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Download the RTF version of the unit
planner (see instructions
for downloading RTF files if you are unsure what to do), open it in your
word processor, and use it as a template for your unit plan. This contains the
following headings:
- TITLE OF UNIT/CONTEXT: Think of a short and snappy title for your unit. You
can also give extra context information if necessary.
For example your unit may be a case study that could fit into one or more contexts.
- YEAR: The year level of the class the unit is designed for.
Note any special attributes of the class that the unit was designed for. It
may be a multilevel (composite) one eg. Years 3 and 4 or an NESB class for
example.
- LEVEL: The
social
studies curriculum level you are aiming the unit at.
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- DURATION: How long you think the unit should take to teach.
Primary people may prefer to state the time in weeks, while secondary people
may prefer to state the number of lessons/periods/hours.
- STRAND ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVE BEING ASSESSED:
The main knowledge achievement objective of your unit.
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- SUPPORTING ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVES:
Other Social Studies curriculum achievement objectives addressed within the
unit.
In integrated units these achievement objectives could be drawn from other
curriculum areas.
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- PROCESSES:
The processes from Social Studies in the New Zealand Curriculum
(Inquiry, Values Exploration, Social Decision making).
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- LEARNING OUTCOMES: What students will be able to do as a result
of their learning (relating to the achievement objectives) in this unit.
These should unpack the curriculum objective in a way that is specific to the
unit content but echoes or parallels the curriculum objectives.
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- SETTING(S):
New Zealand and Beyond (The Pacific; Europe; Asia; Other; Global).
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- PERSPECTIVE(S):
Bicultural; Multicultural; Gender; Current Issues; the Future.
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- ESSENTIAL LEARNING ABOUT NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY (ELANZS):
May provide a focus for study related to strand achievement objectives.
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- ASSESSMENT: How achievement evidence will be collected.
List the assessment activities.
You need to include one or more assessment activities
and schedules with your unit.
You could also include a self assessment sheet.
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- TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES: This is the core of the unit
and contains the activities the students will do in this unit to help them
achieve the objectives.
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- RESOURCES: The resources to be used in teaching the unit. Use
this space to give full publication details of all the published resources
(eg. books, videos) you have referenced in the unit, as well as any others
that may be useful. Also give any other Web sites that you haven't
referenced in the unit, but might be useful for background information.
Provide full details of all resources needed for the unit, including
equipment such as videos or computers with Internet access.
Reference your resources like this:
Print
APA (American Psychological Association - the most commonly used referencing
system for the Social Sciences).
Author (year) Title Publisher Place.
e.g. Cubitt, S., Irvine, R., Dow, A. (1999). Top Tools for Social Sciences
Teachers. Auckland: Addison Wesley Longman.
Electronic
Check out the APA Site
for guidance.
Other
- FOLLOW UP: Future learning needs which have become apparent as a
result of formal and informal assessments.
Take the time to evaluate the unit - what went well, what needs to be
modified (now while you remember), what needs to be thrown out, what needs
to be added?
What skills do the students need more work on? What have they mastered?
The best way to see what your unit plan should look like is to look at some
of the units already online, eg. Gallipoli
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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