Map a unit's lessons onto the school calendar

About this exercise

You're mapping a 6-lesson poetry unit onto the calendar. Write exactly 6 numbered lines in the form "Day, Date - lesson", one lesson per school day starting Monday Nov 10, skipping the days your class doesn't meet, under 70 words, plain text. Keep the lessons in your order. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

• No fixed shape. The AI builds a weekly table with objectives and materials. Try: Be exact: "Exactly 6 numbered lines: Day, Date - lesson."
• Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for "under 70 words" and it often lands well over. Try: Cap each part instead: "each lesson name under 7 words."
• Missing a no-class day. The AI schedules on the field trip or the half day. Try: Add: "Skip Nov 11, Nov 13 and Nov 19."
• Reordering lessons. The AI moves the café or writing day to fit nicer days. Try: Add: "Keep my lesson order."
• Adding extras. The AI adds the slam poetry video as its own day. Try: Add: "Only my 6 lessons, no notes."

What a strong prompt includes

• Skips no-class days
• Keeps lesson order
• Sets the number of lines
• Shows the line shape
• Sets a word limit

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