Labeling Expert Practice

This worksheet helps students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 strengthen reading comprehension, critical thinking, and technology literacy skills by practicing sentiment labeling. Learners take on the role of a professional data labeler, carefully reading opinion statements and assigning each one a label-Positive, Neutral, Negative, or Mixed-based on tone, wording, and implied attitude.

Learning Goals

• Tone & Author Attitude (Grades 5-7) – Identifying emotional cues and perspective in written statements
• Sentiment Analysis & Data Labeling – Understanding how AI systems are trained to recognize sentiment
• Critical Thinking – Making evidence-based judgments about tone and intent
• Nuanced Reading Skills – Interpreting subtle language clues that signal mixed or neutral sentiment

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed to align with ELA reading standards and AI literacy concepts
• Authentic Role Simulation – Gives students hands-on experience with real-world AI training tasks
• Consistency Awareness – Highlights how inconsistent labels can confuse AI systems
• Reasoning-Focused Activity – Encourages students to justify labeling decisions with textual evidence
• Low-Prep Format – Easy to print and use in classrooms or homeschool settings

This printable worksheet helps students develop sharper awareness of tone, emotion, and intention in text while gaining insight into how AI systems learn from labeled data. By practicing sentiment classification and reflecting on the challenges involved, learners strengthen close reading, judgment, and analytical reasoning skills. It is a practical resource for classroom and homeschool instruction focused on language interpretation, responsible AI understanding, and thoughtful evaluation of written communication.

This worksheet is part of our AI Data Labeling Game Worksheets collection.