{"id":"study2-reverse-outline-five-word-labels","audience":"high-school","category":"writing-feedback","technique":"format","track":"study","level":"intermediate","title":"Reverse-outline your draft in five-word labels","free":false,"task":"Before revising, you want to see what each paragraph of your draft actually says. Get exactly 4 numbered lines, one per paragraph, each a label of 5 words or fewer, then a last line starting 'Gap:' that names one missing piece from the assignment. Don't fix anything. Plain text.","materialLabel":"Your draft and the assignment (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"ENGLISH 10 - Essay: Should schools start later?\n\nASSIGNMENT must-haves: (1) a clear thesis, (2) one piece of evidence with a source, (3) one counterargument answered, (4) a conclusion.\n\nMY DRAFT\nP1: When I wake up at 5:45 for school, my brain is still asleep. Many students feel this way, and I think schools should start later because teens need more sleep.\n\nP2: Teen brains run on a later clock. A district study found that students slept 45 minutes more per night when school started at 8:30 instead of 7:30, according to the Riverbend Sleep Institute. More sleep helps attention.\n\nP3: Some people say a later start means sports practice ends in the dark. That is a fair worry, but teams could start practice by 4:00 and use lit fields in winter.\n\nP4: Anyway, those are my thoughts on later start times. Thanks for reading.\n\n(I'm not sure if it's good. Don't tell me how to fix it, I'll do that.)","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":80}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking for an outline","why":"The AI outlines what you should write, not what you did write.","fix":"Say: \"Label what each paragraph actually does.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Offering fixes","why":"The AI rewrites the weak conclusion.","fix":"Add: \"Don't fix anything. Just name the gap.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Wrong shape","why":"Without a count and a limit you get a long outline with sub-bullets.","fix":"Say: \"4 numbered lines, each 5 words or fewer, then Gap:\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Not saying how many lines","why":"The AI picks its own number, and it usually picks more than you need.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 4 numbered lines.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it's going","why":"AI formats for a screen, with bold and headings that show up as stray symbols.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]},{"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: \"each line under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Asks for one label per paragraph","patterns":["(one|each).{0,20}paragraph","\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,15}(line|label)"]},{"label":"Limits the label length","patterns":["5 words","five words","under \\d+"]},{"label":"Asks for a Gap line","patterns":["gap:"]},{"label":"Says what actually happens","patterns":["actually","what it (does|says)"]},{"label":"Bans fixes","patterns":["(don't|do not|no|never|not).{0,25}(fix|rewrite|suggest)"]}],"hint":"A reverse outline describes what is on the page. Ask for one short label per paragraph, a gap line, and no fixes.","mission":"See what each paragraph in your draft really does.","musts":["4 labels, 5 words max","Gap line","Don't fix anything"],"rubricLabels":["Has exactly 4 numbered label lines for paragraphs 1 to 4, each label 5 words or fewer, then a final line starting 'Gap:'","Each label describes what that paragraph actually does (P1 intro and thesis, P2 evidence, P3 counterargument answered, P4 closing) rather than copying sentences","The Gap line names one missing must-have such as a stronger conclusion or a restated thesis, with no suggested rewrite or fix"]}