{"id":"ind-tch-report-card-comment","audience":"teachers","category":"writing-feedback","technique":"tone","title":"Write a report card comment with one specific next step","free":false,"task":"You're writing a report card comment that fits a 50-word box, written to Harper as \"you\". Start with a specific strength backed by her work, then give exactly one next step with a number from your notes, plain text. Use no last name, no comparisons to classmates and no labels about her character (like lazy or careless). Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"Your grading notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"GRADING NOTES - Q1 - Mr. Reyes, Grade 8 Science\nStudent: Harper Lindqvist\n\n- Lab reports: 4 of 4 turned in, avg 92%. Her hypothesis sections are especially clear; she uses \"if...then...because\" every time.\n- Quizzes: avg 71% (6 quizzes). Missed most points on the unit conversion questions (metric).\n- Homework: 14 of 20 turned in (70%). Missing ones were all on Mondays.\n- Participation: rarely raises hand, but her group work is strong; she organized her lab group's data table.\n- Compared to the class: quiz avg is 78%, she's below.\n- Note from last year's teacher: \"a bit careless with homework.\"\n\nQ2 focus for the class: density and buoyancy.\nReport card comment box limit: 50 words.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":50},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 50 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part instead: \"3 sentences, each under 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Generic praise","why":"\"Harper is a pleasure to have in class\" could be about anyone.","fix":"Add: \"Start with a specific strength from her lab reports.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Too many next steps","why":"The AI lists homework, quizzes and participation, so nothing stands out.","fix":"Add: \"Exactly one next step, with a number from my notes.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Talking about her, not to her","why":"AI report comments default to \"Harper is...\", and may compare her to the class or repeat \"careless\".","fix":"Add: \"Write to Harper as 'you'. No comparisons or labels.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Ignoring where it will be pasted","why":"AI loves bold and headings, which show up as stray ** and # symbols in the report card system.","fix":"Name the place and the format: \"For the report card system. Plain text, no bold or headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Starts with a specific strength","patterns":["strength","start with","specific","first sentence"]},{"label":"Limits to one next step","patterns":["one (next )?step","single","just one"]},{"label":"Includes a number","patterns":["number","percent","%","14 of 20"]},{"label":"Writes to her directly","patterns":["\\byou\\b","to harper","second person","directly"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Report card comments are short and read closely. Tell the AI what to lead with, to pick one next step, and what never to say.","rubricLabels":["The first sentence is a specific strength backed by her work (like her clear 'if...then...because' hypotheses, her 92% lab average, or organizing the data table)","Gives exactly one next step, and it includes a number from the notes (for example, the 70% homework rate / 14 of 20, or the 71% quiz average on unit conversions)","Speaks to Harper directly as 'you' (not 'she' or 'Harper is'), with no last name, no comparison to classmates or the class average, and no character labels (careless, lazy, unmotivated)"]}