Podcast Script Detective

This worksheet helps students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 strengthen close reading, dialogue analysis, tone awareness, and digital literacy skills by examining a podcast-style transcript for signs of AI-like writing. Students identify unnatural phrasing, repetitive structures, overly formal language, and generic responses while comparing them to more natural, conversational speech patterns.

Learning Goals

• Dialogue and Tone Analysis (Grades 6-8) – Students analyze spoken-language features such as flow, realism, and conversational voice.
• AI Language Detection – Learners identify patterns that suggest scripted or robotic dialogue, including repetition and vague phrasing.
• Revision and Editing Skills – Students rewrite selected lines to improve fluency, voice, and authenticity.
• Inference and Evidence Use – Students explain choices using textual evidence and reasoning.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators with realistic examples and clear, student-friendly directions.
• Low-Prep Classroom Tool – Ready to use for bell ringers, small groups, independent practice, or media-literacy units.
• Built-In Writing Practice – Combines analysis with revision to reinforce editing and voice skills.
• Supports Diverse Learners – Structured prompts and modeling help students engage at different ability levels.
• Cross-Curricular Application – Connects English Language Arts with technology education and media studies.

This printable worksheet helps students better understand how authentic human dialogue differs from AI-scripted language by focusing on tone, fluency, and conversational patterns. Through close reading, inference, revision, and explanation, learners build strong media-literacy, editing, and critical thinking skills. Suitable for both classroom and homeschool use, this activity supports thoughtful analysis of modern media and responsible interaction with AI-generated content.

This worksheet is part of our Spotting AI Worksheets collection.