Design a Complete Unit of Study

Design a complete unit of study for the following:

Subject: [topic or course name]
Year group or level: [age range or academic level]
Unit duration: [number of weeks / lessons]
Lessons per week: [frequency]
Lesson length: [minutes per lesson]
Learning environment: [classroom / online / hybrid / homeschool]
Curriculum standard or framework (if applicable): [e.g. UK National Curriculum / Common Core / IB / none]
Prior knowledge students will have: [what they already know]
Key misconceptions to address: [common errors or misunderstandings]

Build the unit across these components:

UNIT OVERVIEW:
- Unit title and compelling hook question
- Big ideas (2-3 enduring understandings students should retain for life)
- Essential questions (open questions that drive inquiry throughout the unit)
- Unit learning objectives (what students will know, understand, and be able to do)
- Success criteria (student-facing "I can" statements)

LESSON SEQUENCE:
For each lesson provide:
- Lesson number and title
- Learning objective for that lesson
- Starter activity (5-10 mins — retrieval or hook)
- Main activity with instructions
- Differentiation: support for struggling learners / extension for advanced
- Plenary/closing (5 mins — consolidation or exit ticket)
- Resources needed
- Homework task (if applicable)

ASSESSMENT PLAN:
- Formative assessments throughout (specific strategies per lesson cluster)
- Summative assessment design (the end-of-unit task)
- Assessment rubric or mark scheme
- How to give feedback efficiently

DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGY:
- Three-tier support framework for this unit
- Stretch tasks for gifted learners
- EAL/ESL adaptations

RESOURCES LIST:
- Materials needed
- Recommended texts or videos
- Printable activity suggestions