Story Debugging

This worksheet supports students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 as they analyze and improve a developing story through an iterative writing process. Students examine an initial AI-generated narrative to identify strengths such as clarity, tone, or structure, then evaluate how a revised prompt leads to a stronger follow-up response, deepening emotional direction and narrative detail while strengthening analytical and creative thinking.

Learning Goals

• Narrative Development (Grades 6-8) – Analyze how plot, tone, and detail evolve across revisions.
• Evaluating Revisions – Identify how specific prompt changes improve story quality.
• Emotional & Structural Refinement – Examine how adjustments affect mood, pacing, and meaning.
• Creative Problem-Solving – Troubleshoot weaknesses in a story by refining prompts strategically.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to support narrative writing and revision standards.
• Before-and-After Analysis – Makes the impact of revision clear and concrete.
• Encourages Flexible Thinking – Students explore multiple creative directions rather than one “correct” answer.
• AI as a Learning Tool – Uses AI outputs to highlight the importance of human judgment in storytelling.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for writing workshops, creative units, enrichment activities, or homeschool instruction.

This printable worksheet helps students develop a deeper understanding of revision as a creative, problem-solving process. By debugging a story through prompt refinement and response analysis, learners strengthen narrative insight, emotional awareness, and critical evaluation skills. Suitable for classroom and homeschool use, this activity reinforces thoughtful revision, storytelling craft, and responsible use of AI in creative writing.

This worksheet is part of our Iterative AI Refinement Loop collection.