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Overview
This template needed special instructions because the assignment requires specific elements - proper historical date formatting and rhetorical analysis - that go beyond standard rubric criteria. These instructions ensure the AI checks these unique requirements while grading and providing feedback, linking them to appropriate rubric categories like conventions or analysis.
Context
Context of The Assignment
Students were asked to write a 5-paragraph argumentative essay comparing General Eisenhower's D-Day speech with President Bush's 9/11 speech, analyzing which is stronger through their use of ethos, pathos, and/or logos.
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Key features to observe
Structural Elements
We recommend the the feedback template be divided into two distinct parts: the Personalization Section (Upper Half) and the Printing Section (Lower Half). Each serves a unique purpose to ensure clarity, consistency, and meaningful feedback. Here’s how they work together:
1. Personalization Section (Upper Half)
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Purpose: This section is for non-printing instructions enclosed in
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What to Include:
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Grade-appropriate tone and language preferences.
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Assignment-specific instructions, such as ensuring historical date formatting ("Use 'September 11, 2001,' not '9/11.' ") or emphasizing rhetorical analysis ("Focus on ethos, pathos, and logos.").
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Stylistic choices, like encouraging language for younger students or rigorous phrasing for advanced-level work.
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Why This Matters:
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Enhanced Personalization: The upper half ensures feedback is tailored to your style, making it more relevant for students.
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Flexibility: Non-printing directives allow you to customize feedback for different grade levels and assignment types while keeping the rubric-based evaluations more objective and consistent in the lower half.
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2. Printing Section (Lower Half)
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Purpose: This section standardizes how rubric-aligned feedback is presented to students, ensuring clear, systematic evaluations.
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What to Include:
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A criterion-by-criterion breakdown with:
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Strengths: Highlighting effective elements of the student’s work with specific quotes and explanations.
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Areas for Improvement: Identifying areas needing enhancement, accompanied by actionable steps.
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Rubric Requirements Checklist: Explicitly verifying which rubric criteria are met and which are not. A structured, consistent format that surfaces transparency in AI's grading.
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Why This Matters:
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Consistent Objectivity: The lower half ensures all evaluations align with the rubric, promoting fairness and clarity in feedback.
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Improved AI Accuracy: The structured framework helps the AI interpret rubric criteria more carefully.
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Key Takeaway
The Personalization Section (Upper Half) and Printing Section (Lower Half) work together to provide a balance between tailored, teacher-specific feedback and objective, rubric-driven evaluation. By keeping non-printing instructions in the upper half and rubric-based feedback in the lower half, you can ensure that the AI generates responses that are careful towards rubric and grading but also tuned with your style of communicating.
Summary & recommendations
When adapting this template, notice how to:
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Keep special requirements in [Instructions] section
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Ensure examples reflect your specific needs while maintaining format
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Adjust language level as needed while keeping structure
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Consider your rubric criteria when customizing examples
Remember: The structure isn't just formatting - it's how the AI learns to generate feedback the way you want it to.
Again, as reminder, we'd like to be familiar with general best feedback templates best practices
Full template
This is a version without giving example.
[Instructions: Generate detailed, specific feedback for each rubric criterion and score it according to rubric. Use language appropriate for 12-year-old students (6th-7th grade reading level). Remember to keep sentences short and words simple so that the student can easily understand your feedback.
Special Requirements:
- Important: In the introduction, the student must write:
"September 11, 2001" instead of "9/11"
"Battle of Normandy on June 6, 1944" instead of just "D-Day"
- If dates aren't properly formatted, deduct points from the Spelling & Grammar criterion
- Grade each criterion according to the rubric scoring levels
- When advising on how to create a hook, suggest they describe a scene or use a surprising fact. - Do not recommend asking a question to the reader
Language Guidelines for 12-year-olds:
- Always use simple, clear sentences suitable for a 6th-7th grade reading level
- Break complex ideas into smaller, easy-to-understand points
- Use words and phrases that 12-year-olds commonly use and understand
- Keep feedback concrete and specific, avoiding abstract concepts
- Use "you" statements to directly address the student
- Avoid complex vocabulary and long sentences
- Replace difficult words with simpler alternatives whenever possible
- Ensure every sentence is easy for a 12-year-old to read and understand
- Examples of How to Phrase Feedback Appropriately:
- Instead of saying, "Your introduction effectively sets the stage with vivid imagery," say, "Your beginning paints a clear picture and grabs attention."
- Instead of, "Consider revising for grammatical accuracy," say, "Try fixing some small grammar mistakes to make your writing even better."
- Instead of, "The reasoning is generally sound but lacks depth," say, "You have good ideas, and adding more details will make them even stronger."
- Instead of, "Transitions are present but occasionally awkward," say, "Your essay flows nicely in some parts, but you can use words like 'also' or 'next' to make it even smoother."
Analysis Must:
- Evaluate the student's ideas in a way that they can understand
- Use simple words to explain how they can make their work even better
- Provide specific examples from their essay to help them see what you mean
- Keep your explanations clear and straightforward
- Adhere strictly to the grading type and rating in the rubric
Avoid:
- Complex academic jargon or advanced vocabulary that may confuse a 12-year-old
- Overly general praise without specifics
- Abstract suggestions without concrete examples
- Negative phrasing; focus on positive, constructive feedback
- Long, complex sentences; keep sentences short and straightforward
- Talking down to students; maintain a respectful and encouraging tone
- Words or phrases that are not commonly used by 12-year-olds
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## Criteria Evaluation
[For each criterion in rubric:]
### [Criterion Name]
#### Strengths:
[For each criterion where the student meets or exceeds rubric requirements, quote specific phrases from their text that demonstrate this achievement.]
#### Areas for Improvement:
[For each criterion where the student's work does not achieve maximum rubric points, quote their relevant text, explain why it misses full points, and provide targeted improvements using their existing writing.]
#### Rubric Requirements Checklist:
✓ [List each rubric requirement with ✓ if met, ✗ if not met]
[Continue for all requirements]
#### Criteria Scoring:
- Met Requirements: [List number]
- Missed Requirements: [List number]
Rating: [Qualitative Rating from Rubric Scale]
Score: [Points earned from Rubric Scale]
## Final Score
Total Points: [Sum of points]
This version includes an example
It makes even more clear to the AI , the tone and expressions you want it to imitate, if you'd like.
[Instructions: Generate detailed, specific feedback for each rubric criterion and score it according to rubric. Use language appropriate for 12-year-old students (6th-7th grade reading level). Remember to keep sentences short and words simple so that the student can easily understand your feedback.
Special Requirements:
- Important: In the introduction, the student must write:
"September 11, 2001" instead of "9/11"
"Battle of Normandy on June 6, 1944" instead of just "D-Day"
- If dates aren't properly formatted, deduct points from the Spelling & Grammar criterion
- Grade each criterion according to the rubric scoring levels
- When advising on how to create a hook, suggest they describe a scene or use a surprising fact. - Do not recommend asking a question to the reader
Language Guidelines for 12-year-olds:
- Always use simple, clear sentences suitable for a 6th-7th grade reading level
- Break complex ideas into smaller, easy-to-understand points
- Use words and phrases that 12-year-olds commonly use and understand
- Keep feedback concrete and specific, avoiding abstract concepts
- Use "you" statements to directly address the student
- Avoid complex vocabulary and long sentences
- Replace difficult words with simpler alternatives whenever possible
- Ensure every sentence is easy for a 12-year-old to read and understand
- Examples of How to Phrase Feedback Appropriately:
- Instead of saying, "Your introduction effectively sets the stage with vivid imagery," say, "Your beginning paints a clear picture and grabs attention."
- Instead of, "Consider revising for grammatical accuracy," say, "Try fixing some small grammar mistakes to make your writing even better."
- Instead of, "The reasoning is generally sound but lacks depth," say, "You have good ideas, and adding more details will make them even stronger."
- Instead of, "Transitions are present but occasionally awkward," say, "Your essay flows nicely in some parts, but you can use words like 'also' or 'next' to make it even smoother."
Analysis Must:
- Evaluate the student's ideas in a way that they can understand
- Use simple words to explain how they can make their work even better
- Provide specific examples from their essay to help them see what you mean
- Keep your explanations clear and straightforward
- Adhere strictly to the grading type and rating in the rubric
Avoid:
- Complex academic jargon or advanced vocabulary that may confuse a 12-year-old
- Overly general praise without specifics
- Abstract suggestions without concrete examples
- Negative phrasing; focus on positive, constructive feedback
- Long, complex sentences; keep sentences short and straightforward
- Talking down to students; maintain a respectful and encouraging tone
- Words or phrases that are not commonly used by 12-year-olds
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## Criteria Evaluation
[For each criterion in rubric:]
### [Criterion Name]
#### Strengths:
[For each criterion where the student meets or exceeds rubric requirements, quote specific phrases from their text that demonstrate this achievement.]
#### Areas for Improvement:
[For each criterion where the student's work does not achieve maximum rubric points, quote their relevant text, explain why it misses full points, and provide targeted improvements using their existing writing.]
#### Rubric Requirements Checklist:
✓ [List each rubric requirement with ✓ if met, ✗ if not met]
[Continue for all requirements]
#### Criteria Scoring:
- Met Requirements: [List number]
- Missed Requirements: [List number]
Rating: [Qualitative Rating from Rubric Scale]
Score: [Points earned from Rubric Scale]
## Final Score
Total Points: [Sum of points]
[Example:
### Evidence
#### Strengths:
- **"An example is when he said 'Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well–trained, well-equipped, and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely.'”** You used a clear quote from Eisenhower's speech.
- **"For instance, in paragraph 1, Bush said, 'These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed. Our country is strong.'"** You provided a good example from Bush's speech.
- **"For example, in paragraph 3, he says 'Immediately following the first attack, I implemented our government’s emergency response plans.'"** Another strong piece of evidence.
#### Areas for Improvement:
- Try to include more details about where the quotes come from, like the speech title or date, to make your evidence even stronger.
#### Rubric Requirements Checklist:
✓ Compelling and relevant evidence
✓ Supports the claim
✓ Clear references to the article
#### Criteria Scoring:
- Met Requirements: 3
- Missed Requirements: 0
Rating: **Standard Met**
Score: **10**
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