Unit Planning

Why are we planning Units?

To teach in the Spring

To give Kim evidence of your instructional planning

Use the multiple drafts to your advantage

Sections

• Rationale
• Unit Focus Areas and Goals
• Assessment Plan
• Teaching/Learning Plan
• Lesson Plans
• Unit Resources
• Reflection on Unit Planning

Draft 1: Sections 1
and 2

Section 1: Rationale

• like an essay
• use resources to show your knowledge of your discipline
• an argument; audience, other English teachers
• make the case for your approach to your content
• make the case for the FIT between this content, this approach and YOUR STUDENTS
• explain what special considerations planning your students (specifically) required

See the Unit Rubricfor details

Section 2: Unit FA and Goals

• list your focus areas and related EQ?
• list your unit goals (in observable, measurable form)
• list KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and DISPOSITIONS to be achieved in this unit

This is harder than it sounds. You will continually be revising these goals.

Two ways to help with goals: 1) steal other people's goals language
2) choose your summative assessments and ask yourself, what do they reveal?

Stuck? Try conferring

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