45 ✨AI Enhanced Activity: Targeted Clarification and Example Generation
This activity will guide you in using AI to clarify specific areas of the self-review checklist that you find challenging. By focusing on these areas, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the criteria and improve your ability to evaluate your own work.
Instructions:
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Complete the Self-Review:
- Thoroughly complete the self-review worksheet, marking “yes” or “no” for each criterion and providing explanations for any “no” marks.
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Identify Areas of Difficulty:
- Review your self-review and identify three areas that you found challenging or that you feel you understand less well than others. These might be areas where you marked “no” or areas where you felt unsure about your evaluation.
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AI Clarification and Examples:
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Use an AI writing tool (e.g., ChatGPT, Bard, etc.).
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For each of at least three areas you identified, ask the AI for clarification and examples.
Example Prompts:
- “I’m struggling with understanding how to properly format in-text citations in MLA style. Can you provide a clear explanation and several examples of correct in-text citations?”
- “I’m unsure about how to determine if my discussion of evidence is sufficient. Can you explain what constitutes effective discussion of evidence and provide examples of strong and weak discussions?”
- “I’m having trouble understanding how to write a strong thesis statement. Can you explain the key characteristics of a strong thesis statement and provide examples of effective and ineffective thesis statements?”
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Be specific in your questions. The more specific you are, the more helpful the AI’s response will be.
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Analyze AI Feedback and Examples:
- Carefully analyze the AI’s explanations and examples.
- Compare the examples to your own work.
- Identify any areas where your work deviates from the examples or explanations.
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Revise Your Work:
- Based on the AI’s feedback and examples, revise your essay to address the areas you identified.
- Pay particular attention to the three areas you focused on with the AI.
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Reflection:
- Write a short reflection on your experience.
- Discuss how the AI helped you clarify your understanding of the self-review criteria.
- Discuss how the AI examples helped you evaluate your own work.
- Discuss how focusing on your areas of weakness improved your writing.
- How has this process helped you become a better self-editor?