1. Incorporating Strategies into Lesson Plans How to build a Burke Question Driven Unit

2. Essential Points for Planning: 1.Establish Outcomes – what students should be able to do at unit’s end 2.Align with Standards – which standards naturally fit here and which need integration for revisiting 3.Generate Concepts & Topics 4.Determine Enduring Understandings – what should students learn & remember in 5 years

3. 5.Identify Big Ideas 6.Develop Questions 7.Incorporate Academic Essentials 8.Assessing Background Knowledge 9.Evaluate Student Engagement 10.Define Assessment Criteria 11.Choose Texts 12.Consider Supplemental Experiences 13.Anticipate and Create Additional Questions

4. 14.Assess Progress & Performance 15.Allow a Range of Culminating Performances 16.Organize the Unit – chronology, core, supplements, rationale 17.Differentiate Instruction 18.Identify Language Study Opportunities – grammar, mechanics, conventions, etc. 19.Integrate Technology 20.Choose Appropriate Work Configurations