{"id":"study-essay-hook-options-check","audience":"high-school","category":"writing-feedback","technique":"examples","track":"study","title":"Check three essay hooks against your teacher's guide","free":false,"task":"You wrote 3 possible hooks for your argument essay and can't decide. Get exactly 3 numbered lines labeling each hook exactly Strong, Cliché or Off-topic using Ms. Abernathy's guide, with a reason under 12 words, plain text. Don't write a new hook or improve any of yours.","materialLabel":"Your hooks and the teacher's guide (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"ENGLISH 10 - Ms. Abernathy - Argument essay: \"Should our school ban single-use plastic bottles?\"\nMy position: YES.\n\nMY 3 HOOKS:\n(A) Since the dawn of time, humans have used containers.\n(B) Last year, our cafeteria threw away over 14,000 plastic bottles, enough to stack higher than the Empire State Building twice.\n(C) My favorite summer activity is swimming at the lake with my cousins.\n\nMS. ABERNATHY'S HOOK GUIDE:\n- Strong: a specific, surprising fact, question or moment that connects directly to your topic.\n- Cliché: a generic opener she sees all the time (\"Since the dawn of time,\" \"Webster's dictionary defines,\" \"In today's society\").\n- Off-topic: might be interesting, but doesn't lead to your argument.\n\"I want YOUR hook. Don't let a computer write it.\"\n\nDraft due Wednesday. Peer review Thursday.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":60},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking which is best","why":"The AI picks one and then polishes it or writes a new one, which your teacher doesn't want.","fix":"Say: \"Don't write or improve any hook. Just label them.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not giving exact labels","why":"Without fixed labels, the AI gives a mild review of each.","fix":"Say: \"Label each exactly Strong, Cliché or Off-topic.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Not naming the standard","why":"The AI may like the swimming story because it's personal.","fix":"Add: \"Use Ms. Abernathy's guide.\"","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":"Cap each reason: \"under 10 words.\"","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":["strong.{0,15}clich","off.topic","label"]},{"label":"Uses the guide","patterns":["guide","abernathy","teacher"]},{"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":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"Your teacher's guide already sorts hooks into types. Give the AI those labels, tell it to use the guide, and rule out new hooks.","rubricLabels":["Each line uses exactly one label: Strong, Cliché or Off-topic","The labels match the guide: (A) Cliché, (B) Strong, (C) Off-topic","Gives no new or improved hooks and no suggested wording"]}