Adapting Prompts for Audiences

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 5-7 to strengthen writing clarity, audience awareness, and communication skills by learning how to tailor a single prompt for different readers. Students take a general question-such as “Tell me about the internet”-and rewrite it for multiple audiences, including children, experts, and general readers. By adjusting tone, vocabulary, and level of detail, learners practice purposeful writing and develop flexibility in how they communicate ideas.

Learning Goals

• Writing for Audience & Purpose (Grades 5-7) – Adapt language and detail to match the needs of different readers.
• Tone & Word Choice Control – Revise prompts to sound appropriate, clear, and engaging for each audience.
• Communication Versatility – Understand how reader knowledge and context influence effective writing.
• Prompt Design Awareness – Apply audience-focused thinking to improve clarity in both writing and AI prompts.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with middle-grade ELA and technology standards.
• Side-by-Side Rewriting Practice – Makes differences in tone and complexity easy to see.
• Real-World Application – Connects writing skills to everyday communication and digital interactions.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for writing workshops, digital literacy lessons, independent practice, or homework.

This printable worksheet helps students become more effective communicators by teaching them how to adjust writing for different audiences and purposes. By rewriting the same prompt in multiple ways, learners strengthen audience awareness, word choice, and tone control. Suitable for classroom or homeschool use, this no-prep activity builds confidence in adaptable writing and prepares students to communicate clearly across academic, professional, and digital contexts.

This worksheet is part of our Fixing Bad AI Prompts collection.