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A well-developed lesson plan reflects the interests and needs of students. It incorporates best practices for the educational field. The lesson plan correlates with the teacher's [[philosophy of education]], which is what the teacher feels is the purpose of educating the students.<ref name=Mitchell>Mitchell, Diana, and Stephen Tchudi, "Exploring and Teaching the English Language Arts" (4th Ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 1999.</ref>

Secondary [[English studies|English]] program lesson plans, for example, usually center around four topics. They are [[literary theme]], elements of language and [[Composition (language)|composition]], [[literary history]], and [[literary genre]]. A broad, thematic lesson plan is preferable, because it allows a teacher to create various research, writing, speaking, and reading assignments. It helps an instructor teach different literature genres and incorporate videotapes, films, and [[television]] programs. Also, it facilitates teaching [[literature]] and English together.<ref name=Mitchell/> Similarly, [[history]] lesson plans focus on content (historical accuracy and background information), analytic thinking, [[Instructional scaffolding|scaffolding]], and the practicality of lesson structure and meeting of educational goals.<ref>[http://teachinghistory.org/lesson-plan-reviews-intro Lesson Plan Reviews Introduction]. Teachinghistory.org. Accessed 15 June 2011.</ref> School requirements and a teacher's personal tastes, in that order, determine the exact requirements for a lesson plan.

''Unit plans'' follow much the same format as a lesson plan, but cover an entire unit of work, which may span several days or weeks. Modern [[Constructivism (learning theory)|constructivist]] teaching styles may not require individual lesson plans. The unit plan may include specific objectives and timelines, but lesson plans can be more fluid as they adapt to student needs and [[learning styles]].

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Unit Planning is the proper selection of learning activities whichthat presents a complete picture. Unit planning is a systematic arrangement of subject matter. "A unit plan is one which involves a series of learning experiences that are linked to achieveachieving the aims composed by methodology and contents," (Samford). "A unit is an organization of various activities, experiences, and types of learning around a central problem or purpose developed cooperatively by a group of pupils under a teacher leadership involving planning, execution of plans and evaluation of results," (Dictionary of Education).

Criteria of a Unit Plan

#Needs, capabilities, interestand interests of the learner should be considered.

#Prepared on the sound psychological knowledge of the learner.

#Provide a new learning experience; systematic but flexible.

#Sustain the attention of the learner tiltill the end.

#Related to the social and physical environment of the learner.

#Development of learner's personality.

It is important to note that lesson planning is a thinking process, not the filling in of a lesson plan template. A lesson plan is envisaged as a blue printblueprint, a guide map for action, a comprehensive chart of classroom teaching-learning activities, and an elastic but systematic approach for the teaching of concepts, skills, and attitudes.

The first thing for setting a lesson plan is to create an objective, that is, a statement of purpose for the whole lesson. An objective statement itself should answer what students will be able to do by the end of the lesson. The objective drives the whole lesson plan; it is the reason the lesson plan exists. The teacher should ensure that lesson plan goals are compatible with the developmental level of the students. The teacher ensures as well that their student achievement expectations are reasonable.<ref name=Mitchell/>