Sentence Doctor

Students diagnose and correct common sentence problems in their writing by identifying symptoms, understanding errors, proposing remedies, and reflecting on the learning process, with optional use of generative AI tools for assistance.

Date My Topic

Students conduct preliminary research to assess the interest, relevance, and manageability of a chosen topic before committing to a long-term project, by setting criteria, searching for mainstream and scholarly views, and reflecting on how to refine the topic.

Generative AI: The Voice of the Other

Students compare their own writing with AI-generated texts to understand their unique writing voice, identify differences in vocabulary, tone, and style, and apply this knowledge to enhance their writing authenticity.

Collaborative Research with ChatGPT

Students conduct a rhetorical analysis of the outputs generated by ChatGPT, critically evaluating the AI’s responses and the effectiveness of their own writing in eliciting meaningful and accurate information.

Introductory Activity for Generative AI

Students engage in crafting and refining prompts to elicit specific responses from LLMs, enhancing their understanding of precise and effective communication.

Rhetorical Prompt Engineering

Students develop their rhetorical analysis skills by examining and creating prompts, learning how to craft questions that elicit thoughtful and effective responses. Their revision work focuses on documents related to the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster.

Speaking and Thinking for Ourselves

Students reflect on ethical considerations in the context of communication and technology by comparing ideas in an Immanual Kant essay to current events related to artificial intelligence.

Writing Imagery: Multimodal AIs in History and Digital Art

Students engage in multimodal composition, blending written text with digital images, sounds, and other media forms to create a rich, layered project. Students also conduct in-depth historical research to inform their creative work

Narrative and Text Generation AI

Students engage in creative writing exercises where they collaborate with AI text generation tools to produce narratives. Students analyze the structure and coherence of AI-generated narratives, comparing them to human-written stories to identify strengths and weaknesses.

AI Literacy: Real-World Cautionary Tales

Students analyze real-world case studies that illustrate the potential pitfalls and ethical considerations of AI applications, enhancing their understanding of AI’s impact on society.

My Summer with ChatGPT

The assignment emphasizes creative storytelling by encouraging students to co-create stories with ChatGPT, and then they document their interactions with AI in a reflective journal, analyzing their learning experiences and the impact of AI on their writing development.

Wrestling with A.I.

Students first read and reflect on articles on the social implications of AI and then participate in class discussions of the ethical dilemmas that AI presents. Additional ideas in the chapter include asking students to play with predictive text and to write position statements on the use of AI.