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
Question & Method Plan
Question & Method Plan
Students will refine a focused investigation question about California migration, test possible ways to gather trustworthy evidence, and produce a method plan that uses corroborated sources and interview preparation to guide the next phase of research.
Days 16 - 24
Source Capture & Notes
Source Capture & Notes
Students will collect, verify, and organize evidence from archival materials and community interviews so each emerging claim about California migration can be traced to a cited source, compared across eras, and prepared for later timeline analysis.
Days 25 - 33
Claim Evidence Check
Claim Evidence Check
Students will test the strength of their developing timeline claims by checking chronology, corroborating source support, revising uncertain captions, and tightening citation trails before moving into full synthesis and presentation work.
Days 34 - 42
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 Californiaβs changing identity.
Days 52 - 56
Launch
Days 1–6
Day 1
πΌοΈ Then and Now Gallery Sprint
Launch
90m
Day 2
π§ Driving Question and Timeline Norms
Knowledge/Skill Building
75m
Day 3
π Archive Source Detective Moves
Knowledge/Skill Building
90m
Day 4
π£οΈ Migration Interview Question Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building
85m
Day 5
π Pull Factor Question Sort
Research
90m
Day 6
β California Story Circle Notes
Deliverable
70m
Gallery Curiosity Sprint
Days 7–15
Day 7
πΌοΈ Then and Now Gallery Sprint
Launch
90m
Day 8
π§ Push-Pull Clues in Sources
Knowledge/Skill Building
80m
Day 9
π Archive Source Detective
Knowledge/Skill Building
90m
Day 10
π§± Living Timeline Draft Build
Project Work
90m
Day 11
β Strong Migration Questions Workshop
Knowledge/Skill Building
75m
Day 12
π Question Tuning Peer Round
Deliverable
90m
Day 13
πΊοΈ Pull Factor Pattern Sort
Research
90m
Day 14
ποΈ Community Story Comparison Circle
Community Experience
90m
Day 15
β
Timeline and Question Checkpoint
Assessment
85m
Question & Method Plan
Days 16–24
Day 16
π§ Migration Question Launchboard
Launch
75m
Day 17
π Source Triangulation Mini-Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building
90m
Day 18
π Focus Question Peer Tuning
Deliverable
75m
Day 19
ποΈ Interview Notes and Question Stems
Knowledge/Skill Building
90m
Day 20
πΊοΈ Evidence Pathway Sketch
Project Work
90m
Day 21
ποΈ Archive Access Strategy Session
Community Experience
90m
Day 22
π‘ Hypothesis and Counterclaim Draft
Deliverable
75m
Day 23
π Method Plan Critique Round
Project Work
90m
Day 24
β
Investigation Plan Conference
Assessment
90m
Source Capture & Notes
Days 25–33
Day 25
ποΈ Evidence Log Calibration
Knowledge/Skill Building
75m
Day 26
π§ Archive Source Hunt
Research
90m
Day 27
ποΈ Interview Notes and Follow-Ups
Knowledge/Skill Building
75m
Day 28
π€ Community Migration Interviews
Community Experience
90m
Day 29
π Corroboration Triangle Check
Knowledge/Skill Building
75m
Day 30
π Notebook Peer Audit
Deliverable
90m
Day 31
ποΈ Artifact Capture Workshop
Project Work
90m
Day 32
π Era Evidence Sort
Project Work
90m
Day 33
β
Source Trail Checkpoint
Assessment
90m
Claim Evidence Check
Days 34–42
Day 34
π§ Evidence Checkpoint Launch
Launch
75m
Day 35
ποΈ Caption Evidence Audit
Knowledge/Skill Building
90m
Day 36
π Chronology and Cause Map
Knowledge/Skill Building
90m
Day 37
π Pull Factor Category Tune-Up
Knowledge/Skill Building
75m
Day 38
π Peer Caption Critique Round
Deliverable
90m
Day 39
π οΈ Citation and Corroboration Repair
Project Work
120m
Day 40
ποΈ QR Audio Claim Drafts
Deliverable
90m
Day 41
β Weekly Migration Circle
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 42
β
Midpoint Timeline Gate
Assessment
120m
Analyze & Present Findings
Days 43–51
Day 43
π Cross-Era Pattern Boards
Launch
90m
Day 44
π§ Corroborating Ads Maps Voices
Knowledge/Skill Building
90m
Day 45
ποΈ Audio Reflection Script Studio
Knowledge/Skill Building
90m
Day 46
πΌοΈ Timeline Caption Build
Project Work
90m
Day 47
π€ Two-Peer Feedback Round
Deliverable
90m
Day 48
π§ Record QR Audio Takes
Project Work
90m
Day 49
π£οΈ Rehearsal Gallery Walk
Community Experience
90m
Day 50
π§ Revision Sprint for Mural
Deliverable
90m
Day 51
β
Living Timeline Readiness Defense
Assessment
90m
Showcase
Days 52–56
Day 52
πΌοΈ Rehearsal Timeline Gallery Walk
Deliverable
90m
Day 53
π οΈ Caption and Audio Revision Sprint
Project Work
90m
Day 54
π€ Showcase Conversation Roles
Knowledge/Skill Building
75m
Day 55
π California Connections Showcase
Community Experience
105m
Day 56
π Living Timeline Defense
Assessment
90m
January 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
25
Day 1
Launch
πΌοΈ Then and Now Gallery Sprint
26
Day 2
π§ Driving Question and Timeline Norms
27
Day 3
π Archive Source Detective Moves
28
Day 4
π£οΈ Migration Interview Question Lab
February 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
Day 5
π Pull Factor Question Sort
2
Day 6
β California Story Circle Notes
3
Day 7
Gallery Curiosity Sprint
πΌοΈ Then and Now Gallery Sprint
4
Day 8
π§ Push-Pull Clues in Sources
8
Day 9
π Archive Source Detective
9
Day 10
π§± Living Timeline Draft Build
10
Day 11
β Strong Migration Questions Workshop
11
Day 12
π Question Tuning Peer Round
15
Day 13
πΊοΈ Pull Factor Pattern Sort
16
Day 14
ποΈ Community Story Comparison Circle
17
Day 15
β
Timeline and Question Checkpoint
18
Day 16
Question & Method Plan
π§ Migration Question Launchboard
22
Day 17
π Source Triangulation Mini-Lab
23
Day 18
π Focus Question Peer Tuning
24
Day 19
ποΈ Interview Notes and Question Stems
25
Day 20
πΊοΈ Evidence Pathway Sketch
March 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
Day 21
ποΈ Archive Access Strategy Session
2
Day 22
π‘ Hypothesis and Counterclaim Draft
3
Day 23
π Method Plan Critique Round
4
Day 24
β
Investigation Plan Conference
8
Day 25
Source Capture & Notes
ποΈ Evidence Log Calibration
9
Day 26
π§ Archive Source Hunt
10
Day 27
ποΈ Interview Notes and Follow-Ups
11
Day 28
π€ Community Migration Interviews
15
Day 29
π Corroboration Triangle Check
16
Day 30
π Notebook Peer Audit
17
Day 31
ποΈ Artifact Capture Workshop
18
Day 32
π Era Evidence Sort
22
Day 33
β
Source Trail Checkpoint
23
Day 34
Claim Evidence Check
π§ Evidence Checkpoint Launch
24
Day 35
ποΈ Caption Evidence Audit
25
Day 36
π Chronology and Cause Map
29
Day 37
π Pull Factor Category Tune-Up
30
Day 38
π Peer Caption Critique Round
31
Day 39
π οΈ Citation and Corroboration Repair
1
Day 40
ποΈ QR Audio Claim Drafts
April 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 41
β Weekly Migration Circle
6
Day 42
β
Midpoint Timeline Gate
7
Day 43
Analyze & Present Findings
π Cross-Era Pattern Boards
8
Day 44
π§ Corroborating Ads Maps Voices
12
Day 45
ποΈ Audio Reflection Script Studio
13
Day 46
πΌοΈ Timeline Caption Build
14
Day 47
π€ Two-Peer Feedback Round
15
Day 48
π§ Record QR Audio Takes
19
Day 49
π£οΈ Rehearsal Gallery Walk
20
Day 50
π§ Revision Sprint for Mural
21
Day 51
β
Living Timeline Readiness Defense
22
Day 52
Showcase
πΌοΈ Rehearsal Timeline Gallery Walk
26
Day 53
π οΈ Caption and Audio Revision Sprint
27
Day 54
π€ Showcase Conversation Roles
28
Day 55
π California Connections Showcase
29
Day 56
π Living Timeline Defense