{"id":"study-speech-outline-keep-fix","audience":"college","category":"writing-feedback","technique":"format","track":"study","title":"Get keep-and-fix feedback on a speech outline","free":false,"task":"Your Public Speaking instructor grades informative speech outlines against a checklist. Get exactly 4 numbered lines: 2 starting 'Keep:' and then 2 starting 'Fix:', each under 18 words and tied to an item on the instructor's checklist, plain text. Don't rewrite any part of the outline.","materialLabel":"Your outline and the checklist (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"COMM 1010 - Public Speaking - Informative speech outline (5-6 min) - Prof. Aldana\n\nMY OUTLINE: \"How Composting Works\"\n\nI. Introduction\n  A. Attention getter: \"Every year, the average American throws away about 400 pounds of food.\" (source: city waste report, 2024)\n  B. Thesis: Composting turns food scraps into soil through three stages.\n  C. Preview: (none yet)\nII. Body\n  A. Stage 1: Mesophilic stage - microbes start breaking down scraps\n  B. Stage 2: Thermophilic stage - pile heats up to 130-160°F\n  C. Stage 3: Curing - pile cools and becomes finished compost\nIII. Conclusion\n  A. Summary of the three stages\n  B. Final thought: \"So start your own compost pile today!\"\n\nPROF. ALDANA'S CHECKLIST:\n1. Attention getter is specific and cited.\n2. Thesis is one clear sentence.\n3. Preview lists the main points.\n4. Main points are parallel and in a logical order.\n5. Informative speech: conclusion does NOT persuade or call to action (that's next unit).\n\nSpeech day: Nov 18. Outline due Friday.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":85},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking for feedback","why":"The AI writes a long review with a rewritten outline attached.","fix":"Give the shape: \"2 lines starting Keep:, then 2 starting Fix:.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"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 4 numbered lines.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Not using the checklist","why":"The AI judges by its own taste and may even praise the call to action.","fix":"Add: \"Tie every line to Prof. Aldana's checklist.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Getting a rewrite","why":"The AI hands you a new preview and conclusion to paste in.","fix":"Add: \"Don't rewrite any part of the outline.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"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 line: \"each line under 15 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 the two labels","patterns":["keep:","fix:","keep.{0,15}fix"]},{"label":"Says how many lines","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,25}line"]},{"label":"Uses the checklist","patterns":["checklist","aldana","rubric"]},{"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":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"Balanced feedback is easier to use when it's labeled. Ask for a set number of keeps and fixes, tie them to the instructor's checklist, and rule out rewrites.","rubricLabels":["Has exactly 2 lines starting 'Keep:' followed by 2 lines starting 'Fix:'","The Fix lines name the missing preview (checklist item 3) and the call to action in the conclusion that breaks the informative rule (item 5)","The Keep lines point to things the outline does well per the checklist (such as the cited attention getter, the one-sentence thesis, or the three stages in logical order), and no line rewrites any part of the outline"]}