Unit 1, Day 3: Study Buddy, Not Ghostwriter

Lesson 3 of 6 in Unit 1, Use It, Check It, Own It

School-year day

Day 3 of 180

Time

20-minute core + 30-minute extension (50 minutes in all)

Teacher Talk with MystrS. Checked October 25, 2026 (Pacific time). Tags: Cyber, AI.

Goal: Students will be able to:

• Tell apart using AI as a study buddy (quizzes, explains, gives hints) and as a ghostwriter (writes it for you).
• Write study-buddy prompts for a real assignment.
• Explain why the buddy use builds learning and the ghostwriter use does not.

Materials:

• Projector and a teacher-run chatbot
• T-chart handout with two columns, "Buddy" and "Ghostwriter"
• Ten sorting cards, each with one way a student might use AI

Core (20 min)

1. Ask: "If AI writes your essay, who learned something?" (2 min)
2. Pairs sort the ten cards into Buddy or Ghostwriter. (8 min)
3. Discuss the cards that split the room. (7 min)
4. Check for understanding. (3 min)

Extension (up to 30 min)

• Demo one ghostwriter prompt and one buddy prompt on the same topic. Ask: which one left you knowing more? (10 min)
• Students write two buddy prompts for an assignment due this week, then a partner improves each one. (20 min)

Check for understanding: "Write one prompt that turns AI into a quiz partner for tomorrow's test."

Standards (from our standards map):

• CSTA 2026: MS-SOC-ET-40; HS-SOC-HU-43