{"id":"study-new-deal-thesis-challenge-questions","audience":"high-school","category":"studying","technique":"constraints","track":"study","title":"Get your history thesis challenged with questions","free":false,"task":"Before your US History essay, you want your thesis on the New Deal pushed back on, like a tough tutor would. Get exactly 3 numbered questions that each challenge your thesis using a specific document from your packet (name it in parentheses, like '(Doc B)'), under 90 words total, plain text. No answers, no rewritten thesis, no praise.","materialLabel":"Your thesis and document packet (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"US HISTORY - Unit 9 - The New Deal - essay prep (Ms. Kaplan)\n\nESSAY PROMPT: To what extent did the New Deal end the Great Depression?\n\nMY THESIS (draft): The New Deal completely ended the Great Depression by putting Americans back to work.\n\nDOCUMENT PACKET:\nDoc A: Unemployment rate chart. 1933: 25%. 1937: 14%. 1938: 19%. 1941: 10%.\nDoc B: Excerpt, a 1938 newspaper editorial: \"The recession of 1937-38 has wiped out much of the recovery. Factory output has fallen by a third in less than a year.\"\nDoc C: Photo caption: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers planting trees, 1935. \"The CCC employed about 3 million young men between 1933 and 1942.\"\nDoc D: Chart of federal spending, 1940-1943, showing a huge increase for defense production before and after the US entered World War II.\n\nMs. Kaplan's tip: \"A strong thesis takes a position on 'to what extent.' Words like 'completely' are hard to defend. Test your thesis against EVERY document.\"\n\nI want to write the thesis myself. I just need someone to poke holes in it.\n\nEssay due Tuesday, in-class writing. 45 min.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":90},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking if it's good","why":"The AI praises the thesis and then rewrites it for you.","fix":"Say: \"Don't rewrite it or praise it. Only ask questions that challenge it.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not saying how many questions","why":"The AI picks its own number, and it usually picks more questions than you need.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 3 numbered questions.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Not tying it to documents","why":"The AI asks general questions you can't answer with the evidence you have.","fix":"Add: \"Each question uses one document, named like (Doc B).\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Missing the weak spot","why":"The AI may poke at minor points instead of the word 'completely' that makes the thesis indefensible.","fix":"Add: \"Challenge the 'completely' claim.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"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 question: \"each under 22 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":"Says how many questions","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,25}question"]},{"label":"Ties questions to documents","patterns":["doc","document"]},{"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":"Asks for a challenge","patterns":["challeng","push back","poke holes","counter"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"If the AI fixes your thesis, it's no longer yours. Ask for questions only, each tied to a document, aimed at the weakest word in your claim.","rubricLabels":["Each question names a document from the packet in parentheses (Doc A, B, C or D) and uses that document's actual content","The questions challenge the claim that the New Deal 'completely' ended the Depression (for example, the 1937-38 recession, unemployment still at 10-19%, or wartime defense spending)","Contains only questions: no answers, praise, explanations or a rewritten or suggested thesis"]}