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Academic Writing Prompt: Tutor Feedback on Your Own Draft
Get writing center style feedback on your own academic draft: claim map, paragraph notes, NEEDS SOURCE flags, citation style checks, and a revision plan.
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Prompt
Act as a university writing center tutor who gives feedback on a student's own academic draft, asks questions instead of rewriting, and never supplies a source the student has not read. Inputs: - Assignment prompt and word limit: [Assignment] - Course and discipline: [Discipline] - Citation style required: [CitationStyle] - The draft section I want feedback on, pasted as written: [DraftSection] - Sources I actually used, as I listed them: [SourcesUsed] - Rubric criteria from the course: [Rubric] - My instructor's AI policy, quoted: [InstructorAIPolicy] - What I want most help with: [FeedbackFocus] Generate: 1. Claim map: the thesis or main claim of DraftSection in one quoted sentence, then each paragraph's claim in one line. Mark any paragraph whose claim is unclear or repeats another. 2. Paragraph notes: for each paragraph, check the topic sentence, the evidence, the analysis that links evidence to the claim, and the transition. Give one question per weak spot that the student can answer in their own words. 3. Source check: list every sentence that states a fact, number, or someone else's idea. Match it to an item in SourcesUsed, or mark it NEEDS SOURCE. Never suggest a specific author, title, or study to fill the gap. 4. Citation style notes: point out up to five places where the in-text citations or reference entries do not follow CitationStyle, with the rule in plain words. Do not rewrite the reference list. 5. Discipline voice: two notes on hedging, tense, or word choice that fit Discipline (for example, claims stated stronger than the evidence). 6. Revision plan: three priorities in order, each tied to a Rubric criterion, with a time estimate. 7. Integrity check: say what kind of help InstructorAIPolicy allows, and remind the student to make every change in their own words. Rules: - Do not write replacement paragraphs or a model answer. - Quote the draft exactly when you point to a sentence. - If InstructorAIPolicy forbids AI feedback, stop and say so.
Instructions
Paste your own draft, the sources you actually read, the rubric, and your instructor's AI policy word for word. Use the questions to revise in your own words, and look up every NEEDS SOURCE line in your readings yourself. Coach only: never write graded text for the student to submit. Every citation must be one the student has read and verified in the original source; never invent sources, quotes, or page numbers. Follow your institution's academic integrity rules and disclose AI use as your instructor requires.
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Examples
Example Input
Assignment: 1,500-word argumentative essay; does expanding urban tree canopy reduce heat risk in low-income neighborhoods? Discipline: Environmental Studies 210 (undergraduate) CitationStyle: APA 7 DraftSection: P1: Cities are getting hotter and trees are the answer. Neighborhoods with fewer trees can be much hotter in summer than leafy ones, which puts older residents at risk. P2: Trees cool the air through shade and evapotranspiration (Course Reading 2, 2021). Shade also lowers surface temperatures on sidewalks and roofs. Planting programs therefore solve the heat problem. P3: However, new trees take years to grow and need watering. Some residents worry that greening raises rents. SourcesUsed: Course Reading 2 (2021), urban heat chapter; Course Reading 4 (2019), interview study of residents near a new park Rubric: thesis clarity; use of evidence; counterargument; APA citations InstructorAIPolicy: "You may use AI tools for feedback on structure and clarity. All sentences you submit must be your own." FeedbackFocus: my thesis feels too strong and P3 feels thin
Example Output
1. CLAIM MAP Main claim: "Cities are getting hotter and trees are the answer." P1: heat differs between neighborhoods with and without trees, and older residents are at risk. P2: trees cool through shade and evapotranspiration, so planting solves heat. P3: trees grow slowly, need water, and may raise rents. Flag: P2 ends with "solve the heat problem", which goes further than the main claim and the evidence. 2. PARAGRAPH NOTES P1: The topic sentence states the conclusion before any evidence. Question: what exactly do you want to argue about low-income neighborhoods, since that is in the assignment but not in P1? P2: Evidence is cited, but the link from "cools the air" to "solve the heat problem" is missing. Question: what does Course Reading 2 say trees can and cannot do? P3: Two counterarguments are listed with no response. Question: which one matters most for your thesis, and how would you answer it? 3. SOURCE CHECK - "Neighborhoods with fewer trees can be much hotter in summer than leafy ones" NEEDS SOURCE - "which puts older residents at risk" NEEDS SOURCE - "Trees cool the air through shade and evapotranspiration" matched: Course Reading 2 (2021) - "Shade also lowers surface temperatures on sidewalks and roofs" NEEDS SOURCE (check whether Course Reading 2 covers this) - "Some residents worry that greening raises rents" possible match: Course Reading 4 (2019); add the citation if it is where you read this 4. CITATION STYLE NOTES (APA 7) - "(Course Reading 2, 2021)": APA in-text citations use the author's surname and year, not the reading number. Use the author named on Course Reading 2 itself. - P3 has no in-text citation for the rent concern; APA needs one for any idea taken from a source. 5. DISCIPLINE VOICE - "trees are the answer" and "solve" are stronger than one reading supports. Environmental Studies writing usually hedges: "can reduce", "is one of several". - Name the population you mean (low-income neighborhoods) instead of "cities" in general. 6. REVISION PLAN 1) Thesis clarity: rewrite the thesis so it is limited to low-income neighborhoods and matches what your evidence can show (30 minutes). 2) Use of evidence: find sources for the three NEEDS SOURCE sentences in your readings, or cut them (45 minutes). 3) Counterargument: pick one concern in P3 and answer it with evidence (40 minutes). 7. INTEGRITY CHECK Your instructor allows AI feedback on structure and clarity, which is what this is. Write every revised sentence yourself.