Self-Directed Academy · Studio 1 · Week 2 · Launch of Dig

Welcome to the Dig

You have a question. Now you go get the evidence. This is where you become the expert.
Frame it. They've never done Dig. This is self-directed — the answer isn't handed over.
What changes this week

Nobody hands you
the answer.

Launch gave you a question. Dig is where you hunt real sources, take them apart, and build the evidence that answers it — your question, your sources.

Walk the loop. Post it. They run this EVERY class in Dig.
The daily Dig loop · every class
1
Set a goal

In your Dig Log.

2
Find & read

A source on your angle.

3
Vet it

Credibility Check.

4
Log & annotate

Source Log + R.9.

5
Bank evidence

Update log + flag.

Every class ends with something logged. No "I read some stuff."
Meet the Daily Dig Log. Hand it out now. This is the accountability spine.
Your new daily tool

The Daily Dig Log

One line, every class: today's goal → what I found → my evidence → my flag → next step. It's how you — and I — see that you're moving. Keep it in your studio folder.

Now teach the core skill: reading for the ARGUMENT, not just the topic. Model on one shared text.
Today's skill

Read for the argument —
not just the topic.

A source isn't just "about" something. It's making a case. Your job is to catch the case it's making.

The 3 questions. Model live on a source from the block's texts, then they try on their own.
Three questions for any source
Claim

What is this source trying to convince me of?

Evidence

What does it use to back that up — facts, examples, data?

Appeal

How does it work on me — logic, emotion, or authority?

Claim · Evidence · Appeal. Mark all three on every source you read.
Release to work. Circulate. First conferences begin. They should find + vet + log source #1 today.
Now — work time

Find, vet, and log
your first source.

Run the loop. Read one source for its claim, evidence, and appeal, vet it with the Credibility Check, and log it. Flag yourself before you leave.

This week's target

By Friday: 4–5 sources,
a claim, a counter.

Gather your evidence, form your answer, and name the strongest case against it. That's the Dig.
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