Thematic Unit Description Paper Name

Course-Section

I. Unit Context

1. Write a description of the unit theme detailing what the students will be learning.

2. What is the target subject area/class?

3. How does this unit fit into the whole learning experience of the students?

4. What is the setting or situation? Describe the classroom as you see it. Include information
on what computers and other equipment are available to the students.

II. Audience

1. General characteristics: Describe the learners, including the size of the group, their age,
interests, experiences, and aptitudes.

2. Entry competencies: What specific knowledge and assumptions can you make about
them? Remember to describe their computer competence.

III. State Objectives

1. State Goal
2. State Objective 1
3. State Objective 2
4. State Objective 3

IV. State Methods

1. Instructional Strategy: Identify the instructional strategies you might use to deliver this
unit with. These are as follow:
- Presentation – Tells, dramatizes, disseminates information to learners – is one
way.
- Demonstration – Learners view example of skill or procedure.
- Discussion – Exchange of ideas and opinions between all parties.
- Drill-and-practice – Learns are led through a series of practice exercises.
- Tutorial – Through the use of a person, software or printed materials learners are
given problems the mechanism then requested to respond, analyze the response
and gives appropriate feedback to a predetermined level of competence.
- Cooperative Learning – Centered around an activity, discuss, topic, or computer
students work as a group to resolve a given learn exercise or challenge.
- Gaming – A playful environment that allows students with rules while striving
to attain a challenging goal.
 - Simulation – A scaled-down version of a real-life situation, allowing for realistic
practice and mastery.
- Discovery – Uses inquiry (inductive) by presenting problems to be solved in a
trial-and-error manner.
- Problem Solving – Lifelike starting point to learning. Real world challenge
provides students with knowledge and skill as they grapple with the learning
process.

Explain how the methods and media will be used to create the learning environment.

a. Method(s) for objective 1

b. Method(s) for objective 2
c. Method(s) for objective 3

IMPORTANT NOTE: On the next page, you will include an image of your mind-map that you
created with Inspiration software. You will also include a printout of three websites that would
aid your instruction.

The following steps will show you how to do insert your mind-map :

1. In Inspiration, go to “File” and then “Export.”

2. Select the “Graphics File” tab at the top.
3. The default format is “GIF.” This is fine.
4. Select (and remember) where you want to save the image file.
5. Click “Save.”
6. Now, go to your Microsoft Word document.
7. Select “Insert” from the top toolbar.
8. Select “Picture” and “From File…”
9. Find your image that you saved, click on it, and click “Save.”