name: Build a unit plan from source files tagline: Turn standards, pacing, and prior lessons into a teachable sequence. summary: Use ChatGPT with standards, curriculum guidance, prior lesson files, a school calendar, assessment guidance, and learner needs to create an editable unit plan with goals, lesson sequence, source links, and review flags. skills:
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token: google-drive description: Gather approved standards, pacing guidance, prior lessons, and assessment materials.
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token: $documents description: Create an editable, source-linked unit plan. bestFor:
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Teachers planning a unit from approved curriculum sources.
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Units that need standards, pacing, assessment, and calendar alignment.
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Planning where missing or conflicting guidance should remain visible. starterPrompt: title: Create a Unit Plan body: >- 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].
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learning goals
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lesson sequence
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links to source files
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formative checks
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likely misconceptions
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review flags
Flag missing or conflicting guidance instead of guessing. Label the result Draft for educator review. suggestedEffort: medium relatedLinks:
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label: Plugins url: /codex/plugins
Ground the unit in approved sources
Collect the standards, curriculum or pacing guide, school calendar, prior lessons, assessment guidance, and relevant learner needs. Identify which documents are current and which are examples only.
Ask ChatGPT to map every major planning decision to an approved source.
Draft the sequence
Use the starter prompt to create a plan with:
- Learning goals and standards.
- A lesson sequence that fits the available calendar.
- Required materials and source links.
- Formative checks and assessment connections.
- Likely misconceptions or prerequisite gaps.
- Decisions and missing guidance for teacher review.
The draft should show why each lesson belongs in the sequence, not only list activities.
Review instructional judgment
Check the standards alignment, pacing, assessment load, accessibility, and age appropriateness. Confirm that ChatGPT has not invented district requirements or learner information.
Revise the plan in the same task, then mark the approved version clearly before using it to generate decks or classroom materials.