What is a Unit Plan?
A unit plan is developed by the teacher and serves as a long-range plan. It contains multiple lessons that are related. Below you will find the Suggested Unit Plan Format (Tennessee Framework for Evaluation and Professional Growth) components followed by explanations of each. While all unit plans are not identical (different states may use different formats), the major components will remain the same.
Subject area; Grade level	What is subject area(s) and grade level(s) for which the unit is designed?
Unit name	What is the name of the unit of instruction?
Unit goals	Unit goals are long-range goals. What are the goals for this unit of instruction? How does this unit fit with year-long goals?
Specific ways to relate goal(s) to curriculum	Describe how the unit goals relate to the team/department, system and state frameworks.
Characteristics of the students	List the needs for the students who this unit is intended in the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical areas.
Introductory procedures	How will you introduce the unit and the goals to the students? List these procedures.
Materials /media	Identify the software, web sites, other materials and/or media needed to teach this lesson.
Assessment and evaluation	Identify the methods that the teacher will use to identify the student learning levels and needs. Describe when these will be used during the unit.
Assessment instruments to outcomes	Relate assessment instruments to the outcomes stated in the goals.
Download a template for the unit plan Suggested Format (MS Word; PDF)
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Last updated on 11/02/06	Created 2002 by B. O'Bannon.
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