused World War I inquiry question, test possible hypotheses against early evidence, choose a research method that fits the question, and build an organized plan for collecting credible sources and writing the research paper.
Days 17 - 26
Evidence Collection
Evidence Collection
Students will collect, evaluate, and organize evidence for their World War I investigation by working with letters, speeches, policies, casualty data, photographs, and historical analysis. They will strengthen source evaluation and citation habits, build visible evidence logs tied to a developing claim, test the completeness of their evidence through peer critique, and complete a checkpoint showing they are ready to move into pattern analysis.
Days 27 - 36
Analysis Checkpoint
Analysis Checkpoint
Students will audit their WWI source records for credibility and traceability, code evidence for recurring themes across soldiers’ and civilians’ experiences, test whether patterns support or complicate their working claims, and produce a draft evidence map or data visualization that prepares them to write stronger conclusions and create historically grounded art.
Days 37 - 45
Conclusions & Share
Conclusions & Share
Students will finalize evidence-based conclusions about how World War I leadership decisions affected soldiers and civilians, translate their interpretation into original artwork, test both products through critique, and prepare concise public-facing explanations grounded in corroborated sources, limitations, and empathy.
Days 46 - 54
Showcase
Showcase
Students will finalize and present their World War I research papers, original artworks, and exhibit materials to a public audience, then reflect on how their investigation and creative choices communicate the human impact of wartime government decisions.
Days 55 - 60
Launch
Days 1–6
Day 1
📬 WWI Letters and Casualty Stations
Launch
55m
Day 2
🧭 OPPR Source Analysis Mini-Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 3
🎖️ Service and Sacrifice Speaker Forum
Community Experience
55m
Day 4
❓ Inquiry Question and Method Sprint
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 5
🎨 One-Word Human Cost Sketch
Project Work
55m
Day 6
📝 Inquiry Notebook Checkpoint
Assessment
55m
Launch & Curiosity
Days 7–16
Day 7
📬 WWI Letters Mystery Launch
Launch
55m
Day 8
🧭 OPVL With Service Sources
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 9
🪖 Veterans Voices Discussion
Community Experience
55m
Day 10
🖼️ Media Comparison Evidence Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 11
❓ Human Cost Question Sprint
Research
55m
Day 12
🎨 One-Word War Response
Project Work
55m
Day 13
🗣️ Question Feedback Triads
Deliverable
55m
Day 14
📓 Reflection Circle Journal
Research
45m
Day 15
✅ Curiosity Checkpoint Conference
Assessment
55m
Day 16
Question & Method
Days 17–26
Day 17
🧭 WWI Decision Question Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 18
🔍 Source Reliability Mini-Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 19
✍️ Inquiry Question and Hypothesis Draft
Project Work
55m
Day 20
🗣️ Question Tuning with Peers
Deliverable
55m
Day 21
🗂️ Evidence Tracker and Citation Setup
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 22
🧪 Method Match Conference
Project Work
55m
Day 23
🎨 Media Comparison Planning Board
Research
55m
Day 24
📄 Methodology Plan Draft
Deliverable
55m
Day 25
🔁 Method Critique and Revision
Deliverable
55m
Day 26
✅ Inquiry Plan Approval
Assessment
55m
Evidence Collection
Days 27–36
Day 27
🧭 Evidence Log Calibration
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 28
🗂️ Source Reliability Sorting
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 29
📚 MLA Citations for WWI Sources
Knowledge/Skill Building
50m
Day 30
🔎 Archive Hunt for Front and Home
Research
55m
Day 31
📝 Corroboration Notes Workshop
Research
55m
Day 32
🖼️ Media Comparison Evidence Cards
Project Work
55m
Day 33
🤝 Evidence Log Peer Critique
Deliverable
55m
Day 34
📄 Claim-and-Evidence Snapshot
Deliverable
60m
Day 35
🔁 Evidence Revision Studio
Project Work
55m
Day 36
✅ Source Set Readiness Check
Assessment
50m
Analysis Checkpoint
Days 37–45
Day 37
🧭 Evidence Trail Audit
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 38
🏷️ Theme Coding with Color Keys
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 39
🖼️ Letters and Posters Comparison
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 40
📊 WWI Evidence Map Draft
Project Work
55m
Day 41
🤝 Evidence Map Peer Critique
Deliverable
55m
Day 42
🧩 Contradictions and Claim Revisions
Research
55m
Day 43
🎖️ Service and Sacrifice Discussion
Community Experience
55m
Day 44
📝 Human Cost Journal Circle
Deliverable
55m
Day 45
✅ Analysis Portfolio Checkpoint
Assessment
55m
Conclusions & Share
Days 46–54
Day 46
🧭 Conclusion Claims and Limits
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 47
🖼️ Evidence into Visual Symbol
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 48
✍️ Research Conclusion Draft
Deliverable
55m
Day 49
🎨 Original Art Studio Build
Project Work
55m
Day 50
🔍 Peer Review of Papers and Art
Project Work
55m
Day 51
🛠️ Revision Studio and Artist Statement
Project Work
55m
Day 52
🎙️ Veterans Dialogue and Exhibit Talk
Community Experience
55m
Day 53
📄 Final Conclusion and Art Checkpoint
Assessment
55m
Day 54
📝 Journal and Circle Insight
Deliverable
55m
Showcase
Days 55–60
Day 55
🖼️ Exhibit Flow and Talk Moves
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 56
🗣️ Peer Critique on Display Labels
Deliverable
55m
Day 57
🧾 Final Paper and Artwork Check
Assessment
55m
Day 58
🎖️ Letters Across the Lines Gallery
Community Experience
55m
Day 59
🎤 Findings Panel and Audience Q&A
Project Work
55m
Day 60
📓 Reflection Journal and Circle
Assessment
55m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
28
Day 1
Launch
📬 WWI Letters and Casualty Stations
29
Day 2
🧭 OPPR Source Analysis Mini-Lab
30
Day 3
🎖️ Service and Sacrifice Speaker Forum
1
Day 4
❓ Inquiry Question and Method Sprint
2
Day 5
🎨 One-Word Human Cost Sketch
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 6
📝 Inquiry Notebook Checkpoint
6
Day 7
Launch & Curiosity
📬 WWI Letters Mystery Launch
7
Day 8
🧭 OPVL With Service Sources
8
Day 9
🪖 Veterans Voices Discussion
9
Day 10
🖼️ Media Comparison Evidence Sort
12
Day 11
❓ Human Cost Question Sprint
13
Day 12
🎨 One-Word War Response
14
Day 13
🗣️ Question Feedback Triads
15
Day 14
📓 Reflection Circle Journal
16
Day 15
✅ Curiosity Checkpoint Conference
19
Day 16
20
Day 17
Question & Method
🧭 WWI Decision Question Sort
21
Day 18
🔍 Source Reliability Mini-Lab
22
Day 19
✍️ Inquiry Question and Hypothesis Draft
23
Day 20
🗣️ Question Tuning with Peers
26
Day 21
🗂️ Evidence Tracker and Citation Setup
27
Day 22
🧪 Method Match Conference
28
Day 23
🎨 Media Comparison Planning Board
29
Day 24
📄 Methodology Plan Draft
30
Day 25
🔁 Method Critique and Revision
November 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
2
Day 26
✅ Inquiry Plan Approval
3
Day 27
Evidence Collection
🧭 Evidence Log Calibration
4
Day 28
🗂️ Source Reliability Sorting
5
Day 29
📚 MLA Citations for WWI Sources
6
Day 30
🔎 Archive Hunt for Front and Home
9
Day 31
📝 Corroboration Notes Workshop
10
Day 32
🖼️ Media Comparison Evidence Cards
11
Day 33
🤝 Evidence Log Peer Critique
12
Day 34
📄 Claim-and-Evidence Snapshot
13
Day 35
🔁 Evidence Revision Studio
16
Day 36
✅ Source Set Readiness Check
17
Day 37
Analysis Checkpoint
🧭 Evidence Trail Audit
18
Day 38
🏷️ Theme Coding with Color Keys
19
Day 39
🖼️ Letters and Posters Comparison
20
Day 40
📊 WWI Evidence Map Draft
23
Day 41
🤝 Evidence Map Peer Critique
24
Day 42
🧩 Contradictions and Claim Revisions
25
Day 43
🎖️ Service and Sacrifice Discussion
26
Day 44
📝 Human Cost Journal Circle
27
Day 45
✅ Analysis Portfolio Checkpoint
December 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
30
Day 46
Conclusions & Share
🧭 Conclusion Claims and Limits
1
Day 47
🖼️ Evidence into Visual Symbol
2
Day 48
✍️ Research Conclusion Draft
3
Day 49
🎨 Original Art Studio Build
4
Day 50
🔍 Peer Review of Papers and Art
7
Day 51
🛠️ Revision Studio and Artist Statement
8
Day 52
🎙️ Veterans Dialogue and Exhibit Talk
9
Day 53
📄 Final Conclusion and Art Checkpoint
10
Day 54
📝 Journal and Circle Insight
11
Day 55
Showcase
🖼️ Exhibit Flow and Talk Moves
14
Day 56
🗣️ Peer Critique on Display Labels
15
Day 57
🧾 Final Paper and Artwork Check
16
Day 58
🎖️ Letters Across the Lines Gallery
17
Day 59
🎤 Findings Panel and Audience Q&A
18
Day 60
📓 Reflection Journal and Circle