Lesson 3: Creating a Unit Plan
Introduction: When writing a unit plan based on a big idea you always begin with the big idea before building the rest of the unit. The big idea is what inspires the end product and the brainstorming required to each the end product. Essential questionion is used throughout the unit to connect the lessons to the big idea.
When choosing a big idea, you want to consider what your students can connect with. After you have chosen a big idea you can come up with the related and key concepts that can help your students make sense of the big idea. For example, if your big idea is fear, your key concepts would be phobias and emotions, and your related concepts could be scary movies, the unknown, overcoming fears, etc.
Task: Using what you have learned about big ideas and developing essential questions, fill out the starter unit plan template for a big idea unit. I have pre-filled the unit plan with examples showing how to complete it. Delete my answers and replace them with your own. Once you have completed your unit plan copy and paste what you wrote into the shared google slide show to share with the class.
\ File:Starter Template Big Idea Unit Plan.pdf
Click here for the shared google slideshow to post your unit plans