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®)