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Each lesson builds on the one before, so the unit moves forward as one story. Titles, objectives and timings for all five lessons sit on one screen.
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Madlen turns a week's learning outcomes into five connected lessons with objectives, timings and activities.
- Five days of lessons in one plan
- Every lesson aligned to outcomes
- Differentiation and assessment included
A real example made with Madlen
The examples below were generated in Madlen.
Grade 10 Literature
The Music of Words: Poetry from Tradition to Today
Grade 10 · Literature5 Lessons
A five-lesson teaching plan built around sound devices in poetry, the evolution of poetic forms, and close text analysis, from the oral tradition to contemporary verse.
Weekly Assessment
Formative: In-class question-and-answer activities, exit tickets and guided text analyses.
Summative: A poetry analysis and presentation portfolio prepared as the performance task.
Differentiation Strategies
Support: Concept cards and texts with simpler rhyme schemes.
Enrichment: Research how musicality is achieved in contemporary free verse.
1The Magic of the Word: Sound Devices in Poetry
Identify sound devices in texts such as rhythm, rhyme and alliteration.
Opening · 10 min
Hook: Play a powerful spoken-word poetry recording so the class feels the first effect of musical language.
Instruction & Practice · 25 min
Concept Presentation: Rhyme, refrain, metre, alliteration and assonance are mapped out on the board.
Guided Practice: Rhymes and refrains are traced step by step through a text projected on the board.
Closure & Assessment · 5 min
Summary: Key terms are recapped and exit tickets handed out; each student writes one example of their own.
2The Oral Tradition: Ballads and Folk Song
Analyse the features of the oral tradition through ballads, tracing how the sound devices from the previous lesson appear in the oldest texts.
3From Ballad to Lyric: Melody in Folk Poetry
Understand the transition from narrative ballads to lyric poetry and the role of melody in the folk tradition.
4Sound and Meaning in the Sonnet
Compare metre and rhyme schemes in the classical sonnet with their use in modern poetry.
5Musicality Today: Free Verse
Discover what creates musicality in free verse and assemble the poetry analysis portfolio.
What you can do
Aligned to your outcomes
The plan starts from the weekly learning outcomes you write and sets each lesson's objective to match them.
Differentiation and assessment
Support and enrichment strategies, formative checks and a summative task come built into the plan.
How do you make a weekly lesson plan with AI?
A weekly plan of connected lessons in Madlen takes four steps. The options below come from the form on the platform itself.
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Choose the grade, curriculum and number of lessons
Pick the grade, the curriculum and the subject, and enter how many lessons the week has. Then select the learning outcomes the lessons should cover.
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Pick teaching methods
Select up to three teaching methods and set how teacher-led or student-led the week should be.
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Add materials and arrangements
Ask for lesson hooks, misconceptions, a performance task or a rubric for the week. You can also leave notes on differentiation and technology.
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Edit the week and download it
Each lesson comes with timed sections, and you can edit any activity yourself or with AI. Download the plan with its attachments as a PDF or Word file and print it.
Frequently asked questions
What is a weekly lesson plan?
A weekly lesson plan shows the topics, objectives, timings and assessment for every lesson in a week in one place. Madlen's Weekly Lesson Plan creates this plan with AI as a connected five-day sequence. Differentiation strategies and a weekly assessment are included.
Is there an AI that makes weekly lesson plans?
Yes. Madlen's Weekly Lesson Plan generator turns the learning outcomes you enter into five connected lessons, each with an objective, timing and activities. It also adds support and enrichment strategies and a weekly assessment.
What is the difference between a daily and a weekly lesson plan?
A daily lesson plan covers one lesson minute by minute, from warm-up to closure. A weekly lesson plan shows how all the lessons of a week connect. Madlen has a Daily Lesson Plan for single lessons and a Weekly Lesson Plan for the whole week.
Can I download and print my weekly plan?
Yes. In Madlen you can copy any plan to your clipboard, print it or download it as a PDF or DOCX file. Your plans stay under the Lesson Planning tab, where you can update them at any time.
How do I start using Madlen for weekly planning?
Sign in at teacher.madlen.io with your Google account to start on Madlen's free plan. Schools that want institutional features can begin with a free 14-day pilot.
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