{"id":"study-counterclaim-paragraph-check","audience":"high-school","category":"writing-feedback","technique":"examples","track":"study","title":"Check your counterclaim paragraph against the rubric","free":false,"task":"Your argument essay rubric requires a counterclaim paragraph with three parts. Get exactly 3 numbered lines, one each for Counterclaim, Evidence for it and Rebuttal, each labeled exactly Present or Missing, with the first few words of the sentence that does it (or 'none'), plain text. Don't rewrite or add sentences.","materialLabel":"Your paragraph and the rubric (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"ENGLISH 10 - Ms. Calloway - Argument essay: \"Should our school switch to a four-day week?\"\nMy position: NO.\n\nMY COUNTERCLAIM PARAGRAPH (draft):\nSome people believe a four-day week would be better for students. A four-day week is definitely a bad idea, though, because students need consistency. Many families would also struggle to find childcare on the fifth day, and working parents can't just take every Friday off. That's why we should keep the five-day week.\n\nMS. CALLOWAY'S COUNTERCLAIM RUBRIC (all three needed for full points):\n1. Counterclaim: fairly states the opposing view.\n2. Evidence for the counterclaim: gives a reason or fact the OTHER side would use (not your side).\n3. Rebuttal: explains why your position is still stronger, responding to that evidence.\n\nHer note on my last essay: \"You keep skipping #2. You state the other side and immediately argue against it.\"\n\nPeer reviewer Sam said \"looks good to me!\"\nFinal draft due Friday.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":70},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking for a check","why":"The AI rewrites the paragraph, adding the missing evidence for you.","fix":"Say: \"Don't rewrite or add sentences. Just label each part.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not giving exact labels","why":"Without fixed labels, the AI says it 'could be stronger' and you can't tell what's missing.","fix":"Say: \"Label each part exactly Present or Missing.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Letting it be generous","why":"Like your peer reviewer, the AI may say it looks fine.","fix":"Add: \"Judge only by Ms. Calloway's three-part rubric.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Not saying how many lines","why":"The AI picks its own number, and it usually picks more lines than you need.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 3 numbered lines.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Fix the shape: \"label plus the first 4 words, nothing else.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it will be read","why":"AI formats for a screen, with bold and headings that show up as stray symbols in your notes.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives exact labels","patterns":["present.{0,15}missing","label"]},{"label":"Uses the rubric","patterns":["rubric","calloway","three parts"]},{"label":"Says not to rewrite it","patterns":["(don't|do not|no|never|not).{0,20}(rewrite|rewritten|replacement|re-?write|write it for)","keep.{0,20}(my|own) words"]},{"label":"Says how many lines","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,25}line"]},{"label":"Asks to point to sentences","patterns":["first (few|\\d|four) words","quot","which sentence"]}],"hint":"A rubric check is most useful when it points to exactly what's missing. Give the AI two labels, the three parts, and tell it to point, not write.","rubricLabels":["Has 3 lines in order Counterclaim, Evidence for it, Rebuttal, each labeled exactly Present or Missing","Counterclaim is Present ('Some people believe...'), Evidence for it is Missing (no reason the other side would use is given), and Rebuttal is Present ('A four-day week is...' or the childcare sentence)","Quotes only the first few words of existing sentences and gives no rewritten or new sentences for the student to use"]}