Session 1 activities
ACTIVITIES · 35 MINFictional data only
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Name the part
Each phrase comes from a prompt. Drag it to the part of the five-part card it belongs to.
- I'm the guest-services lead writing to past guests
- --- [fact sheet text] ---
- Write the announcement for the beach cleanup
- 120 words, three short paragraphs, friendly
- If a detail isn't in the sheet, write 'not in source' and list Gaps
- Do not mention prices or discounts not in the sheet
- End with how to sign up
- Readers are families who stayed with us last summer
Rebuild the thin prompt (Lab 1)
Rebuild using all five parts and the fact sheet.
Cape Harbor Inn Beach Cleanup fact sheet (fictional): Saturday, May 16, 9:00-11:30 AM, Harding's Beach, Chatham. Meet at the east parking lot kiosk. Gloves, bags, and water provided by the inn. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. No lifeguard on duty. Sign up at the front desk or by email to events@capeharborinn.example by May 13. Volunteers receive a 10% dining credit at the Lantern Room for the same weekend.
Weak prompt
Write something nice about the cleanup so people come.
Hints (5)
- Role: who writes and who reads?
- Context: fence the fact sheet.
- Task: one job.
- Format: length, structure, tone.
- Check: 'not in source', Gaps line, no outside facts.
Search or generate?
Poll after the 'a prompt is not a search' segment.
You type 'Cape Harbor Inn beach cleanup rain date' into a generative AI tool with no source. What is most likely?
The helpful rain date
Branching.
Your grounded announcement comes back with: 'Rain or shine! If it pours, we'll reschedule to May 23.' The fact sheet says nothing about rain. What do you do?