The document outlines several instructional planning frameworks including traditional, outcomes-based education (OBE), and Understanding by Design (UbD). It describes the stages of UbD's backward design process including defining desired results, determining assessment evidence, and developing the learning plan. It provides details on the components and elements that should be included in an instructional plan such as objectives, activities, checking for understanding, and closure. Both deductive and inductive instructional approaches are discussed.