This manual for secondary school teachers offers sample lesson plans that may be used to guide and stimulate experimentation and development of creative instructional units. Lesson plan components are defined, and various types of lessons and their significant characteristics are identified. These characteristic types of lessons are illustrated, and planning elements common to all lessons are shown. The relationship between the basic aspects of planning is illustrated. The sample lesson plans cover: (1) supervised study; (2) using audio-visual aids; (3) developmental lessons; (4) dramatization; (5) reporting lessons; (6) debate/panel forum; (7) hands-on experience; (8) inquiry; (9) pre-test review; (10) post-test review; (11) skills; (12) library; and (13) class trips. A section is devoted to integrating reading and writing components, and sample lesson plans are presented in English, social studies, and science, demonstrating how reading and writing activities can be taught without diminishing content. (JD)