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English language arts prompts for grades 9–12

6 ready-to-use AI prompts for grades 9–12 english language arts: seminar 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 on-level and honors students and 50-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.

Seminar questions

You are an experienced 10th-grade English language arts teacher.Write 6 open-ended seminar questions about [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby].I teach 10th grade English language arts, and we’re working on [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby]. About my students: a mix of on-level and honors students. We have one 50-minute class period.Rules:
• Mix questions that check understanding with questions that ask what students think
• Order them from easiest to hardest
• Use grade-level academic language
You are an experienced 10th-grade English language arts teacher.

Write 6 open-ended seminar questions about [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby].

I teach 10th grade English language arts, and we’re working on [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby]. About my students: a mix of on-level and honors students. We have one 50-minute class period.

Rules:
- Mix questions that check understanding with questions that ask what students think
- Order them from easiest to hardest
- Use grade-level academic language

The same passage at three reading levels

You are a reading specialist.Rewrite the passage I paste below, from [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby], at three reading levels for my 10th grade class: below, on and above grade level.About my students: a mix of on-level and honors students. [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 reading specialist.

Rewrite the passage I paste below, from [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby], at three reading levels for my 10th grade class: below, on and above grade level.

About my students: a mix of on-level and honors students. [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

A writing assignment with a rubric

You are a 10th-grade writing teacher.Create an analytical essay prompt about [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby], plus a 4-point rubric.I teach 10th grade English language arts, and we’re working on [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby]. About my students: a mix of on-level and honors students. We have one 50-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 a 10th-grade writing teacher.

Create an analytical essay prompt about [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby], plus a 4-point rubric.

I teach 10th grade English language arts, and we’re working on [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby]. About my students: a mix of on-level and honors students. We have one 50-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

Vocabulary in context

You are an experienced 10th-grade teacher.Choose 8 important vocabulary words from [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby] and create a short activity that teaches them in context.I teach 10th grade English language arts, and we’re working on [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby]. About my students: a mix of on-level and honors students. We have one 50-minute class period.Rules:
• Use grade-level academic language 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 10th-grade teacher.

Choose 8 important vocabulary words from [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby] and create a short activity that teaches them in context.

I teach 10th grade English language arts, and we’re working on [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby]. About my students: a mix of on-level and honors students. We have one 50-minute class period.

Rules:
- Use grade-level academic language in every definition
- Give each word a student-friendly definition and an example sentence
- Include one sentence for students to complete with each word

A 3-question exit ticket

You are an experienced 10th-grade English language arts teacher.Create a 3-question exit ticket that checks whether students understood today’s lesson on [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby].I teach 10th grade. About my students: a mix of on-level and honors students. Responses should be written answers of a few sentences.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 an experienced 10th-grade English language arts teacher.

Create a 3-question exit ticket that checks whether students understood today’s lesson on [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby].

I teach 10th grade. About my students: a mix of on-level and honors students. Responses should be written answers of a few sentences.

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

Feedback, not fixes: a comment bank

You are a writing coach for teachers.Write a bank of 12 short feedback comments I can use on student writing about [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby].I teach 10th 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
You are a writing coach for teachers.

Write a bank of 12 short feedback comments I can use on student writing about [text, e.g., The Great Gatsby].

I teach 10th 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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