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English language arts prompts for grades 6–8

6 ready-to-use AI prompts for grades 6–8 english language arts: discussion questions, the same passage at three reading levels, a writing assignment with a rubric, vocabulary in context, a 3-question exit ticket, feedback, not fixes: a comment bank. Each one already has all four RTCC parts and is tuned for mixed reading levels, English learners and 45-minute periods. Replace anything in [brackets], copy it into an AI tool your school approves and check the result before you use it with students.

You are an experienced 7th-grade English language arts teacher.

Write 8 discussion questions about [novel or story, e.g., The Outsiders].

I teach 7th grade English language arts, and we’re working on [novel or story, e.g., The Outsiders]. About my students: mixed reading levels, including several English learners. We have one 45-minute class period.

Rules:
- Mix questions that check understanding with questions that ask what students think
- Order them from easiest to hardest
- Use clear language at a 6th- to 8th-grade reading level

You are a reading specialist.

Rewrite the passage I paste below, from [novel or story, e.g., The Outsiders], at three reading levels for my 7th grade class: below, on and above grade level.

About my students: mixed reading levels, including several English learners. [Paste the passage below this prompt.]

Rules:
- Keep the key facts and ideas the same in every version
- Label each version by level
- Add three vocabulary words with simple definitions to each version
- Don’t add details that aren’t in the original

You are a 7th-grade writing teacher.

Create an argument-writing assignment about [novel or story, e.g., The Outsiders], plus a 4-point rubric.

I teach 7th grade English language arts, and we’re working on [novel or story, e.g., The Outsiders]. About my students: mixed reading levels, including several English learners. We have one 45-minute class period.

Rules:
- Write the directions in student-friendly language
- Describe what the work looks like at each level, not just a score
- Include one strong example sentence students can model

You are an experienced 7th-grade teacher.

Choose 8 important vocabulary words from [novel or story, e.g., The Outsiders] and create a short activity that teaches them in context.

I teach 7th grade English language arts, and we’re working on [novel or story, e.g., The Outsiders]. About my students: mixed reading levels, including several English learners. We have one 45-minute class period.

Rules:
- Use clear language at a 6th- to 8th-grade reading level in every definition
- Give each word a student-friendly definition and an example sentence
- Include one sentence for students to complete with each word

You are an experienced 7th-grade English language arts teacher.

Create a 3-question exit ticket that checks whether students understood today’s lesson on [novel or story, e.g., The Outsiders].

I teach 7th grade. About my students: mixed reading levels, including several English learners. Responses should be quick written answers.

Rules:
- Include one recall question, one understanding question and one that asks students to apply the idea
- Add a short answer key
- Explain what each likely wrong answer would tell me

You are a writing coach for teachers.

Write a bank of 12 short feedback comments I can use on student writing about [novel or story, e.g., The Outsiders].

I teach 7th grade. I want comments that help students revise on their own.

Rules:
- Group comments by ideas, organization, evidence and conventions
- Make each comment specific and kind, and end it with a next step
- Ask questions instead of rewriting student sentences
- No student names

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