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Backward Design Unit Planner.

When designing a unit from scratch and wanting rigorous alignment between what students will learn, how they'll be assessed, and how they'll be taught.

ChatGPT Β· Claude Β· GeminiΒ·BeginnerΒ·~233 tokens
Curated by the AIPP team
Last updated 14 May 2026 Β· v3
backward-design-unit-planner.md Β· 233 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Backward Design Unit Planner.

# Context
Original working context: 🟣 MULTISTEP WORKFLOW THE PROMPT Act as a curriculum designer using Understanding by Design (UbD/backward design). Design a 3-week unit for {{subject}} at {{grade_level}} on {{topic}}. Stage 1 β€” Desired Results: identify the established standards, enduring understandings, essential questions, and knowledge/skill targets. Stage 2 β€” Assessment Evidence: design the culminating performance task, evaluate with a GRASPS task design, and identify other evidence (formative checks, quizzes). Stage 3 β€” Learning Plan: sequence the lessons with the WHERETO framework (Where/Hook, Equip, Rethink, Evaluate, Tailor, Organise).

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{subject}}Subjectinsert your specific value
{{grade_level}}Grade levelinsert your specific value
{{topic}}TopicAI prompting for beginners
{{role}}Rolefreelance client onboarding strategist
{{target_user}}Target usera freelance consultant

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone β€” formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

When designing a unit from scratch and wanting rigorous alignment between what students will learn, how they'll be assessed, and how they'll be taught.

PRO TIP

Write the enduring understandings before anything else β€” if you cannot state what students will remember in 10 years, the unit lacks a clear purpose.

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