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The handbook teaches the machine. These sheets run it, one week at a time.

Every role has a fill-in sheet by week. Each sheet is bound in twice, so fill one and keep the spare.

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GuideHow to Use · Keep vs. Submit

Every unit · same rhythm

HOW TO USE THESE SHEETS

Arms Room → Unit Cover · Forge → your role sheet · Tavern → Reflection + Story Layer. Everyone keeps Bench prep ready. Practical Playbooks precede the first role-sheet set.

Monday night: open the 30-Week Guide, know this week’s session and what to read.
Arms Room week: fill Unit Cover after role assignment. Start the ACTOR Log if you want nightly structure.
Forge week: pull one role sheet (Moderator / Debater / Researcher / Jury). Everyone also has Bench Prep ready.
Before the Forge: submit by your unit deadline. U1: Sept 27, 10 a.m. · U2: 5 days before · U3: 4 days · U4–8: 48 hours.
Tavern week: Forge Reflection (the argument) + Story Layer (a story 5 years out, then your line). Not the same document.

Keep vs. submit Submit copies: Evidence Map + questions (Jury → Text Coach) · Researcher packet (→ debaters + Text Coach) · Bench Prep (everyone → Text Coach). Hand off: Vote Tally (Moderator → Weaver, private). Keep: your working sheets in your Forge Journal.

ARMS ROOM → FORGE → TAVERN

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Pin all year

Year RoadmapGuide

Fall 2026 – Spring 2027 · 8 units · 30 weeks

MY YEAR AT THE FORGE

Your debate-record dashboard. Every unit follows the same rhythm: Arms Room → Forge → Tavern. Write your assigned role in the last column the moment the Forge Coach hands it to you.

Student

Class / cohort

Unit · Trait	Book	Arms Room	The Forge	Tavern
U1 · Discipline	Project Hail Mary	Sep 22	Sep 29	Oct 6
U2 · Perseverance	Little Women	Oct 13	Oct 20	Oct 27 · Wkshp 1
U3 · Interdependence	The Boys in the Boat	Nov 3	Nov 10	Nov 17
U4 · Resilience	Pride and Prejudice	Dec 1	Dec 8	Dec 15
U5 · Acceptance	A Man for All Seasons	Jan 5	Jan 12	Jan 19 · Wkshp 2
U6 · Courage	All the Light We Cannot See	Jan 26	Feb 2	Feb 9
U7 · Hope	The Picture of Dorian Gray	Feb 23	Mar 2	Mar 9 · Wkshp 3
U8 · Moral Courage	A Good Man Is Hard to Find + trio	Mar 16	Mar 23	Mar 30

Trial Forge Sep 15 · Final Forge Apr 13 / 20 / 27 · The Anvil May 4 · The Reveal May 11.

My roles – over the year you do all four

Role	Unit(s) assigned	Still need
Moderator		☐
Debater		☐
Researcher		☐
Jury		☐

Bench is universal insurance Bench is not an assigned role or a disciplinary placement. Every student preps both sides, every unit, so any absence is covered. You don’t get “assigned” Bench based on readiness or access needs — you keep Bench Prep ready because the debate never cancels. It never subtracts from the jury and is never a counted seat.

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30-Week GuideWeeks 1–15

Weeks 1–15 · fill “my role” on Forge weeks only

30-WEEK GUIDE

Your year at a glance: what session is this week, what to read at home, when prep is due, and which sheet to pull.

Wk	Date	Session	Book	At home	In class	Prep due	Pull
pre	Sept 1–14	Pre-start	Project Hail Mary	Begin reading (~23 pp/day); keep a reading journal. Book done by Sept 22.	—	–	Reading journal
1	Sep 15	Trial Forge	–	Watch the full flow; vote as jury; note order, not content	Observe, then try	–	Unit Cover
2	Sep 22	Arms Room	Project Hail Mary	Book done. No new reading; evidence mining; role prep	Hook → Evidence Forge → role assigned	–	ACTOR · Unit Cover
3	Sep 29	Forge	Project Hail Mary	Start Little Women Block 1; Reflection	Formal Q1 · The Final Choice	Sun Sep 27 · 10:00 AM	Role sheet
4	Oct 6	Tavern	Project Hail Mary	Little Women Blocks 1–2 done; Block 3 underway	Story Forge · skill · U2 roles	Reflection due	Story Layer
5	Oct 13	Arms Room	Little Women	Whole book done Oct 12; full-book notes	Doc study · Q2 prep · confirm roles	–	Unit Cover · Evidence Map
6	Oct 20	Forge	Little Women	Review U2 notes; start U3 after the debate	Formal debate Q5 (Amy’s Shadow)	Sun Oct 18 · 10 AM	Role sheet · packet
7	Oct 27	Tavern	Little Women	U3 Blocks 1–2 done; Block 3 underway	Story Forge U2 · Forge Workshop 1	Bring Forge Journal	Story Layer · U3 guide
8	Nov 3	Arms Room	The Boys in the Boat	U3 book done Nov 2	Doc study · formal-Q prep · roles	–	Unit Cover · Evidence Map
9	Nov 10	Forge	The Boys in the Boat	Review U3 notes; start U4 after the debate	Formal debate (U3 formal Q)	Sun Nov 8 · night	Role sheet · packet
10	Nov 17	Tavern	The Boys in the Boat	U4 Blocks 1–2 done; Block 3 underway	Skill · Story Forge U3 · U4 pipeline	Bring Journal	Story Layer · U4 guide
11	Dec 1	Arms Room	Pride and Prejudice	U4 book done Nov 30	Doc study · prep · 48h rule starts	–	Unit Cover · Evidence Map
12	Dec 8	Forge	Pride and Prejudice	Review U4 notes; U5 starts Dec 15	Formal debate (U4 formal Q)	48h hard (Dec 6)	Role sheet · packet
13	Dec 15	Tavern	Pride and Prejudice	Start U5; aim to finish before winter vacation	Skill · Story Forge U4 · U5 pipeline	Bring Journal	Story Layer · U5 guide
14	Jan 5	Arms Room	A Man for All Seasons	U5 play done Jan 4	Doc study · formal-Q prep · roles	–	Unit Cover · Evidence Map
15	Jan 12	Forge	A Man for All Seasons	Review U5 notes; start U6 if not already reading	Formal debate (U5 formal Q)	48h hard (Jan 10)	Role sheet · packet

My role this Forge week: Trait:

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Weeks 16–3030-Week Guide

30-Week Guide · part 2. Spring units, Forge Workshops, Anvil season. Same columns, session, reading, prep due, sheet to pull.

Wk	Date	Session	Book	At home	In class	Prep due	Pull
16	Jan 19	Tavern	A Man for All Seasons	U6 Blocks 1–4 done; Block 5 next	Story Forge U5 · Forge Workshop 2	Bring Journal	Story Layer · U6 guide
17	Jan 26	Arms Room	All the Light We Cannot See	U6 book done Jan 25	Doc study · formal-Q prep · roles	–	Unit Cover · ACTOR · Map · U7 guide
18	Feb 2	Forge	All the Light We Cannot See	Review U6 notes; start U7 after the debate	Formal debate (U6 formal Q)	48h hard (Jan 31)	Role sheet · packet
19	Feb 9	Tavern	All the Light We Cannot See	U7 Block 1 done; Block 2 underway	Skill · Story Forge U6 · U7 pipeline	Bring Journal	Story Layer
20	Feb 23	Arms Room	The Picture of Dorian Gray	U7 book done Feb 22	Doc study · formal-Q prep · roles	–	Unit Cover · Evidence Map
21	Mar 2	Forge	The Picture of Dorian Gray	Review U7 notes; start U8 after the debate	Formal debate (U7 formal Q)	48h hard (Feb 28)	Role sheet · packet
22	Mar 9	Tavern	The Picture of Dorian Gray	U8 stories read; re-read and mine quotes	Story Forge U7 · Forge Workshop 3	Journal + 4 cards	Story Layer · U8 guide
23	Mar 16	Arms Room	A Good Man Is Hard to Find	U8 trio done Mar 15	Doc study · formal-Q prep · roles	–	Unit Cover · Evidence Map
24	Mar 23	Forge	A Good Man Is Hard to Find	Review U8 trio notes	Formal debate (U8 formal Q)	48h hard (Mar 21)	Role sheet · packet
25	Mar 30	Tavern	A Good Man Is Hard to Find	Anvil prep begins	Skill · Story Forge U8 · arc close	Bring Journal	Story Layer
26	Apr 13	Final Forge 1	–	Assemble the Forge Book	Opening page · 4 cards · 1:1s	–	Forge Book
27	Apr 20	Final Forge 2	–	Revise the talk	Peer check · the Gauge	–	Gauge (Anvil tab)
28	Apr 27	Final Forge 3	–	Rehearse on the clock	Two timed run-throughs	–	Peer check (Anvil tab)
29	May 4	The Anvil	–	–	Six-minute talk	–	Portfolio
30	May 11	The Reveal	–	–	Year-end Reveal · last day	–	Forge Record

Nov 24 · Dec 22–29 · Apr 6, no schoolNo Forge sessions, keep reading or catch up. Tell the Forge Coach before the Arms Room if you are 3+ nights behind.

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