This reading comprehension passage on Generative AI gets your 9th-12th graders thinking critically about how we incorporate technology into our society by using advanced reading activities that are proven to build better reading abilities:
- Topic preview activity
- Academic vocabulary tasks
- Main idea and details questions
- Critical thinking questions on the impact of Generative AI
- Argumentative writing extension for writing an opinion essay on Generative AI
Use this for high school ELL and ESL students or in any type of literacy center for upper high school. It is great for supplementary lessons or homework assignments. With the reading comprehension activities built into the design of the pre-planned lesson, it works with little prep and can be used as sub plans. You can also use it online for distance learning!
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RESOURCE FEATURES
✅ Get Your Planning Time Back: No need to plan for a reading lesson using this package. When you purchase this ChatGPT Reading Comprehension Resource, you’ll get a complete lesson plan that scaffolds the learning into easy-to-understand parts. The topic is presented in a way that maximizes engagement AND builds reading skills. The planning of this reading lesson is already done!
✅ Reading Comprehension Strategies that Work: The secret to this non-fiction reading passage is in how it is presented. Students unpackage the topic of Generative AI in a way that reduces the stress of more advanced academic reading. The activities guide them towards better understanding of large language models and the advancement of computer technology, while training their reading skills organically.
✅ A Passage on ChatGPT Students can Understand: This non-fiction reading comprehension passage introduces Generative AI and the potential costs it holds for society by discussing disruptive innovation and how computer technology has advanced to the point of complex automation. The text uses simplified language to shed light into machine learning and how the programming industry is becoming obsolete. The structure makes it easy for the reader to become immersed in the world of ChatGPT and see the pros and cons of the technology.
✅ A Class Debate about ChatGPT: Included in this resource is an in-class debate assignment that you can use to set up a debate about ChatGPT after the reading. There are pages of worksheets that show students how to structure an argument and set up rebuttals. There are also graphic organizers included that make structuring a debate in the classroom easy.
✅ Follow Up Learning with a Writing Assignment: Not only will students be reading about Generative AI; they’ll be writing about it. At the end of the lesson, as an extension activity, students have the opportunity to discuss the costs of incorporating Generative AI, like ChatGPT, into industries and other areas in society. They’ll be helped by a graphic organizer that shows them how to structure the perfect argumentative essay. It’s a great way to follow up the learning and have students use what they learned about the advancement of computer technology with their own ideas.
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The package includes a PDF file that can be opened the PDFs using your preferred PDF reader. Along with the student workbook, you’ll also get a full lesson plan with resource notes and answer keys. This resource can be used in both your physical classroom or in any online learning environment. You’ll get access to the Google Slides® for going paperless.
Worksheets for structuring a classroom debate are also included, as well as graphic organizers with useful language sections for clarifying a position, agreeing and disagreeing, persuading, and interrupting. The PowerPoint presentation for teaching about debates and structuring arguments is sold separately.
This resource was written to make the difficult topic of Generative AI a whole lot easier for students to understand. It is written for academic reading environments where the vocabulary and structure of the text requires more advanced reading skills. If you’re looking for a lower-level reading comprehension passage on artificial intelligence, check out this resource.
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This Non Fiction Reading Comprehension Passage on Generative AI is also part of my 21st Century Language Learning Bundle. Purchase it now and get this resource, plus other exciting topics like Distraction and Opinion Essay Writing that focus on training language skills, at a huge discount.
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Terms of Use:
This resource was created by Landon S. Seigler of ESL Lifeline, all rights are reserved. The original purchaser is permitted to use it for a single class only. Teachers have the authorization to share this product with their students (and parents) through email, Google Classroom, or the Internet, as long as the site is password protected. Distribution to your own students is allowed, but uploading it to the Internet for public access and download is not permitted.
**If you wish to use this resource for multiple classrooms or share it with fellow educators, please purchase additional licenses.Your adherence to these usage terms is greatly appreciated.
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