Launch
Launch
Students will launch the community proposal project by examining local Madera issues through identity, privilege, and power, practicing early source analysis, and selecting a community problem they want to investigate. They will build shared vocabulary, test initial ideas with peers, and complete a short milestone that identifies an arguable issue, relevant stakeholders, and a first evidence-based rationale for why the issue matters.
Days 1 - 4
Sort Evidence Strength
Sort Evidence Strength
Students will sort their Madera issue evidence by strength, relevance, and credibility; test their initial claim against competing perspectives; identify the strongest counterevidence; and explain how identity, privilege, and power shape which evidence matters most before moving into formal proposal drafting.
Days 19 - 24
Build Argument Structure
Build Argument Structure
Students will organize their researched evidence into a defensible community proposal argument, draft claims and sub-claims, explain warrants that connect evidence to reasoning, and strengthen their writing through counterargument analysis, peer critique, and revision.
Days 25 - 30
Rehearse Public Defense
Rehearse Public Defense
Students will strengthen their community proposals for public defense by tightening evidence use, polishing citations, revising from peer critique, and rehearsing how to answer challenges with clear reasoning. Across the phase, they will refine both their written brief and team presentation so they can defend claims about identity, privilege, power, and community need with credible local evidence.
Days 31 - 36
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present their finalized Madera community proposals to an authentic audience, defend their reasoning with local evidence, respond to questions and critique, and document how feedback and reflection shape their next steps as researchers, writers, and community problem-solvers.
Days 37 - 40
Gather Diverse Evidence
Gather Diverse Evidence
Students will gather and test evidence for a chosen Madera issue by locating data, testimonials, and print or media sources; documenting central ideas, credibility, bias, and limits; comparing confirming and disconfirming evidence; and revising their evidence set through peer and teacher feedback before moving into argument building.
Days 12 - 18
Launch
Days 1–4
Take a Position
Days 5–11
Gather Diverse Evidence
Days 12–18
Sort Evidence Strength
Days 19–24
Build Argument Structure
Days 25–30
Rehearse Public Defense
Days 31–36
Showcase
Days 37–40
July 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
28
Day 2
🧭 Identity, Power, and Stakeholders
🧭 Identity, Power, and Stakeholders
29
Day 3
📚 Source Credibility and Issue Log
📚 Source Credibility and Issue Log
30
Day 4
📝 Community Issue Pitch
📝 Community Issue Pitch
August 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
3
Day 6
📚 Privilege and Stakeholder Sort
📚 Privilege and Stakeholder Sort
4
Day 7
🧭 CER Frames for Community Claims
🧭 CER Frames for Community Claims
5
Day 8
🔍 Debate Evidence Log Setup
🔍 Debate Evidence Log Setup
6
Day 9
🗣️ Fishbowl on Local Decision Power
🗣️ Fishbowl on Local Decision Power
7
Day 10
📝 Initial Proposal Position Draft
📝 Initial Proposal Position Draft
10
Day 11
🔁 Peer Critique and Revision Notes
🔁 Peer Critique and Revision Notes
11
Day 12
Gather Diverse Evidence
🧭 Madera source credibility mini-lab
🧭 Madera source credibility mini-lab
12
Day 13
📚 Madera issue source hunt
📚 Madera issue source hunt
13
Day 14
📝 Central ideas and bias notes
📝 Central ideas and bias notes
14
Day 15
📊 Evidence log peer swap
📊 Evidence log peer swap
17
Day 16
🗺️ Stakeholder evidence map
🗺️ Stakeholder evidence map
18
Day 17
🔍 Confirming and challenging evidence sort
🔍 Confirming and challenging evidence sort
19
Day 18
✅ Evidence portfolio checkpoint
✅ Evidence portfolio checkpoint
21
Day 20
📊 Credibility Ladder for Madera Sources
📊 Credibility Ladder for Madera Sources
24
Day 21
⚖️ Counterevidence and Stakeholder Lens
⚖️ Counterevidence and Stakeholder Lens
25
Day 22
🗂️ Evidence Grid and Warrant Notes
🗂️ Evidence Grid and Warrant Notes
26
Day 23
💬 Two-Peer Evidence Clinic
💬 Two-Peer Evidence Clinic
27
Day 24
🧾 Evidence Strength Conference
🧾 Evidence Strength Conference
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
31
Day 26
🔗 Evidence-to-Warrant Moves
🔗 Evidence-to-Warrant Moves
1
Day 27
⚖️ Counterclaim and Rebuttal Build
⚖️ Counterclaim and Rebuttal Build
2
Day 28
📝 Community Proposal Brief Draft
📝 Community Proposal Brief Draft
3
Day 29
💬 Two-Peer Logic Check
💬 Two-Peer Logic Check
4
Day 30
✅ Proposal Brief Milestone
✅ Proposal Brief Milestone
7
Day 31
Rehearse Public Defense
🧭 Defense Moves With Evidence Cards
🧭 Defense Moves With Evidence Cards
8
Day 32
📝 Citation Polish And Media Check
📝 Citation Polish And Media Check
9
Day 33
💬 Proposal Critique Protocol
💬 Proposal Critique Protocol
10
Day 34
🔧 Brief And Slides Revision Sprint
🔧 Brief And Slides Revision Sprint
11
Day 35
🎤 Hot Seat Defense Round
🎤 Hot Seat Defense Round
14
Day 36
✅ Proposal Defense Readiness Check
✅ Proposal Defense Readiness Check
16
Day 38
🗣️ Madera Change Showcase
🗣️ Madera Change Showcase
17
Day 39
📝 Proposal Brief Final Submission
📝 Proposal Brief Final Submission
18
Day 40
🔄 Feedback to Action Memo
🔄 Feedback to Action Memo