<p>An highly relevant high school reading comprehension resource for learning about ChatGPT and the implications of Generative A.I. for society.</p> <p>Students using this resource will read a non-fiction text about ChatGPT and how machine learning is now capable of doing complex tasks that once only humans could do. They will explore the topic further through a variety of scaffolded tasks that help students build life-long reading skills while keeping interaction in the lesson high. Students will also learn new academic vocabulary words with a series of vocabulary activities relevant to the topic.</p> <p>At the end of the lesson, students are given a chance to synthesize what they learned about Generative A.I. by writing about ChatGPT in an Opinion Essay. There is also a debate task about the topic along with handouts that can help students set up this debate in class.</p> <p>The scaffolded activities &amp; included lesson plan is designed to create independent readers by gradually allowing the teacher to release control so students can grow to become more self-directed in their learning.</p> <p>You can use this resource in BOTH your classroom with the PDF pages OR Online for distance learning.</p> <p><strong>GRADES:</strong></p> <ul> <li>9-12 High School Students</li> <li>Home School</li> <li>Adult Education</li> <li>Intermediate-to-Upper-Intermediate English Language Learners</li> </ul> <p><strong>TIMING:</strong></p> <p>120 – 180 minutes of instruction</p> <p><strong>LEANRING EXPERIENCES:</strong></p> <ul> <li>reading passage on the topic</li> <li>4 vocabulary activities</li> <li>a prediction activity</li> <li>scaffolded reading comprehension questions with gist and detailed tasks</li> <li>class discussions</li> <li>critical thinking questions on ChatGPT</li> <li>an opinion essay assignment with prompt</li> <li>class debate handouts</li> </ul> <p><strong>LEARNING OBJECTIVES:</strong></p> <p>Students will be able to…</p> <ul> <li>…practice and apply new academic vocabulary.</li> <li>…discover the meaning of new words using context clues.</li> <li>…contribute to a variety of discussion questions based on a non-fiction text.</li> <li>…read quickly by skimming &amp; scanning a non-fiction text for the main idea.</li> <li>…analyze a non-fiction text for specific information and answer comprehension questions of varying difficulty.</li> <li>…use inquiry to apply previously-learned concepts to newly-acquired information.</li> <li>…apply key language to express their personal opinion on a topic.</li> <li>…synthesize understanding of the topic using writing.</li> </ul> <p><strong>THE PACKAGE: 28 PDF PAGES INCLUDES…</strong></p> <ul> <li>1 Cover page</li> <li>3 Pages of Reading Comprehension Pages</li> <li>6 Student workbook pages</li> <li>3 Pages of resource Notes &amp; Lesson Plan</li> <li>6 Debate handouts</li> <li>Includes gray-scale printer-friend pages</li> <li>BOTH Print &amp; Digital Versions! (Google Slides®)</li> </ul>