Everyone can use a bit of help when unit planning.  To that end, here are four websites I can recommend as sources of inspiration:

• NCTE.org – the official website of the National Council of Teachers of English in the USA

• readwritething.org – free high quality reading and language arts instruction resources

• Rubistar – “a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics, but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.”

• Reading Power – the official website of Adrienne Gear’s Reading (& Writing) Power program

• Filmumentaries – the ultimate ‘making of’ documentaries (OK, this one’s got nothting to do with K-12 education but the films this guy makes are amazing treats for movie fans.  They weave material from multiple different sources – including the actual feature film itself – to tell the stories behind the making of such classics as Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Raiders of the Lost Ark.)