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name: "build-a-unit-plan-from-approved-sources-method"
description: "Use when you need to Draft a teaching unit plan that is grounded in your approved curriculum sources. Build a unit plan from approved sources with ChatGPT"
---

# Build a unit plan from approved sources with ChatGPT

Job: [Draft a teaching unit plan that is grounded in your approved curriculum sources](https://aiagents.org/canai/build-a-unit-plan-from-approved-sources)

## Need

- ai agent: [Google Drive](https://aiagents.org/agents/google-drive), [ChatGPT](https://aiagents.org/agents/chatgpt)

## Steps

1. Start from approved material: collect the standards, the curriculum or pacing document, the school calendar, past lessons, guidance on assessment and what learners need, note which files are up to date and which are just samples, and ask ChatGPT to tie each major planning choice to one of them.
2. Draft the sequence with the starter prompt. The plan should include: learning goals and the standards they meet; a lesson order that fits the time on the calendar; materials needed and links to the source files; formative checks and how they connect to assessments; likely misconceptions or missing prerequisites; open decisions and gaps in guidance for the teacher to settle.
3. Review the teaching decisions: check the plan against the standards, its pace, how much assessment it asks for, accessibility and suitability for the age group, confirm nothing about district rules or learners was invented, revise in the same chat, and clearly mark the approved version before using it for slides or materials.
4. Note: The result is a draft for educator review. Each lesson should show why it belongs in the sequence, not just list activities.

## Prompt

```
Using the standards, pacing guide, prior lesson files, assessment guidance, calendar, and learner needs in this folder, create an editable [length] unit plan for [grade, subject, and topic].

Include:
- learning goals
- lesson sequence
- links to source files
- formative checks
- likely misconceptions
- review flags

Flag missing or conflicting guidance instead of guessing. Label the result Draft for educator review.
```

## Credit

Method author OpenAI
Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/use-cases/build-unit-plan-from-sources