document-based-lesson-designer

What problem does it solve?

It solves the problem of how to plan a complete, evidence-driven document-based history lesson that uses primary sources and reliably supports historical thinking rather than skipping the most important discussion stage.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Four-part Reading Like a Historian lesson architecture: creates a full lesson with Background Knowledge, Central Question, Document Investigation rounds, and Whole-class Discussion/Writing.
• Embedded strategy instruction: specifies when and how to model or reinforce sourcing, close reading, contextualisation, and corroboration through document rounds.
• Practical teacher scaffolding: includes timing, teacher actions, student actions, differentiation that adjusts support without lowering demand, and formative assessment opportunities.

Quick Start

Ask the AI to generate a timed document-based lesson plan by providing a central question, a prepared document set, student level, and lesson duration.