Discover
Discover
Students will launch the Trial of the Locktons project by connecting unfair treatment in *Chains* to present-day bias and language barriers in Delaware, then define the challenge, identify affected end users, and generate inquiry questions that will guide later research and argument.
Days 1 - 3
Examine
Examine
Students will compare characters and viewpoints in *Chains*, investigate historical and present-day accounts of unfair treatment, evaluate sources, and organize evidence into claims about power, bias, and justice that prepare them for the Locktons trial case and community hearing recommendation.
Days 4 - 17
Engineer
Engineer
Students will design and strengthen their courtroom-style case and community hearing recommendation by studying strong models, planning team roles and evidence use, drafting arguments, testing their reasoning with peers and community partners, and revising based on feedback before moving into presentation and implementation.
Days 18 - 26
Do
Do
Students will test their courtroom case and community hearing recommendations, collect evidence about how well their argument works with an audience, and use feedback to strengthen claims about justice, bias, language barriers, and abuse of power before the final public sharing.
Days 27 - 29
Discover
Days 1–3
Examine
Days 4–17
Day 16
Day 17
Engineer
Days 18–26
Day 21
Do
Days 27–29
Share
Days 30–30
July 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
21
Day 2
🧭 Challenge Definition
🧭 Challenge Definition
22
Day 3
👥 End User Overview and Inquiry Questions
👥 End User Overview and Inquiry Questions
24
Day 5
📖 Chains Power Tracker
📖 Chains Power Tracker
27
Day 6
🧭 Viewpoint Across New York
🧭 Viewpoint Across New York
28
Day 7
🗂️ Source Evaluation Report
🗂️ Source Evaluation Report
29
Day 8
⚖️ Legal Aid Question Clinic
⚖️ Legal Aid Question Clinic
30
Day 9
📝 CER for Locktons
📝 CER for Locktons
31
Day 10
🌳 Root Cause Analysis
🌳 Root Cause Analysis
August 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
3
Day 11
💬 Evidence Circle Rebuttals
💬 Evidence Circle Rebuttals
4
Day 12
🔍 Notebook Peer Review
🔍 Notebook Peer Review
5
Day 13
🏛️ Hearing Ideas Draft
🏛️ Hearing Ideas Draft
6
Day 14
📌 Solution Proposal
📌 Solution Proposal
7
Day 15
🧪 Trial Evidence Checkpoint
🧪 Trial Evidence Checkpoint
10
Day 16
11
Day 17
13
Day 19
🧩 Exemplar Exploration
🧩 Exemplar Exploration
14
Day 20
🛠️ CER and Counterargument Rehearsal
🛠️ CER and Counterargument Rehearsal
17
Day 21
🧪 Hypothesis
🧪 Hypothesis
18
Day 22
🗂️ Creation Plan
🗂️ Creation Plan
19
Day 23
🏛️ Community Questions with Delaware Advocates
🏛️ Community Questions with Delaware Advocates
20
Day 24
✍️ Case Draft Build
✍️ Case Draft Build
21
Day 25
🔁 Peer Critique on Case Drafts
🔁 Peer Critique on Case Drafts
24
Day 26
📝 Solution Development Report
📝 Solution Development Report
26
Day 28
⚖️ Trial Run and Peer Jury
⚖️ Trial Run and Peer Jury
27
Day 29
📊 Implementation Results
📊 Implementation Results