{"id":"wri-tch-newsletter-plain-words-feedback","audience":"teachers","category":"writing-feedback","technique":"audience","title":"Find the jargon in your class newsletter before families see it","free":false,"task":"Many families at your school read English as a second language. Ask for feedback on your newsletter draft as exactly 3 numbered word swaps, each formatted 'Change \"X\" to \"Y\"', where Y is plain everyday English. One swap must replace 'formative assessment'. Plain text, nothing before or after the list. Write a prompt that gets that feedback.","materialLabel":"Your newsletter draft (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"ROOM 7 FAMILY NEWSLETTER - November (draft)\nFrom Ms. Ferreira, 3rd grade, Lincoln Park Elementary\n\nHello families!\n\nThis month we are beginning our unit on fractions. Students will engage in collaborative learning stations to build conceptual understanding of parts of a whole. Please practice at home by cutting a sandwich or pizza into equal pieces with your child.\n\nOn Thursday, Nov 20, students will complete a formative assessment on fractions. This is not graded; it helps me see what to reteach.\n\nOur reading block is focusing on comprehension strategies like making inferences. Ask your child, \"How did the character feel, and how do you know?\"\n\nReminders:\n- Picture day retakes: Tuesday, Nov 18.\n- No school Nov 26-28 for Thanksgiving break.\n- Please send a labeled water bottle every day.\n\nFamily conferences are Dec 4 and 5. Sign up with the link in the front office newsletter or call the office at 555-0174.\n\nThank you for all you do!\nMs. Ferreira\n\n(About 40% of our families speak Spanish or Portuguese at home.)","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking for general feedback","why":"The AI comments on layout, tone and length, and adds a rewritten newsletter.","fix":"Set it: \"Exactly 3 numbered word swaps.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Vague suggestions","why":"The AI says \"simplify the language\" without telling you which words to change.","fix":"Show the shape: \"Each line: Change \\\"collaborative learning stations\\\" to \\\"small group activities\\\".\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Missing the biggest jargon","why":"The AI may leave 'formative assessment', the phrase families are most likely to misread.","fix":"Add: \"One swap must replace 'formative assessment'.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Swapping jargon for jargon","why":"AI may suggest 'check for understanding', which is still teacher talk, and adds commentary.","fix":"Add: \"Use everyday words a parent learning English knows. Only the 3 lines. Plain text.\"","checks":["r2","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says who reads it","patterns":["english (as a )?second language","families","parents","ell","plain"]},{"label":"Sets the number of swaps","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,15}(swaps|changes|fixes|edits)","numbered"]},{"label":"Shows the swap shape","patterns":["change \\\"","change .{0,5}to","format"]},{"label":"Targets the key phrase","patterns":["formative assessment","jargon"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"Teacher jargon is invisible to teachers. Tell the AI who reads the newsletter, the exact swap format and the one phrase that must go.","rubricLabels":["Each of the 3 numbered lines has the form Change \"X\" to \"Y\", where X is an exact phrase from the draft","One swap replaces 'formative assessment' with plain everyday words (such as 'a short practice quiz' or 'a check-in quiz')","The replacements avoid school jargon (no 'assessment', 'conceptual', 'collaborative', 'strategies', 'inferences'), and the reply is only the 3 lines with no intro or notes"]}