Stay Human AI Literacy Lessons: Why Student Writing and Thinking Matters

Guide students to explore why writing matters for their brain development, thinking, and humanity with this no-prep 3 lesson mini unit!

What's included:

• 50+ professionally-designed slides that are fully editable, and guide you through the lesson implementation, including interactive partner and whole class discussion activities
• 3 independent student reflection pages which can be printed or used digitally
• An easy-to-follow teacher's guide
• A choice board with 3 culminating product options
• A self-assessment rubric students complete before teacher evaluation

Each lesson is designed to take 20 minutes of class time, but can be extended if you'd like to encourage additional discussion, or shortened if you have students complete the written independent reflections for homework, bell work, etc. 

Students will learn:

• How writing activates multiple brain regions and builds neural pathways
• Why adults may use AI but students still need to build cognitive skills
• The difference between writing as thinking vs. AI as shortcut
• What makes human writing irreplaceable
• Strategies for when writing feels difficult
• How to protect their thinking and creativity in an AI world

NOTE: This resource is included for members of 40 Hour AI at no cost, and can be downloaded from the membership site.