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Save Time on Writing Feedback With AI

Feedback is powerful but slow. AI can help you build reusable comments you personalize, not grade for you.

Step by step

  1. List common issues. Name the five things you comment on most.
  2. Ask for comment starters. Request kind, specific sentence frames for each.
  3. Add your voice. Edit the comments to sound like you.
  4. Use for revision. Pair each comment with a small next step.
  5. Keep grading human. Read the work yourself before choosing comments.

What to expect

Expect comment banks and sentence starters.

Mistakes to avoid

Do not outsource grading. Avoid generic comments.

A good next step

Personalize each comment.

A prompt you can copy

Type this into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini

Create a comment bank of 12 feedback sentences for grade [x] persuasive essays, covering thesis, evidence, organization and conventions. Each comment should name one strength or one next step and be kind and specific.

Good to know. Never upload a student's full name or identifying work to a chatbot unless your district approves the tool.

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Common questions

Can AI read an essay and grade it?

It can give a rough view, but grading is a professional judgment. Use it to prepare, not decide.

Will students notice?

Comments that reference their work show care. Always make them specific.

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