ChatGPT & Generative A.I. Close Reading Passage with Text-Dependent Questions
An highly relevant high school reading comprehension resource for learning about ChatGPT and the implications of Generative A.I. for society.
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.
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.
The scaffolded activities & 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.
You can use this resource in BOTH your classroom with the PDF pages OR Online for distance learning.
GRADES:
9-12 High School Students
Home School
Adult Education
Intermediate-to-Upper-Intermediate English Language Learners
TIMING:
120 – 180 minutes of instruction
LEANRING EXPERIENCES:
reading passage on the topic
4 vocabulary activities
a prediction activity
scaffolded reading comprehension questions with gist and detailed tasks
class discussions
critical thinking questions on ChatGPT
an opinion essay assignment with prompt
class debate handouts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Students will be able to…
…practice and apply new academic vocabulary.
…discover the meaning of new words using context clues.
…contribute to a variety of discussion questions based on a non-fiction text.
…read quickly by skimming & scanning a non-fiction text for the main idea.
…analyze a non-fiction text for specific information and answer comprehension questions of varying difficulty.
…use inquiry to apply previously-learned concepts to newly-acquired information.
…apply key language to express their personal opinion on a topic.
…synthesize understanding of the topic using writing.
THE PACKAGE: 28 PDF PAGES INCLUDES…
1 Cover page
3 Pages of Reading Comprehension Pages
6 Student workbook pages
3 Pages of resource Notes & Lesson Plan
6 Debate handouts
Includes gray-scale printer-friend pages
BOTH Print & Digital Versions! (Google Slides®)