Students will launch the project through a focused investigation at the Manchester Millyard Museum, then learn to distinguish source types and connect evidence and competing viewpoints to an initial UNESCO claim. Field notes, peer feedback, and exit tickets establish the evidence, reasoning, teamwork, revision, and public-exhibition expectations for the project.

Students will examine competing perspectives on UNESCO recognition, test the strength of preliminary evidence, and develop an initial Manchester Millyard claim with reasons, questions, and a focused research plan.

Students will evaluate varied Manchester Millyard sources, build an analytical evidence portfolio representing competing viewpoints, and revise it through peer feedback before using the evidence to draft their UNESCO arguments.

Students will transform their Millyard research into a structured persuasive essay, address a fair counterargument, and strengthen their reasoning through two rounds of peer feedback. They will complete a readiness checkpoint by submitting a revised draft, rehearsing an evidence-based public defense, and reflecting through exit tickets.

Students will present and defend their completed Manchester Millyard UNESCO arguments to families, community members, and Manchester Millyard Museum partners, then reflect on how evidence, reasoning, revision, and teamwork strengthened their work.