Back Pocket Prompt #4 · Differentiation

One text. Three reading levels. Same facts for every kid.

One text rewritten at three reading levels with the same facts for every kid.

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Slide 1 of 6. Photo background. Differentiation One text. Three reading levels. Same facts for every kid. One prompt + a human check.

Slide 2 of 6. The problem One article can't reach every reader. Your class spans several reading levels. Rewriting it by hand three times eats your planning period.

Slide 3 of 6. Paste the text, then type: “Rewrite this at three levels: [your three levels, e.g. grade 3, 5 and 7]. Keep every key fact and these words: [list]. After each version, list what you simplified or cut.”

Slide 4 of 6. The human check Read each version next to the original. Start with the easiest. Did a fact change?; Did a cause turn into a coincidence?; Did a key word vanish? Don't trust the AI's list of what it cut. Check it. Your read of your kids is the real test.

Slide 5 of 6. The payoff Where your minutes go Spend the time you save reading the easiest version aloud with the kids who need it most. By hand: ~40 min, Rewriting three times With AI + check: ~15 min, Check included

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The problem: One article can't reach every reader.

Your class spans several reading levels. Rewriting it by hand three times eats your planning period.

1. Paste the text, then type:

Your back-pocket prompt

Rewrite this at three levels: [your three levels, e.g. grade 3, 5 and 7]. Keep every key fact and these words: [list]. After each version, list what you simplified or cut.

2. The human check: Read each version next to the original. Start with the easiest.

Did a fact change?
Did a cause turn into a coincidence?
Did a key word vanish?

Don't trust the AI's list of what it cut. Check it. Your read of your kids is the real test.

Where your minutes go

By hand~40 minRewriting three times

With AI + check~15 minCheck included

Spend the time you save reading the easiest version aloud with the kids who need it most.

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