1. What do I want my students to learn?
2. Have I done a fine-grain analysis of what I am about to teach?
3. What knowledge and prerequisite skills are needed for the students to do this task?
4. What knowledge or skills do my students have that I can use to teach this material?
5. What potential difficulties (student beliefs, attitudes, procedural “bugs“ are the students likely to encounter ?) How will I incorporate them in my instruction?
6. What do I want my students with what they have learned?