When ChatGPT Has Rules to Follow

This worksheet is designed for Grades 6, 7, and 8 to help students explore how rules and constraints shape writing structure, creativity, and meaning in AI-generated text. Through matching prompts to outputs and analyzing unusual responses-such as haiku form, strict word limits, question-only rules, or playful voices-learners strengthen genre awareness, pattern recognition, and critical thinking while deepening their understanding of how instructions control both form and content.

Learning Goals

• Structure & Genre Awareness (Grades 6-8)
  Students analyze how constraints like poetic forms, formats, or stylistic rules affect writing structure.
• Working With Constraints
  Learners explore how limitations can guide creativity rather than restrict it.
• Understanding Constraint-Based Prompts
  Activities demonstrate how specific rules dramatically change AI output style, organization, and tone.
• Structural Pattern Recognition
  Students identify patterns caused by constraints and explain how those rules shaped the response.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to connect traditional ELA concepts with modern AI literacy.
• Engaging & Creative Format
  Unusual prompt-output pairings spark curiosity and discussion.
• Supports Higher-Order Thinking
  Moves beyond identification into analysis of cause and effect.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Works well in ELA writing units, poetry lessons, technology literacy instruction, or enrichment activities.

This printable worksheet helps students build strong skills in genre analysis, structural reasoning, creativity, and instruction-following. By examining how rules influence AI-generated writing, learners gain insight into the power of constraints in both human and machine communication. It’s a practical, no-prep resource that works smoothly in classroom and homeschool settings while supporting thoughtful and creative engagement with AI.

This worksheet is part of our Understanding Prompt Outputs Worksheets collection.