Prompt Surgery

This worksheet helps students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 strengthen writing process skills, analytical thinking, and technology literacy by learning how to diagnose and repair weak AI prompts. Learners break prompts into stages, identify issues such as vagueness, bias, or missing context, and revise them through multiple refinement rounds to see how wording directly impacts the quality of AI-generated responses.

Learning Goals

• Writing Process Skills (Grades 6-8) – Revising and editing prompts to improve clarity, structure, and effectiveness
• Clarity & Precision in Writing – Eliminating vague language and adding necessary context
• Analytical Thinking – Evaluating why certain prompt changes lead to stronger results
• Technology Literacy – Understanding foundational prompt engineering concepts

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed to align with ELA writing standards and modern AI literacy goals
• Step-by-Step Structure – Guides students through diagnosis, revision, and reflection stages
• Metacognitive Focus – Students explain why each revision improves the original prompt
• Flexible Classroom Use – Suitable for writing units, technology lessons, or critical thinking activities
• Low-Prep Format – Ready to print and use in classroom or homeschool settings

This printable worksheet helps students develop stronger communication, revision habits, and awareness of how wording shapes meaning. By practicing prompt revision through multiple rounds, learners gain transferable skills in editing, evaluation, and clear expression. It is a practical resource for both classroom and homeschool instruction focused on improving writing quality, analytical reasoning, and responsible interaction with AI tools.

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