Planning Template

Backwards Design Unit Plan

Plan a unit in three stages: name the desired results, decide what evidence shows learning, then build the lessons. Working backward from your goals keeps every activity pointed at what matters.

Backwards Design Unit Plan

Unit Title:

Subject / Course:

Grade Level:

Approx. Duration:

Teacher:

School Year:

Stage 1: Desired Results

Standards & Goals

List the relevant state or national standards this unit addresses.

Essential Questions

What open-ended questions will frame student inquiry throughout the unit?

Enduring Understandings

What big ideas should students carry with them long after the unit ends? Students will understand that...

Students will KNOW...Students will be ABLE TO...
Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Performance Tasks

How will students demonstrate their understanding? Describe the main assessment.

Other Evidence

Quizzes, tests, exit tickets, observations, homework, and more.

Student Self-Assessment

How will students reflect on their own learning?

Stage 3: Learning Plan

Pre-Assessment

How will you find out what students already know before the unit begins?

Resources & Materials

Sequence of Lessons

Outline the major lessons and activities in the order they will occur.

DayLesson / ActivityLearning ObjectiveAssessment
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Differentiation Notes

Support / ScaffoldingExtension / EnrichmentELL / IEP / 504