Timeline and Key Events of the In-School Research
| Preintervention Stage | |
| January 25: | Observations beginning the first day of the semester; lag in start-up time due to state-mandated testing and students' return of consent forms |
| January 26: | Video of Africans in America; Equiano response no. 1 |
| January 28: | Equiano response no. 2 |
| February 2: | Beginning of preintervention interviews |
| February 3: | The Middle Passage small group discussions |
| February 4: | The Middle Passage response |
| February 9: | Daughters of the Dust |
| February 11: | Daughters of the Dust response |
| February 15: | The Piano Lesson text and video |
| School closed February 26 to March 1 | |
| March 3: | Assembly |
| March 5: | The Piano Lesson response |
| March 10: | A stage of their own (African-American theater) |
| March 12: | Extended reader response essay no. 1, “Family Heritage” |
| Intervention Stage | |
| March 22: | A Lesson Before Dying introduction and “hog” response |
| March 23: | A Lesson Before Dying class discussion |
| March 25: | A Lesson Before Dying response problemization of humanity and manhood |
| March 31: | Image Theatre |
| April 1: | Viewing of Scottsboro Boys historical video with worksheet to tie to A Lesson Before Dying |
| April 5: | Reader response to text and video |
| April 12: | Viewing of Dead Man Walking contemporary video with study questions |
| April 15: | Reader response to text and video |
| April 16: | Oprah Winfrey transcript and audiocassette recordings of the novel |
| April 19: | “If we must die,” with reader response |
| April 23: | Guest speaker: Judge DeLaMar |
| April 24: | Response to guest speaker, tied to A Lesson Before Dying |
| April 26: | “Sanctuary” |
| April 27: | Guest speaker: Prof. Anderson |
| April 28: | Guest speaker: Dr. Fowler |
| April 29: | Projects due |
| April 30: | Extended reader response Essay no. 2 |
| May 1: | Guest speaker: Prof. Roithmayer |
| May 4: | Letters due, questionnaires |
| May 5: | Postinterviews |