Artificial Intelligence Close Reading Passage with Text-Dependent Questions

Create future-proof learners with this captivating artificial intelligence reading comprehension resource, designed to enhance students' understanding of this cutting-edge technology. Dive into a thought-provoking reading passage that delves into the intricacies of AI, fostering critical thinking and analytical skills in your late middle and early high school learners. Encourage lively discussions and intellectual exploration of personhood and ethics around artificial intelligence technology, empowering any upper-middle or early high school class to navigate the complexities of this rapidly advancing technology field.

The activities in this incredible reading comprehension resource get your students unpacking the world of artificial intelligence in a way they will actually understand and learn from:

• a variety of academic vocabulary activities
• scaffolded reading tasks
• critical thinking questions and prompts
• group discussion questions
• argumentative writing assignment
• classroom debate on personhood
• ...and MORE!

✅ An Immersive Learning Experience: Instead of flipping back and forth between text and question pages, your learners will enjoy a more immersive, uninterrupted reading experience with the text and questions presented side-by-side – perfect for training students in more focused, sustained attention.

✅ A Complicated Topic Made Easy: This resource was built for students who want to know more about artificial intelligence but may find the topic too complex. The layout and presentation of this resource scaffolds learning through a series of vocabulary, main idea, supporting details, and reading checks to build awareness of the topic slowly, all before getting to the critical thinking questions. Using this slow-release formula, students are less stressed when reading and more aware of their own pace of learning.

✅ Reading Tasks and Activities that Actually Work: The structure of this reading resource purposefully puts the students first and gets them to read, answer text-dependent questions, AND participate fully in their own learning by making the topic of artificial intelligence more personal for them. With questions like ''What makes a person a person?'' 'and 'Is losing empathy dangerous?'', students will be compelled to not only answer questions and have discussions with their peers; they’ll be inspired to go beyond each topic and learn more.

✅ Read and Link to Real-World Issues Facing Society: Students will not only be reading about automation and the future of work, they will also work towards linking the information they learn during the reading with society and the world. The lessons starts with a ‘Big Picture’ theme and question that orients students to the topic of automation. While reading, their confidence level of the topic grows, and they then can offer an answer to the question at the lesson.

Big Picture Theme & Question for this Reading Passage on AI:

• Responsibility – Will civilization lose more than it will gain by having artificial intelligence as part of society? (explored in Artificial Intelligence)

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The package includes two PDF files compressed into a single zipped file. You can open 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 PDF pages and access to the Google Slides® for going paperless.

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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.

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