{"id":"wri-tch-reply-student-essay-points","audience":"teachers","category":"customer-replies","technique":"grounding","title":"Answer a student's 'why did I lose points?' email from the rubric","free":false,"task":"A student emailed asking why she got 31 out of 40 on her essay. Reply in at most 5 sentences. The first sentence names the two rubric rows where she lost points, explain each with the score, offer the revision option with its deadline and where to submit it (the 'Revisions' assignment in Google Classroom), and don't change or hint at changing the grade. Write a prompt that gets that reply.","materialLabel":"Her email, the rubric scores and your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"EMAIL from Sofia Martinez (English 10, Period 4):\nHi Mr. Bennett, I got a 31/40 on my argument essay and I don't understand why. I worked really hard on it. Can you explain?\n\nRUBRIC SCORES (Argument Essay, 4 rows x 10 points)\n- Claim: 10/10\n- Evidence: 6/10. Used only one source; the assignment required two.\n- Reasoning: 7/10. Explained the first piece of evidence well; second body paragraph summarized instead of explaining.\n- Conventions: 8/10. Minor comma errors.\nTotal: 31/40.\n\nREVISION POLICY (English 10)\n- Students may revise one essay per quarter for up to half the lost points back.\n- Revision due within 10 school days of getting the grade back: Sofia's deadline is Friday, Dec 5. (The syllabus says \"two weeks\", but the department switched to 10 school days this year; with Thanksgiving break, that's Dec 5.)\n\nMY NOTES\n- Her claim was the strongest in the class.\n- I won't change grades over email.","rules":[{"type":"maxSentences","max":5}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not limiting the length","why":"The AI writes a long reply walking through every rubric row.","fix":"Be exact: \"At most 5 sentences.\"","checks":["maxSentences"]},{"title":"Opening with reassurance","why":"AI replies start with \"I can tell you worked hard!\" before answering.","fix":"Say it: \"Sentence 1: you lost the most points on Evidence and Reasoning.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Vague reasons","why":"The AI says \"your evidence could be stronger\" without the score or the two-source rule.","fix":"Add: \"Evidence 6/10: one source, two required. Reasoning 7/10: second paragraph summarized.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Wrong deadline or a soft promise","why":"The AI may say 'two weeks' or hint the grade could change.","fix":"Add: \"Revision for half the lost points, due Friday, Dec 5. Don't hint at changing the grade.\"","checks":["r2"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Limits the sentences","patterns":["\\b(\\d|one|two|three|four|five|six)\\b.{0,12}sentences?","sentences?"]},{"label":"Names the rows first","patterns":["first sentence","evidence","reasoning"]},{"label":"Gives the scores","patterns":["6/10","7/10","scores"]},{"label":"Offers the revision","patterns":["revis","dec(ember)?\\s*5"]},{"label":"Keeps the grade firm","patterns":["don'?t (change|hint|promise)","not change"]}],"hint":"Students want to know where the points went and what they can do. Tell the AI to lead with the rows, give scores, and offer the real option.","rubricLabels":["The first sentence (after a greeting) names Evidence and Reasoning as the two rows where she lost the most points","Explains Evidence 6/10 (one source when two were required) and Reasoning 7/10 (the second paragraph summarized instead of explaining)","Offers the revision option for up to half the lost points back, due Friday, Dec 5, submitted to the 'Revisions' assignment in Google Classroom, and does not offer or hint at changing the grade"]}