Podcast Script Detective

This worksheet trains students to spot unnatural or robotic lines within a podcast transcript. Students read a scripted dialogue between two hosts and underline lines that feel repetitive, overly formal, generic, or stiff-traits that often reveal AI involvement. They then answer analysis questions that require them to explain their choices, compare natural vs. robotic dialogue, and rewrite lines to sound more conversational. This activity builds students’ understanding of spoken-language patterns and how human dialogue differs from scripted AI-like responses. It strengthens close reading, inference, and editing skills while deepening digital literacy.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Dialogue and Tone Analysis

English Language Arts – Revising Text for Voice and Fluency

Technology Education – Distinguishing AI-Scripted Language

Digital Literacy – Recognizing AI Patterns in Media

This worksheet is part of our Spotting AI Worksheets collection.