WEEKS 1–25 · The Forge

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WEEKS

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Trial Forge through the U8 Tavern: minute-by-minute facilitation for every week of the year.

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WEEKS · opener

Weeks 1–4

WEEK 1 · TRIAL FORGE

Week 1: Trial Forge

SESSION TYPE: TRIAL FORGE  ·  NORMAL ROOM: 2 MENTORS ACTIVE, FULL DEMONSTRATION

What it is: Students watch mentors debate each other, then are thrown into a mock debate with roles assigned on the spot. The goal is not mastery. It is orientation: they see what the room feels like when it is alive.

Pre-class setup → Appendix A · Trial Forge Mock Topic

Print 8 Role Cards + 8 Scholar Agreements (signature pages) → Student Handbook §3 Role Playbooks (cards) + §1 The Promise (Scholar Agreement)

Print 8 Evidence Map templates (Jury use) → Student Binder §9 · Jury Worksheet

Prepare a 600-word mock topic students already know (e.g. “Should high school start later?”)

Bring a timer. Test it. Bring a backup timer.

Arrange chairs in two semicircles facing each other

Prepare 8 blank ballots (scrap paper is fine)

Hand out on arrival

1Role Card (assigned at door, do not let them choose)

2Scholar Agreement (read today; take home for signatures; collect Week 2)

3Evidence Map (jurors only; debaters/researchers get blank paper)

Minute by minute2 MENTORS? A = FORGE COACH + WEAVER · B = TEXT COACH

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:05	Introduction: “You are not here to learn about debate. You are here to debate.” Set the single rule.	Weaver speaks. Forge Coach sets energy.
0:05–0:20	Two-adult demonstration — literal 7-minute script: Students are the jury. Mentor A says, “Pre-vote,” and collects hands; then gives the Position A opening (0:00–0:45). Mentor B gives Position B opening (0:45–1:30). A rebuts (1:30–2:15); B rebuts (2:15–3:00). A says, “Jury questions,” and calls two students (3:00–4:30). A closes (4:30–5:15); B closes (5:15–6:00). Mentor A says, “Post-vote,” students vote, and Mentor B narrates the sequence and names the shift (6:00–7:00).	Mentor A = Position A + moderator. Mentor B = Position B + narrator. Student jury asks questions and votes. No third adult or overlapping role is required.
0:20–0:25	Debrief: “What did you notice?” Call on 3 students. Do not explain. Just listen.	Weaver asks. Text Coach notes noticed vs. missed.
0:25–0:30	Role assignment: Hand out Role Cards randomly. 3 minutes to study. Spot-check: “Moderator, what is your first job?”	Forge Coach assigns. Text Coach circulates.
0:30–0:35	Mock debate: Students run the same topic. 5 min, abbreviated. Chaotic is fine.	Forge Coach beside moderator w/ whisper-card. Text Coach beside researcher. Weaver watches.
0:35–0:50	Debrief: “What was harder than it looked?” Call on the student who said the least.	Weaver facilitates. Forge Coach notes confusion. Text Coach notes evidence mistakes.
0:50–0:55	Scholar Agreement: Read aloud. Students take it home for student and parent/guardian signatures; it is collected at the start of Week 2.	Weaver reads. Forge Coach does not collect today.
0:55–1:05	Next-week preview: “Complete all five Project Hail Mary reading blocks before the Arms Room on Sept 22.” Check that everyone has the guide and teacher-arranged access.	Text Coach hands out guide. See the Required Readings and Acquisition Record for teacher acquisition; privately arrange student access.
1:05–1:35	Supported reading / access clinic: Begin or catch up on the next reading block; privately solve missing-book, format, or schedule barriers.	Text Coach supports reading. Forge Coach checks access one student at a time.
1:35–1:50	Role-card filing and catch-up: Students annotate the debate sequence and file today’s work.	Mentors resolve procedural questions and note absences.
1:50–2:00	Closure: Every student names the next reading action privately on an exit slip.	Collect slips; follow up privately.

WEEKS 1–4 · 12

WEEK 1 · TRIAL FORGE

Weeks 1–4

What to listen for

1Did the moderator call votes without prompting?

2Did jurors ask questions or just sit?

3Did debaters open with claims or with stories?

4Did researchers have anything to pass?

Equivalent participation is guaranteedOffer every student a private choice before roles: live speech, a mentor-read written contribution, recorded contribution, or timed written jury analysis. Each route must produce the same claim, evidence, counter, and response; no diagnosis or reason is disclosed. Bench is a prepared evidence role, never a punishment. If a student declines one route, quietly offer another and preserve belonging.

Homework to check

Complete all five Project Hail Mary reading blocks before the Arms Room on Sept 22.

Scholar Agreement signed by parent and returned before Week 2.

WEEKS 1–4 · 13

Weeks 1–4

WEEK 2 · ARMS ROOM

Week 2: Unit 1 — Arms Room

SESSION TYPE: ARMS ROOM (INVESTIGATE)  ·  MENTOR VISIBILITY: ALL 3 ACTIVE

Pre-class setup → Appendix A · Mission Briefing + Volunteer Form

Print the U1 debate questions: Q1 “The Final Choice” is the formal debate; Q3 “No One Is Watching” is the warm-up → Contents “DEBATE” row · U1 Project Hail Mary sheet

Print 8 Evidence Map templates → Student Binder §9 · Jury Worksheet

Have spare reading guides on hand

Prepare the optional mission-design anchor: “Mission Briefing” (1-page declassified brief)

Prepare the optional consent counterfactual: “Volunteer Form” (1-page agreement)

Prepare private readiness slips: all five reading blocks complete? document study complete? access/catch-up support requested?

After Block 5 closes Sunday Sept 20 and before the Sept 22 Arms Room, send or display the exact formal Q1 through the declared course channel or paper handoff.

Minute by minute2 MENTORS? A = FORGE COACH + WEAVER · B = TEXT COACH

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:05	Private readiness check: Every student hands the Text Coach a folded slip confirming all five reading blocks and the document study, or requesting catch-up/access help. Readiness never determines or publicly signals a role.	Text Coach reviews slips privately. Forge Coach collects signed Scholar Agreements. Arrange catch-up without disclosure.
0:05–0:25	Document Study discussion: Mentor leads the U1 close-read questions. Students arrive having pre-read from the Document Study Reader.	Weaver facilitates; Forge Coach times. Keep it inside 20 minutes.
0:25–0:35	Warm-up: Run Q3 “No One Is Watching” (Contents “DEBATE” · U1). Students write one sentence. Collect. Read 3 aloud. Then name Q1 “The Final Choice” as the formal debate.	Weaver runs Q3. Forge Coach reads Q1 exactly and times.
0:35–0:55	Independent claim → Evidence Forge: First, 5 protected minutes: each student writes one Q1 quote → claim → impact → strongest-counter response alone and initials it. Only then pair for quote mining and argument construction.	Text Coach initials every independent claim before collaboration, then circulates. Forge Coach manages energy.
0:55–1:00	Break
1:00–1:10	Argument Sharpen: Pair check. “Does your impact follow from your evidence, or are you just restating your claim?”	Text Coach spot-checks. Weaver listens for quality.
1:10–1:20	Role assignment for the Forge. Moderator tests timer.	Forge Coach assigns. No reference to prior history. Fresh start.
1:20–1:25	Role preview: What does this role require? Announce upcoming debate roles.	Forge Coach narrates. Students ask procedural questions.
1:25–1:30	Exact U1 prep deadline: Sunday, Sept 27, 10:00 AM, by the locally declared course channel or paper handoff.	Point to the locally declared channel; do not invent a platform. Confirm each student’s route privately.
1:30–1:45	Catch-up / access clinic: Students missing reading or materials receive protected catch-up and a private completion plan; roles remain independent.	Use teacher-arranged copies and the Required Readings and Acquisition Record, never a private vault path.
1:45–1:55	File and verify: Independent claim, role sheet, and deadline route filed.	Mentors verify all eight folders.
1:55–2:00	Closure: One written next action.	Collect exit slips.

WEEKS 1–4 · 14

WEEK 2 · ARMS ROOM

Weeks 1–4

What to listen for

1Are students mining quotes from the text, or making them up?

2Are they identifying counterarguments, or just restating their own claim louder?

3Is anyone pairing with the same person every time? (Mix them next unit.)

Common failure — the evidence forge is quiet, students are stuckText Coach intervenes with one pair: “Show me the strongest quote you found. Now show me why the other side would disagree.” Do this once, out loud, for the room to overhear. Then circulate. Do not intervene with every pair.

Homework to check

All five Project Hail Mary blocks were completed before today’s Arms Room; use the private plan if catch-up remains.

All U1 role prep is due Sunday, Sept 27, 10:00 AM, by the locally declared course channel or paper handoff.

WEEKS 1–4 · 15

Weeks 1–4

WEEK 3 · THE FORGE

Week 3: Unit 1 — The Forge

SESSION TYPE: FORGE (DEBATE)  ·  STUDENTS DEBATE · ADULT MODERATOR · NO REVEAL

Pre-class setup

Confirm prep deadline was met. Forge Coach checks packets.

Moderator has timer. Test it.

Jurors have ballots.

Weaver has logbook for the Forge Record.

Print extra Evidence Maps for absent jurors. → Student Binder §9 · Jury Worksheet

Minute by minute2 MENTORS? A = FORGE COACH + WEAVER · B = TEXT COACH

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Private packet/access check; launch protected catch-up for missed prep.	Forge Coach checks privately; Text Coach opens catch-up materials.
0:10–0:18	Retrieve Q3 briefly; state the exact Q1 formal resolution.	Name both positions; confirm sides and speaking seats.
0:18–0:28	Rehearse the moderator calls, timer, and speaking order.	Adult moderator rehearses procedure; students supply the arguments.
0:28–0:38	Break.	Set ballots, timer, source text, and record sheet.
0:38–1:13	Q1 Oxford debate: pre-vote, openings, rebuttals, closings, jury questions, post-vote. Each debater speaks twice.	A mentor moderates Sept 29. Text Coach checks fabricated sources. Equivalent contributions enter at the matching turn.
1:13–1:28	Attributable Forge Reflection: name the other side’s strongest claim, answer it with specific text evidence and a chapter, and say whether your mind changed.	Students keep originals; Text Coach checks attribution.
1:28–1:38	Criterion feedback: does specific text evidence answer the strongest counter?	Text Coach checks one box and adds a specific revision note; if met, write “Met” plus one refinement.
1:38–1:48	Begin a labeled before/after correction from the criterion mark.	Protect individual work; continue the correction at the Tavern.
1:48–1:58	Private tally and Forge Record: retain a copy or attributable reflection record.	Weaver records roles, sides, vote shifts, and criterion notes; students keep originals.
1:58–2:00	Close: explain the Oct 6 Tavern correction and confirm the U2 reading target.	No Reveal or Hold the Tension in U1; follow the control plan.

WEEKS 1–4 · 16

WEEK 3 · THE FORGE

Weeks 1–4

What to listen for

1Did the moderator manage time, or lose control?

2Did debaters address the strongest counterargument first?

3Did jurors ask text-based questions, or emotional ones?

4Did the room shift? If not, why not?

Common failure — the debate dies at minute 12Check in this order: timer (does the moderator know where they are?), stakes (did the hook make the question feel real?), moderator confidence (calling jurors by name?), debater prep (do they have text evidence?). Fix the nearest problem. If all four are fine, let the room die for 30 seconds. Silence is teaching.

Common failure — the room gets personal or angryForge Coach pauses, re-reads the exact question aloud. Precision cools emotion. If it continues, call a 2-minute break. Do not mediate the argument, the format mediates it.

Homework to check

Forge Reflection kept in the Forge Journal (analytical, about the argument).

No new Project Hail Mary reading: all five blocks were complete before the Arms Room.

WEEKS 1–4 · 17

Weeks 1–4

WEEK 4 · THE TAVERN

Week 4: Unit 1 — The Tavern

SESSION TYPE: TAVERN (BRIDGE)  ·  WEAVER RUNS · FORGE COACH OBSERVES · TEXT COACH TEACHES SKILL

Pre-class setup

Forge Record updated with U1 roles, votes, shifts

Skill Layer prepared: one explicit skill to teach

U1 Story Layer prompt ready (Weaver's prompt)

Celebration prepared: which name, which reason

Confirm every student received the U2 reading guide at the Week 3 Forge

Minute by minute2 MENTORS? A = FORGE COACH + WEAVER · B = TEXT COACH

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Arrival & Retro: “What worked? What faltered?” Call on the student who spoke least during the Forge.	Weaver facilitates. Forge Coach notes wins/failures. Text Coach notes evidence mistakes.
0:10–0:30	Criterion-linked correction: Return each student’s mentor mark. Student copies the original sentence, revises it to meet the U1 criterion (claim + cited evidence + strongest counter), and labels BEFORE / AFTER.	Text Coach verifies one correction per student. Student keeps original and correction; Weaver files the duplicate/checklist.
0:30–0:35	Break
0:35–1:00	Story Forge — privacy choice: Students write about themselves or someone they invent, then add their line: “What I think discipline is now.” Assess trait reasoning, choice, and cost, not autobiographical disclosure. Sharing is opt-in and requires consent.	Weaver presents both routes neutrally. Never ask why a student chose a route.
1:00–1:15	Reading Pipeline: Little Women Blocks 1–2 done; Block 3 underway. Finish the book by Oct. 12. Verify access privately.	Use the Required Readings and Acquisition Record for teacher acquisition.
1:15–1:25	Private completion / catch-up: Finish correction or Story Layer evidence.	Protect quiet and equivalent routes.
1:25–1:40	U2 launch and roles: File U1, mark the next reading blocks, assign roles (sides and seats set on debate day); solve access needs privately.	Forge Coach assigns U2 roles; Text Coach checks access; Weaver audits U1 custody.
1:40–1:50	Filing audit: Eight independent claims, eight mentor marks/corrections, eight reflection custody records, eight Story Layer artifacts.	Repair missing evidence now; attendance alone does not count.
1:50–1:55	Celebration: One specific recognition, never for disclosure.	Recognize craft or reasoning.
1:55–2:00	Closure: Students leave with U1 originals and the next dated action.	Mentors retain duplicates/checklists only.

Watch for

· Does the chosen mode make a defensible trait claim through a specific choice?

· Are consequence and cost visible without requiring personal disclosure?

Homework to check

Finish Little Women Blocks 1–2 by Oct. 4; continue Block 3

Story and line kept in the Forge Journal (copy to the Weaver only if the student wants feedback)

Common failure — the Story Layer is genericAsk: “What specific choice makes this trait visible? What followed? What did it cost?” Keep the student in the route they chose. Do not route the work back through the debate question.

WEEKS 1–4 · 18

Week 5

WEEK 5 · ARMS ROOM

Week 5: U2 — Arms Room (120 min)

SESSION TYPE: INVESTIGATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: HANDOFF — FORGE COACH BESIDE MODERATOR, WHISPER-CARD

Pre-class setup

Confirm all five blocks (Ch. I–XLVII) were due Oct. 12; arrange private catch-up as needed.

Prepare Q2 hook materials: one slip of paper per student.

Print Evidence Map templates and extra blank ballots.

Have Q2 debate text ready to display or read aloud.

Confirm the student moderator for this unit's Forge; print the whisper-card.

Reading check (top of class)

• Private readiness only (slip or quiet 1:1): confirm the complete book (Ch. I–XLVII). Status stays private and does not change a role.

• Optional private depth (on slip or 1:1 only): "What does Jo do after Beth dies?" Do not cold-call students about reading status.

Hook

Before anyone writes, say: "The text is the question. Their own grief is not." Each student privately writes one thing they are pursuing that they would set aside if a family member needed them, and whether they would. No mandatory oral share. Optional: Weaver may read at most one anonymous slip. Jo faces this choice in Ch. XL.

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:08	Arrival. Private readiness/access (complete book). Optional private plot-anchor slip. No cold-call.	Forge Coach: slips/quiet check. Text Coach: private access.
0:08–0:28	Document Study (20 min) — Frankl six acts. Pre-read at home; discussion only. Mentor leads (not student-moderated in U2).	Mentor facilitates close-read. Keep to 20 min.
0:28–0:38	Hook — Absence: Grief line first. Private write only (optional anonymous slip). No mandatory oral personal share.	Weaver runs. Forge Coach protects dignity.
0:38–0:48	Break
0:48–0:56	Independent Q2 claim gate: quote → claim → impact → strongest counter. Mentor initials each. No pairs yet.	Text Coach checks all. Forge Coach protects silence.
0:56–1:18	Pair Evidence Forge from each student's captured claim. Find evidence on both sides; verify Ch. XL/XLII in the text.	Text Coach circulates and checks source context.
1:18–1:33	Argument Sharpen + source check. Name strongest counter.	Weaver listens for empty restatements.
1:33–1:43	Confirm Oct. 6 roles and seats. Rehearse student moderator and timer. Role ≠ reading status.	Forge Coach confirms; narrate handoff.
1:43–1:55	Protected individual prep start (Evidence Map / role sheet).	Text Coach: process only.
1:55–2:00	Deadlines: Book due Oct. 12; role prep Sun Oct. 18, 10 AM. State route twice.	Forge Coach states date/time/route.

Homework to check

Check complete-book notes from all five blocks; arrange private catch-up if needed.

Jury: Evidence Map with 2 quotes per side + 1 sentence each, due Sun Oct. 18 at 10 AM.

WEEKS 5–7 · 19

Week 6

WEEK 6 · FORGE

Week 6: U2 — Forge (120 min)

SESSION TYPE: DEBATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: HANDOFF — FORGE COACH BESIDE MODERATOR, WHISPER-CARD

Pre-class setup

Confirm the student moderator is ready; timer checked; whisper-card in hand; coin for sides.

Prepare Q4 hook materials: two columns on board, "What Amy sacrifices" / "What Jo sacrifices."

Print ballots; confirm jury Evidence Maps received.

Have Q2 and Q4 debate texts ready.

Reading check (top of class)

• Private readiness only: confirm the complete book (Ch. I–XLVII) on slip or quiet 1:1. On the same private check, plot-anchor: "Where was Jo when Beth died?" (Correct: at her bedside; she never left.) If students are behind, open private catch-up plans only—no public huddle. Do not cancel the debate.

Hook

Say: “The text is the question. Their own grief is not.” Privately name a pursuit you might set aside for family care. No required oral share.

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Private readiness: complete book + plot-anchor ("Where was Jo when Beth died?"). Private catch-up only if behind.	No public huddle. No cold-call.
0:10–0:18	Optional Q1 warm-up (not formal debate) or skip and extend Tabulation.	Weaver if used.
0:18–0:28	Q4 Tabulation (Amy/Jo book sacrifices on board). Emotional anchor; ~10 min max.	Weaver runs. Forge Coach times.
0:28–0:38	Break + student moderator quiet prep with whisper-card.	Forge Coach: procedural only.
0:38–1:13	Oxford Debate — formal Q2 (35 min). Equivalent private/written routes OK.	Clock + whisper-card. Fact-check fabricated sources only.
1:13–1:28	Attributable Forge Reflection + criterion mark (text answers strongest counter).	Student keeps original; mentor keeps record.
1:28–1:38	The Reveal — one anonymized line. No commentary.	Weaver reads.
1:38–1:48	Hold the Tension (1 min) + start before/after correction note.	Weaver asks.
1:48–1:58	Private tally / Forge Record; 2-min student-moderator debrief.	Weaver records. Forge Coach: process.
1:58–2:00	Close: bring the Forge Journal with the U1 story next week; Story Forge and Workshop 1 both run.	Forge Coach states homework.

Students treat Jo's bedside renunciation as the whole answer. Re-read the Ch. XL/XLII contrast aloud: she renounces ambition while Beth is dying, then resumes writing after, perseverance doesn't mean never pausing, it's what she does with the pause.

Homework to check

Book complete by today; arrange private catch-up if needed.

Bring the Forge Journal, with last unit’s line, to the Tavern for Story Forge.

WEEKS 5–7 · 20

Week 7

WEEK 7 · TAVERN

Week 7: U2 (120 min) — Tavern

SESSION TYPE: BRIDGE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: HANDOFF — WEAVER RUNS THE ROOM

Pre-class setup

Have Forge Record updated with U2 roles, votes, shifts.

Prepare Skill Layer: arguing the text, not the wound, the U2 signature skill.

Print the U2 Story Layer sheet, one per student, and prepare Forge Workshop 1.

Have U3 reading guide (The Boys in the Boat) ready to distribute.

Prepare Celebration: one name, one reason.

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Retro: What worked? What faltered? Call on quietest Forge speaker.	Weaver facilitates.
0:10–0:30	Skill Layer (20): plot fact vs interpretation (Jo/Beth signature error).	Text Coach teaches.
0:30–0:40	Break
0:40–1:00	Story Forge (20): students first add line 1 under their U1 story (written before the line existed), then write the U2 prompt and line 2. Self or invented person.	Weaver runs.
1:00–1:25	Forge Workshop 1 (25): lines 1 and 2 side by side: how are they alike? How are they different? Then one thing you do every time you argue, and one thing you want to do differently. No hand-in. No required disclosure.	Weaver runs.
1:25–1:35	Correction + filing (10): before/after reflection notes; binder filing.	Circulate quietly.
1:35–1:45	U3 Reading Pipeline (10) — U3 is underway; finish by Nov. 2 for the Nov. 3 Arms Room.	Forge Coach holds line.
1:45–1:55	Celebration (one name, one reason; no readiness/vote disclosure) + reset.	Forge Coach or Weaver.
1:55–2:00	Confirm the Nov. 2 full-book deadline; dismiss.	Forge Coach.

Homework to check

U3 is underway; finish by Nov. 2 for the Nov. 3 Arms Room.

WEEKS 5–7 · 21

Week 8

WEEK 8 · ARMS ROOM

Week 8: U3 — Arms Room

SESSION TYPE: INVESTIGATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: WARM FADE, FORGE COACH OUTSIDE CIRCLE, CRISIS ONLY

Pre-class setup

Confirm the complete book was due Nov. 2; arrange private catch-up.

Prepare Q2 hook materials: one slip of paper per student.

Print Evidence Map templates and extra blank ballots.

Have the Q2 debate text ready (Brown on Joe alone, Ch. 4 & 10; Pocock's talk with Joe, Ch. 13).

Reading check (top of class)

Private slip or quiet 1:1: confirm the complete text and ask one full-book plot question. No public list or cold-call. Reading status does not change a role.

Hook

Have you been in a group where your own thoughts disappeared into its rhythm? Freeing, or frightening? Great crews "have no stars…not the individual, not the self" (Ch. 10), is that what makes them great, or what it costs them?

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:08	Arrival. Private readiness/access (complete text). No cold-call; no public list.	Slips / quiet 1:1. Access private.
0:08–0:48	Document Study, in class (40 min). Read together (~15 min), then discuss (~25). No pre-read. Mentor-led U3–U4; student moderator U5+.	Read, then discuss; keep to 40 min.
0:48–0:58	Break
0:58–1:06	Hook for unit Arms Room Q. Private write if personal; optional anonymous slip.	Weaver runs. Protect dignity.
1:06–1:14	Independent claim gate for formal Q: quote → claim → impact → counter. Initials. No pairs yet.	Text Coach checks all.
1:14–1:32	Pair Evidence Forge from each captured claim. ≥3 quotes/side.	Text Coach circulates.
1:32–1:42	Argument Sharpen + source check.	Weaver listens.
1:42–1:50	Role assignment. Whisper-card. Role ≠ reading status.	Forge Coach assigns.
1:50–1:56	Protected individual prep start; finish at home.	Process questions only.
1:56–2:00	Prep deadline stated twice (date, time, route).	Forge Coach.

Homework to check

Review complete-text notes; finish role prep.

Jury: Evidence Map with 2 quotes per side + 1 sentence each, submitted 48 hours before Forge.

WEEKS 8–10 · 22

Week 9

WEEK 9 · FORGE

Week 9: U3 — Forge

SESSION TYPE: DEBATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: WARM FADE, FORGE COACH OUTSIDE CIRCLE, CRISIS ONLY

Pre-class setup

Confirm moderator role assigned and timer checked.

Prepare Q4 hook materials: prompt on board, "Who did you trust after being let down?"

Print ballots; confirm jury Evidence Maps received.

Have Q2 and Q4 debate texts ready.

Reading check (top of class)

Private packet and complete-book evidence check. Arrange private catch-up only if needed; continue the debate.

Hook

Write about a time you trusted someone after being betrayed. What did saying yes cost you? Then: after his father told him to leave, Joe's "world had grown dark, narrow, and lonely" (Ch. 2); Pocock says a rower must "surrender yourself absolutely" (Ch. 12). Is that surrender what happens when you can't leave, or is it trust?

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Private readiness + packets; private catch-up if needed. No public huddle.	Private only.
0:10–0:18	Optional warm-up Q (not formal) or extend anchor hook.	Weaver if used.
0:18–0:28	Emotional-anchor hook (~10 min). Book-grounded preferred.	Weaver runs. Time hard.
0:28–0:38	Break + moderator whisper-card prep.	Procedural only.
0:38–1:13	Oxford Debate — formal Q (35 min). Equivalent private routes OK.	Clock. Fabricated-source only.
1:13–1:28	Attributable Forge Reflection + criterion mark (text → strongest counter).	Student original; mentor record.
1:28–1:38	The Reveal — one anonymized line. No commentary.	Weaver reads.
1:38–1:48	Hold the Tension + start before/after note.	Weaver asks.
1:48–1:58	Private tally / Forge Record; brief mod debrief if used.	Weaver records.
1:58–2:00	Close: next reading; Story/journal homework as card states.	Forge Coach.

Debates collapse into "teamwork is good" platitudes. Force every claim to name a specific dependency from the boat, who carried whom, and what it cost. No generic "they worked together."

Homework to check

Review complete-book notes; reading was due before Arms Room.

Bring the Forge Journal, with last unit’s line, to the Tavern for Story Forge.

WEEKS 8–10 · 23

Week 10

WEEK 10 · TAVERN

Week 10: U3 — Tavern

SESSION TYPE: BRIDGE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: WARM FADE, WEAVER RUNS THE ROOM

Pre-class setup

Have Forge Record updated with U3 roles, votes, shifts.

Prepare Skill Layer: naming a specific dependency, not a general one, the U3 signature skill.

Print the U3 Story Layer sheet, one per student (it matches the U3 page in the Story tab). Students bring Forge Journals.

Have U4 reading guide (Pride and Prejudice) ready to distribute.

Prepare Celebration: one name, one reason.

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Retro: What worked? What faltered?	Weaver facilitates.
0:10–0:30	Skill Layer (20) from signature failure / live debate.	Text Coach teaches.
0:30–0:40	Break
0:40–1:05	Story Forge (25): reread last line; write the unit prompt (Story tab, unit page), then the line “What I think [trait] is now.” Self or invented person; trait reasoning. Share only with consent.	Weaver runs. Not forced disclosure.
1:05–1:25	Filing / correction buffer — labeled open work.	Circulate quietly.
1:25–1:40	U4 Reading Pipeline — U4 is underway; finish by Nov. 30 for the Dec. 1 Arms Room.	Forge Coach holds line.
1:40–1:55	Celebration (no readiness/vote disclosure) + reset.	Forge Coach or Weaver.
1:55–2:00	Confirm homework; dismiss.	Forge Coach.

Homework to check

U4 is underway; finish by Nov. 30 for the Dec. 1 Arms Room.

WEEKS 8–10 · 24

Week 11

WEEK 11 · ARMS ROOM

Week 11: U4 — Arms Room

SESSION TYPE: INVESTIGATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: WARM FADE, FORGE COACH OUTSIDE CIRCLE, CRISIS ONLY

Pre-class setup

Confirm the complete book was due Nov. 30; arrange private catch-up.

Prepare Q3 hook materials (this unit's formal debate): one slip of paper per student.

Print Evidence Map templates and extra blank ballots.

Have the Q3 debate text ready; post the 48-hour hard prep deadline, it starts this unit.

Reading check (top of class)

Private slip or quiet 1:1: confirm the complete text and ask one full-book plot question. No public list or cold-call. Reading status does not change a role.

Hook

Compare Elizabeth's refusal of Collins with Charlotte's acceptance. Name one option and one cost each woman faced. Which difference comes from circumstance, and which from character?

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:08	Arrival. Private readiness/access (complete text). No cold-call; no public list.	Slips / quiet 1:1. Access private.
0:08–0:48	Document Study, in class (40 min). Read together (~15 min), then discuss (~25). No pre-read. Mentor-led U3–U4; student moderator U5+.	Read, then discuss; keep to 40 min.
0:48–0:58	Break
0:58–1:06	Hook for unit Arms Room Q. Private write if personal; optional anonymous slip.	Weaver runs. Protect dignity.
1:06–1:14	Independent claim gate for formal Q: quote → claim → impact → counter. Initials. No pairs yet.	Text Coach checks all.
1:14–1:32	Pair Evidence Forge from each captured claim. ≥3 quotes/side.	Text Coach circulates.
1:32–1:42	Argument Sharpen + source check.	Weaver listens.
1:42–1:50	Role assignment. Whisper-card. Role ≠ reading status.	Forge Coach assigns.
1:50–1:56	Protected individual prep start; finish at home.	Process questions only.
1:56–2:00	Prep deadline stated twice (date, time, route).	Forge Coach.

Homework to check

Review complete-text notes; finish role prep.

Jury: Evidence Map with 2 quotes per side + 1 sentence each, submitted 48 hours before Forge: hard deadline, no exceptions.

WEEKS 11–13 · 25

Week 12

WEEK 12 · FORGE

Week 12: U4 — Forge

SESSION TYPE: DEBATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: WARM FADE, FORGE COACH OUTSIDE CIRCLE, CRISIS ONLY

Pre-class setup

Confirm moderator role assigned and timer checked.

Prepare Q4 hook materials: have Ch. 56 (Lady Catherine confrontation) ready to read aloud.

Print ballots; confirm jury Evidence Maps received, hard 48-hour deadline, no late packets.

Have Q3 and Q4 debate texts ready.

Reading check (top of class)

Private packet and complete-book evidence check. Arrange private catch-up only if needed; continue the debate.

Hook

Read Lady Catherine's confrontation aloud (Ch. 56). Write one time you stood up to someone more powerful: brave, or because silence would cost more? By this point Elizabeth has read Darcy's letter, learned the truth, and had months to recognize his goodness (Ch. 36: "blind, partial, prejudiced, absurd"). Is defiance backed by evidence still resilience, or is it just confidence?

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Private readiness + packets; private catch-up if needed. No public huddle.	Private only.
0:10–0:18	Optional warm-up Q (not formal) or extend anchor hook.	Weaver if used.
0:18–0:28	Emotional-anchor hook (~10 min). Book-grounded preferred.	Weaver runs. Time hard.
0:28–0:38	Break + moderator whisper-card prep.	Procedural only.
0:38–1:13	Oxford Debate — formal Q (35 min). Equivalent private routes OK.	Clock. Fabricated-source only.
1:13–1:28	Attributable Forge Reflection + criterion mark (text → strongest counter).	Student original; mentor record.
1:28–1:38	The Reveal — one anonymized line. No commentary.	Weaver reads.
1:38–1:48	Hold the Tension + start before/after note.	Weaver asks.
1:48–1:58	Private tally / Forge Record; brief mod debrief if used.	Weaver records.
1:58–2:00	Close: next reading; Story/journal homework as card states.	Forge Coach.

December momentum kills this unit if the 48-hour deadline slips even once. Forge Coach states the deadline in days and hours and holds the line without exception, holidays included.

Homework to check

Review complete-book notes; reading was due before Arms Room.

Bring the Forge Journal, with last unit’s line, to the Tavern for Story Forge.

WEEKS 11–13 · 26

Week 13

WEEK 13 · TAVERN

Week 13: U4 — Tavern

SESSION TYPE: BRIDGE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: WARM FADE, WEAVER RUNS THE ROOM

Pre-class setup

Have Forge Record updated with U4 roles, votes, shifts.

Prepare Skill Layer: holding a claim once new evidence arrives, the U4 signature skill.

Story Forge: students bring Forge Journals and open the Story tab to the U4 page.

Have U5 reading guide (A Man for All Seasons) ready to distribute; finish the play by Jan 4, preferably by Dec 21.

This is the last Tavern before Winter Break (Dec 22); confirm families have the U5 reading guide before they leave.

Prepare Celebration: one name, one reason.

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Retro: What worked? What faltered?	Weaver facilitates.
0:10–0:30	Skill Layer (20) from signature failure / live debate.	Text Coach teaches.
0:30–0:40	Break
0:40–1:05	Story Forge (25): reread last line; write the unit prompt (Story tab, unit page), then the line “What I think [trait] is now.” Self or invented person; trait reasoning. Share only with consent.	Weaver runs. Not forced disclosure.
1:05–1:25	Filing / correction buffer — labeled open work.	Circulate quietly.
1:25–1:40	U5 Reading Pipeline — Start the play tonight; due Jan. 4. Aim to finish by Dec. 21.	Forge Coach holds line.
1:40–1:55	Celebration (no readiness/vote disclosure) + reset.	Forge Coach or Weaver.
1:55–2:00	Confirm homework; dismiss.	Forge Coach.

Homework to check

Start the play tonight; due Jan. 4. Aim to finish by Dec. 21.

WEEKS 11–13 · 27

Week 14

WEEK 14 · ARMS ROOM

Week 14: U5 — Arms Room

SESSION TYPE: INVESTIGATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: INDEPENDENT — FORGE COACH OUTSIDE CIRCLE, EMERGENCY ONLY

Pre-class setup

Confirm the complete book was due Jan. 4; arrange private catch-up.

Prepare Q2 hook materials: one slip of paper per student.

Print Evidence Map templates and extra blank ballots.

Have Q2 debate text ready to display or read aloud.

Reading check (top of class)

Private slip or quiet 1:1: confirm the complete text and ask one full-book plot question. No public list or cold-call. Reading status does not change a role.

Hook

More calls silence safety; Cromwell treats it as opposition. What would distinguish intended political resistance from an effect More did not seek?

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:08	Arrival. Private readiness/access (complete text). No cold-call; no public list.	Slips / quiet 1:1. Access private.
0:08–0:48	Document Study, in class (40 min). Read together (~15 min), then discuss (~25). No pre-read. Mentor-led U3–U4; student moderator U5+.	Read, then discuss; keep to 40 min.
0:48–0:58	Break
0:58–1:06	Hook for unit Arms Room Q. Private write if personal; optional anonymous slip.	Weaver runs. Protect dignity.
1:06–1:14	Independent claim gate for formal Q: quote → claim → impact → counter. Initials. No pairs yet.	Text Coach checks all.
1:14–1:32	Pair Evidence Forge from each captured claim. ≥3 quotes/side.	Text Coach circulates.
1:32–1:42	Argument Sharpen + source check.	Weaver listens.
1:42–1:50	Role assignment. Whisper-card. Role ≠ reading status.	Forge Coach assigns.
1:50–1:56	Protected individual prep start; finish at home.	Process questions only.
1:56–2:00	Prep deadline stated twice (date, time, route).	Forge Coach.

Homework to check

Review complete-text notes; finish role prep.

Jury: Evidence Map with 2 quotes per side + 1 sentence each, submitted 48 hours before Forge.

WEEKS 14–16 · 28

Week 15

WEEK 15 · FORGE

Week 15: U5 — Forge

SESSION TYPE: DEBATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: INDEPENDENT — FORGE COACH OUTSIDE CIRCLE, EMERGENCY ONLY

Pre-class setup

Confirm moderator role assigned and timer checked.

Prepare Q4 hook materials: two columns on board, "What the principle cost me" / "What I still believe."

Print ballots; confirm jury Evidence Maps received.

Have Q2 and Q4 debate texts ready.

Reading check (top of class)

Private packet and complete-book evidence check. Arrange private catch-up only if needed; continue the debate.

Hook

Write about one time someone you love chose a principle that cost you something. Not the principle, the cost. One sentence. No names. Collect. Then: More told Alice, "If you can tell me that you understand, I think I can make a good death, if I have to." She said, "I don't! I don't believe this had to happen" (Act Two). He told her, "If you say that, Alice, I don't see how I'm to face it." She was supporting his acceptance with her own refusal. Was that love, or was that hostage-taking?

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Private readiness + packets; private catch-up if needed. No public huddle.	Private only.
0:10–0:18	Optional warm-up Q (not formal) or extend anchor hook.	Weaver if used.
0:18–0:28	Emotional-anchor hook (~10 min). Book-grounded preferred.	Weaver runs. Time hard.
0:28–0:38	Break + moderator whisper-card prep.	Procedural only.
0:38–1:13	Oxford Debate — formal Q (35 min). Equivalent private routes OK.	Clock. Fabricated-source only.
1:13–1:28	Attributable Forge Reflection + criterion mark (text → strongest counter).	Student original; mentor record.
1:28–1:38	The Reveal — one anonymized line. No commentary.	Weaver reads.
1:38–1:48	Hold the Tension + start before/after note.	Weaver asks.
1:48–1:58	Private tally / Forge Record; brief mod debrief if used.	Weaver records.
1:58–2:00	Close: next reading; Story/journal homework as card states.	Forge Coach.

Students read More's silence as passivity. Re-read the Q2 Position A/B text aloud. More's silence is not cowardice or indecision; it is the legal and moral argument. His refusal to speak IS the position.

Homework to check

Review complete-book notes; reading was due before Arms Room.

Bring the Forge Journal, with last unit’s line, to the Tavern for Story Forge.

WEEKS 14–16 · 29

Week 16

WEEK 16 · TAVERN

Week 16: U5 — Tavern

SESSION TYPE: BRIDGE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: INDEPENDENT — WEAVER RUNS THE ROOM

Pre-class setup

Have Forge Record updated with U5 roles, votes, shifts.

Prepare Skill Layer: how to read silence as argument, the U5 signature failure.

Story Forge: students bring Forge Journals and open the Story tab to the U5 page. Forge Workshop 2: students bring stories 1–5; have the thesis hinge question ready.

Confirm students have the U6 guide and book; make both available before winter vacation for an optional early start.

Prepare Celebration: one name, one reason.

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Retro: What worked? What faltered?	Weaver facilitates.
0:10–0:30	Skill Layer (20) from signature failure / live debate.	Text Coach teaches.
0:30–0:40	Break
0:40–1:00	Story Forge (20): reread line 4, then write the U5 prompt and line 5.	Weaver runs.
1:00–1:25	Forge Workshop 2 (25): private reread of story 1 and line 1; “Was I right?” under line 1; draft “I used to think ___. Now I think ___.”	Weaver runs. Consent for any aloud share.
1:25–1:35	Correction + filing (10): before/after reflection notes; binder filing.	Circulate quietly.
1:35–1:45	U6 Reading Pipeline (10) — U6 is underway; finish by Jan. 25 for the Jan. 26 Arms Room.	Forge Coach holds line.
1:45–1:55	Celebration (no readiness/vote disclosure) + reset.	Forge Coach or Weaver.
1:55–2:00	Confirm homework; dismiss.	Forge Coach.

Homework to check

U6 is underway; finish by Jan. 25 for the Jan. 26 Arms Room.

WEEKS 14–16 · 30

Week 17

WEEK 17 · ARMS ROOM

Week 17: U6 — Arms Room

SESSION TYPE: INVESTIGATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: INDEPENDENT — FORGE COACH OUTSIDE CIRCLE, EMERGENCY ONLY

Pre-class setup

Confirm the complete book was due Jan. 25; arrange private catch-up.

Prepare Q2 hook materials: one slip of paper per student.

Hand out the U7 reading guide (Dorian Gray) at the close; reading starts Feb 2.

Print Evidence Map templates and extra blank ballots.

Have Q2 debate text ready to display or read aloud.

Reading check (top of class)

Private slip or quiet 1:1: confirm the complete text and ask one full-book plot question. No public list or cold-call. Reading status does not change a role.

Hook

Have you ever kept quiet to protect something you loved, knowing it could cost you? One sentence, no names. Then: Werner lies to his own staff sergeant about a radio signal. What moved him?

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:08	Arrival. Private readiness/access (complete text). No cold-call; no public list.	Slips / quiet 1:1. Access private.
0:08–0:48	Document Study, in class (40 min). Read together (~15 min), then discuss (~25). No pre-read. Mentor-led U3–U4; student moderator U5+.	Read, then discuss; keep to 40 min.
0:48–0:58	Break
0:58–1:06	Hook for unit Arms Room Q. Private write if personal; optional anonymous slip.	Weaver runs. Protect dignity.
1:06–1:14	Independent claim gate for formal Q: quote → claim → impact → counter. Initials. No pairs yet.	Text Coach checks all.
1:14–1:32	Pair Evidence Forge from each captured claim. ≥3 quotes/side.	Text Coach circulates.
1:32–1:42	Argument Sharpen + source check.	Weaver listens.
1:42–1:50	Role assignment. Whisper-card. Role ≠ reading status.	Forge Coach assigns.
1:50–1:56	Protected individual prep start; finish at home.	Process questions only.
1:56–2:00	Prep deadline stated twice (date, time, route).	Forge Coach.

Homework to check

Review complete-text notes; finish role prep.

Jury: Evidence Map with 2 quotes per side + 1 sentence each, submitted 48 hours before Forge.

WEEKS 17–19 · 31

Week 18

WEEK 18 · FORGE

Week 18: U6 — Forge

SESSION TYPE: DEBATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: INDEPENDENT — FORGE COACH OUTSIDE CIRCLE, EMERGENCY ONLY

Pre-class setup

Confirm moderator role assigned and timer checked.

Prepare Q4 hook materials: two columns on board, "What the resistance cost Manec" / "What hiding cost Etienne."

Print ballots; confirm jury Evidence Maps received.

Have Q2 and Q4 debate texts ready.

Reading check (top of class)

Private packet and complete-book evidence check. Arrange private catch-up only if needed; continue the debate.

Hook

Write about someone you love who chose something principled that scared you. Not the principle, the fear. One sentence. No names. Collect. Then: Madame Manec whispers to Marie-Laure, "Seventy-six years old, and I can still feel like this? Like a little girl with stars in my eyes?" She's the only character who seems happy in the resistance. Everyone around her pays. Argue: if courage feels like stars, is it really courage?

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Private readiness + packets; private catch-up if needed. No public huddle.	Private only.
0:10–0:18	Optional warm-up Q (not formal) or extend anchor hook.	Weaver if used.
0:18–0:28	Emotional-anchor hook (~10 min). Book-grounded preferred.	Weaver runs. Time hard.
0:28–0:38	Break + moderator whisper-card prep.	Procedural only.
0:38–1:13	Oxford Debate — formal Q (35 min). Equivalent private routes OK.	Clock. Fabricated-source only.
1:13–1:28	Attributable Forge Reflection + criterion mark (text → strongest counter).	Student original; mentor record.
1:28–1:38	The Reveal — one anonymized line. No commentary.	Weaver reads.
1:38–1:48	Hold the Tension + start before/after note.	Weaver asks.
1:48–1:58	Private tally / Forge Record; brief mod debrief if used.	Weaver records.
1:58–2:00	Close: next reading; Story/journal homework as card states.	Forge Coach.

Students cherry-pick scenes from the two timelines as if they happened in order. Re-read the motion aloud. The dispute is what moved Werner to keep the transmitter secret, from “Clair de Lune” to “Entombed,” not his whole war. Insist on a Part and chapter title every time a student names a quote.

Homework to check

Review complete-book notes; reading was due before Arms Room.

Bring the Forge Journal, with last unit’s line, to the Tavern for Story Forge.

WEEKS 17–19 · 32

Week 19

WEEK 19 · TAVERN

Week 19: U6 — Tavern

SESSION TYPE: BRIDGE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: INDEPENDENT — WEAVER RUNS THE ROOM

Pre-class setup

Have Forge Record updated with U6 roles, votes, shifts.

Prepare Skill Layer: how to keep the two timelines straight, the U6 signature failure.

Story Forge: students bring Forge Journals and open the Story tab to the U6 page.

U7 reading guide went out Jan 26; Text Coach answers guide questions.

Prepare Celebration: one name, one reason.

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Retro: What worked? What faltered?	Weaver facilitates.
0:10–0:30	Skill Layer (20) from signature failure / live debate.	Text Coach teaches.
0:30–0:40	Break
0:40–1:05	Story Forge (25): reread last line; write the unit prompt (Story tab, unit page), then the line “What I think [trait] is now.” Self or invented person; trait reasoning. Share only with consent.	Weaver runs. Not forced disclosure.
1:05–1:25	Filing / correction buffer — labeled open work.	Circulate quietly.
1:25–1:40	U7 Reading Pipeline — U7 is underway; finish by Feb. 22 for the Feb. 23 Arms Room.	Forge Coach holds line.
1:40–1:55	Celebration (no readiness/vote disclosure) + reset.	Forge Coach or Weaver.
1:55–2:00	Confirm homework; dismiss.	Forge Coach.

Homework to check

U7 is underway; finish by Feb. 22 for the Feb. 23 Arms Room.

WEEKS 17–19 · 33

Week 20

WEEK 20 · ARMS ROOM

Week 20: U7 — Arms Room

SESSION TYPE: INVESTIGATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: INDEPENDENT — FORGE COACH OUTSIDE CIRCLE, EMERGENCY ONLY

Pre-class setup

Confirm the complete book was due Feb. 22; arrange private catch-up.

Prepare Q1 hook materials: one slip of paper per student.

Print Evidence Map templates and extra blank ballots.

Have Q1 debate text ready to display or read aloud.

Reading check (top of class)

Private slip or quiet 1:1: confirm the complete text and ask one full-book plot question. No public list or cold-call. Reading status does not change a role.

Hook

Each student writes down: have you ever created something that later hurt someone? (A photo, a drawing, a text, a post, anything.) Write one sentence. No details, no names. Collect. Then: does the creator bear responsibility for what the creation becomes?

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:08	Arrival. Private readiness/access (complete text). No cold-call; no public list.	Slips / quiet 1:1. Access private.
0:08–0:48	Document Study, in class (40 min). Read together (~15 min), then discuss (~25). No pre-read. Mentor-led U3–U4; student moderator U5+.	Read, then discuss; keep to 40 min.
0:48–0:58	Break
0:58–1:06	Hook for unit Arms Room Q. Private write if personal; optional anonymous slip.	Weaver runs. Protect dignity.
1:06–1:14	Independent claim gate for formal Q: quote → claim → impact → counter. Initials. No pairs yet.	Text Coach checks all.
1:14–1:32	Pair Evidence Forge from each captured claim. ≥3 quotes/side.	Text Coach circulates.
1:32–1:42	Argument Sharpen + source check.	Weaver listens.
1:42–1:50	Role assignment. Whisper-card. Role ≠ reading status.	Forge Coach assigns.
1:50–1:56	Protected individual prep start; finish at home.	Process questions only.
1:56–2:00	Prep deadline stated twice (date, time, route).	Forge Coach.

Homework to check

Review complete-text notes; finish role prep.

Jury: Evidence Map with 2 quotes per side + 1 sentence each, submitted 48 hours before Forge.

WEEKS 20–22 · 34

Week 21

WEEK 21 · FORGE

Week 21: U7 — Forge

SESSION TYPE: DEBATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: INDEPENDENT — FORGE COACH OUTSIDE CIRCLE, EMERGENCY ONLY

Pre-class setup

Confirm moderator role assigned and timer checked.

Prepare Q3 hook materials: mock contracts printed, one per student.

Print ballots; confirm jury Evidence Maps received.

Have Q1 and Q3 debate texts ready.

Preview Q2 with your co-mentor if you plan to use it as the warm-up; keep the framing textual, not modern-psychological.

Reading check (top of class)

Private packet and complete-book evidence check. Arrange private catch-up only if needed; continue the debate.

Hook

Hand out a mock contract: "I agree to eternal youth. I understand my soul will be stored elsewhere. I understand there will be no visible consequences for my actions." Students check yes or no, and write one sentence why. Collect. Reveal the class breakdown. That is the debate's starting position.

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Private readiness + packets; private catch-up if needed. No public huddle.	Private only.
0:10–0:18	Optional warm-up Q (not formal) or extend anchor hook.	Weaver if used.
0:18–0:28	Emotional-anchor hook (~10 min). Book-grounded preferred.	Weaver runs. Time hard.
0:28–0:38	Break + moderator whisper-card prep.	Procedural only.
0:38–1:13	Oxford Debate — formal Q (35 min). Equivalent private routes OK.	Clock. Fabricated-source only.
1:13–1:28	Attributable Forge Reflection + criterion mark (text → strongest counter).	Student original; mentor record.
1:28–1:38	The Reveal — one anonymized line. No commentary.	Weaver reads.
1:38–1:48	Hold the Tension + start before/after note.	Weaver asks.
1:48–1:58	Private tally / Forge Record; brief mod debrief if used.	Weaver records.
1:58–2:00	Close: next reading; Story/journal homework as card states.	Forge Coach.

Students moralize instead of argue. Re-read the Q1 Position A/B text aloud. The question is not whether vanity is bad; it is who bears responsibility under the text. Ask students to argue Lord Henry's side for 60 seconds without endorsing it. If they can't, they are moralizing.

Homework to check

Review complete-book notes; reading was due before Arms Room.

Bring the Forge Journal (stories 1–6) and four index cards to the Tavern.

WEEKS 20–22 · 35

Week 22

WEEK 22 · TAVERN

Week 22: U7 — Tavern

SESSION TYPE: BRIDGE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: INDEPENDENT — WEAVER RUNS THE ROOM

Pre-class setup

Have Forge Record updated with U7 roles, votes, shifts.

Prepare Skill Layer: how to hold a position you find distasteful, the U7 signature failure.

Story Forge: students bring Forge Journals and open the Story tab to the U7 page. Forge Workshop 3: four index cards per student; students bring stories 1–7.

Have U8 reading guide (A Good Man Is Hard to Find) ready to distribute.

Prepare Celebration: one name, one reason.

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Retro: What worked? What faltered?	Weaver facilitates.
0:10–0:30	Skill Layer (20) from signature failure / live debate.	Text Coach teaches.
0:30–0:40	Break
0:40–1:00	Story Forge (20): reread line 6, then write the U7 prompt and line 7.	Weaver runs.
1:00–1:25	Forge Workshop 3 (25): draft the four Anvil talk cards (story · then and now · three proofs · cost). Partner asks only “Which two lines? Which three proofs?”	Weaver + Text Coach.
1:25–1:35	Correction + filing (10): before/after reflection notes; binder filing.	Circulate quietly.
1:35–1:45	U8 Reading Pipeline (10) — U8 is underway; finish both stories by Mar. 15.	Forge Coach holds line.
1:45–1:55	Celebration (no readiness/vote disclosure) + reset.	Forge Coach or Weaver.
1:55–2:00	Confirm homework; dismiss.	Forge Coach.

Homework to check

U8 is underway; finish both stories by Mar. 15.

WEEKS 20–22 · 36

Week 23

WEEK 23 · ARMS ROOM

Week 23: U8 — Arms Room

SESSION TYPE: INVESTIGATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: INDEPENDENT — FORGE COACH OUTSIDE CIRCLE, EMERGENCY ONLY

Pre-class setup

Confirm the complete trio was due Mar. 15; arrange private catch-up.

Prepare Q1 hook materials: one slip of paper per student.

Print Evidence Map templates and extra blank ballots.

Have Q1 debate text ready to display or read aloud.

Reading check (top of class)

Private slip or quiet 1:1: confirm the complete text and ask one full-book plot question. No public list or cold-call. Reading status does not change a role.

Hook

Each student writes one sentence: the last thing you would say to someone who was about to hurt you. Not what you should say, what you would actually say. Collect (optional: read one aloud). Then: is moral courage what you say when you have nothing left to lose, or what you do when you still have everything to lose?

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:08	Arrival. Private readiness/access (complete text). No cold-call; no public list.	Slips / quiet 1:1. Access private.
0:08–0:48	Document Study, in class (40 min). Read together (~15 min), then discuss (~25). No pre-read. Mentor-led U3–U4; student moderator U5+.	Read, then discuss; keep to 40 min.
0:48–0:58	Break
0:58–1:06	Hook for unit Arms Room Q. Private write if personal; optional anonymous slip.	Weaver runs. Protect dignity.
1:06–1:14	Independent claim gate for formal Q: quote → claim → impact → counter. Initials. No pairs yet.	Text Coach checks all.
1:14–1:32	Pair Evidence Forge from each captured claim. ≥3 quotes/side.	Text Coach circulates.
1:32–1:42	Argument Sharpen + source check.	Weaver listens.
1:42–1:50	Role assignment. Whisper-card. Role ≠ reading status.	Forge Coach assigns.
1:50–1:56	Protected individual prep start; finish at home.	Process questions only.
1:56–2:00	Prep deadline stated twice (date, time, route).	Forge Coach.

Homework to check

Review complete-text notes; finish role prep.

Jury: Evidence Map with 2 quotes per side + 1 sentence each, submitted 48 hours before Forge.

WEEKS 23–25 · 37

Week 24

WEEK 24 · FORGE

Week 24: U8 — Forge

SESSION TYPE: DEBATE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: INDEPENDENT — FORGE COACH OUTSIDE CIRCLE, EMERGENCY ONLY

Pre-class setup

Confirm moderator role assigned and timer checked.

Prepare Q3 hook: no materials needed, but rehearse the scene read-aloud.

Print ballots; confirm jury Evidence Maps received.

Have Q1 and Q3 debate texts ready.

Preview Q2 with your co-mentor if you plan to use it as the warm-up; keep the framing textual, moral seriousness, not a defense of murder.

Reading check (top of class)

Private packet and complete-book evidence check. Arrange private catch-up only if needed; continue the debate.

Hook

Students close their eyes. The moderator reads the final encounter: The Misfit's voice is about to crack; the grandmother sees his face twisted close to hers. She reaches out. Students keep eyes closed. Then: raise your hand if you would have reached out. Count. Open eyes. That is the debate's starting position.

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Private readiness + packets; private catch-up if needed. No public huddle.	Private only.
0:10–0:18	Optional warm-up Q (not formal) or extend anchor hook.	Weaver if used.
0:18–0:28	Emotional-anchor hook (~10 min). Book-grounded preferred.	Weaver runs. Time hard.
0:28–0:38	Break + moderator whisper-card prep.	Procedural only.
0:38–1:13	Oxford Debate — formal Q (35 min). Equivalent private routes OK.	Clock. Fabricated-source only.
1:13–1:28	Attributable Forge Reflection + criterion mark (text → strongest counter).	Student original; mentor record.
1:28–1:38	The Reveal — one anonymized line. No commentary.	Weaver reads.
1:38–1:48	Hold the Tension + start before/after note.	Weaver asks.
1:48–1:58	Private tally / Forge Record; brief mod debrief if used.	Weaver records.
1:58–2:00	Close: next reading; Story/journal homework as card states.	Forge Coach.

Students moralize instead of argue. Re-read Q1’s two cases. A argues that recognition becomes concern expressed despite danger. B can accept recognition while questioning accepted risk. Both must address her cleared head and changed words. An immediate choice can still be deliberate; neither side needs a verdict on her whole life.

Homework to check

Review complete-book notes; reading was due before Arms Room.

Bring the Forge Journal, with last unit’s line, to the Tavern for Story Forge.

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Week 25

WEEK 25 · TAVERN

Week 25: U8 — Tavern

SESSION TYPE: BRIDGE · MENTOR VISIBILITY: INDEPENDENT — WEAVER RUNS THE ROOM

Pre-class setup

Have Forge Record updated with U8 roles, votes, shifts.

Prepare Skill Layer: the U8 signature failure, students read the story once and think they're done.

Story Forge: students bring Forge Journals and open the Story tab to the U8 page. Its spoiler-aware prompt: “Write the version where you see it in time and act on it.” Line 8 is the last one: “What I think moral courage is now.”

Prepare Celebration: one name, one reason.

Minute by minute

Time	What happens	Your job
0:00–0:10	Retro: What worked? What faltered?	Weaver facilitates.
0:10–0:30	Skill Layer (20) from signature failure / live debate.	Text Coach teaches.
0:30–0:40	Break
0:40–1:05	Story Forge (25): reread last line; write the unit prompt (Story tab, unit page), then the line “What I think [trait] is now.” Self or invented person; trait reasoning. Share only with consent.	Weaver runs. Not forced disclosure.
1:05–1:25	Filing / correction buffer — labeled open work.	Circulate quietly.
1:25–1:40	Anvil Pipeline — confirm the next portfolio milestone and materials.	Forge Coach holds line.
1:40–1:55	Celebration (no readiness/vote disclosure) + reset.	Forge Coach or Weaver.
1:55–2:00	Confirm homework; dismiss.	Forge Coach.

Homework to check

No new reading over break. Bring the Forge Journal (all eight stories and lines) and four talk cards to Week 26 (Apr 13).

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