{"id":"study-tch-retake-policy-student-version","audience":"teachers","category":"summarizing","technique":"audience","track":"study","title":"Turn the new retake policy into a note 9th graders will read","free":false,"task":"Your school's new test retake policy is buried in a long staff memo. Write a prompt that turns it into a note for your 9th graders: the retake deadline first, then at most 3 bullets, under 60 words total, plain text so it posts cleanly in Google Classroom. Use the final version of the policy, not the draft numbers, and leave out the staff-only details.","materialLabel":"The staff memo (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"TO: All teaching staff\nFROM: Dr. Patrice Holloway, Assistant Principal\nRE: Revised test retake policy (effective second quarter)\n\nColleagues,\n\nThank you for your feedback at the October staff meeting. The committee met three times and we have a final policy.\n\nThe draft I shared on Oct 3 said retake scores would be capped at 80%. After discussion, the FINAL policy caps retake scores at 85%.\n\nKey points of the final policy:\n1. Students may retake any unit test once.\n2. Students must complete the test corrections form before retaking.\n3. Retakes must be completed within 10 school days after the test is returned.\n4. The higher of the two scores counts, up to the 85% cap.\n5. Final exams cannot be retaken.\n\nStaff-only items:\n- Log all retakes in the shared spreadsheet by Friday each week.\n- Department heads will review retake data in January.\n- Please do not discuss the cap change from the draft with families; just share the final policy.\n\nCoffee and bagels in the staff lounge Friday to thank the committee!\n\nBest,\nDr. Holloway","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":60},{"type":"maxBullets","max":3},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Just saying \"summarize\"","why":"The AI summarizes the whole memo, staff details and all, for a staff reader.","fix":"Say who it's for: \"a note for my 9th graders.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Burying the deadline","why":"The AI follows the memo's order, so the 10-day deadline ends up in the middle.","fix":"Say: \"Start with the retake deadline.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Using the draft number","why":"The memo mentions both 80% and 85%, and the AI may grab the wrong one.","fix":"Add: \"Use the final policy, 85% cap.\"","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 part: \"first line under 20 words, each bullet under 12.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Not limiting bullets","why":"The AI turns all 5 points into bullets and adds its own.","fix":"Set a cap: \"At most 3 bullets.\"","checks":["maxBullets","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says who it's for","patterns":["9th","ninth","students","freshm"]},{"label":"Puts the deadline first","patterns":["deadline","first line","start with","lead with"]},{"label":"Uses the final policy","patterns":["final","85"]},{"label":"Limits the bullets","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,15}bullet"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"A staff memo isn't a student note. Tell the AI who's reading, what goes first, which version of the policy to use, and what to leave out.","rubricLabels":["The first line, before any bullet, states the deadline: retakes must be done within 10 school days after the test is returned (a short greeting before it is fine)","Uses the final 85% cap (not 80%) if the cap is mentioned, and covers the corrections form requirement","Leaves out staff-only details (the spreadsheet, department review, the draft change) and the lounge note, and is written for 9th graders in plain, direct words"]}