1 - Start ~4 mins
Today you run the action you planned. The plan is the map; this period is the doing. By the end of the period the work should be under way or finished for today, and you should have hard notes on what actually happened, including what did not change and what went wrong.
Somebody outside this room noticing is a hope, not a pass mark.
While you work, write down what happens as it happens, because that is the evidence you will need when you look back on this strand.
2 - What to Capture While You Work ~4 mins
Evidence gathered afterwards is almost always thinner than evidence gathered while you work. Before you start, know what is worth writing down.
Capture four things as you go:
- Who you spoke to or worked with, and what they actually said or did.
- What changed today, even a little, that was not true this morning.
- What did not go to plan, and what you did about it.
- What you would tell a class next week to do differently.
The third one matters most for the strand reflection later. A smooth hour gives you less to say than an hour where a door was shut, a reply never came, or a plan had to be rewritten on the spot. Write those moments down while they are still sharp. Vague lines such as "it went well" will not help you later.
3 - Run the Action ~24 mins
In your groups, carry out the work your plan set for today. Stick to your roles. Keep the evidence slip or board prompts beside you and fill them in as things happen, not when you get back to your seat.
Movement rule (also on the plan slide):
- Agree the route and the return time with your teacher before anyone leaves the room.
- One slip-keeper always stays in the room with the evidence notes.
- If a contact is absent or a reply never comes, write the snag and switch straight to the next listed move or the fallback task on your plan (draft, count, display hang, peer brief). Do not wait out the period empty-handed.
By the end of this block you should have: the work itself under way or finished for today (or the fallback clearly advanced), and specific notes on people, changes, snags and what you would redo.
4 - Make Sense of It ~5 mins
Still in groups, take one minute to underline the single strongest line on your evidence slip: a name, a quote, a change, or a snag.
As a class, share a handful of those lines only. Listen for what actually happened, not for a polished story. Name one thing the action changed today and one thing it did not. Keep the slips; you will need them when you look back on this strand.
5 - What You Covered ~3 mins
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