Good storytelling involves crafting a narrative that captivates an audience and resonates with them. Can AI help tell stories that speak to the human imagination? AI tools have opened up possibilities in story creation allowing for help with idea creation, story format and writing. In this lesson, students will explore how AI can be used in storytelling including how to consider the benefits and trade-offs of incorporating AI into the storytelling process.

This lesson explores the ethical implications of generative AI, focusing on its impact on creativity and academic integrity. Through discussions, group activities, and a structured debate, students will explore the legal arguments surrounding generative AI’s use of public sources and form opinions about what constitutes plagiarism in AI-assisted writing.

In this lesson, students will explore how AI tools like ChatGPT can assist with narrative writing. They will assess the strengths and limitations of using AI for creative writing and learn how to balance AI capabilities with their own creativity.

In this lesson, students compare AI and human-generated texts to analyze the affordances and limitations of large language models. They’ll score, guess origins, and discuss differences, then decide which aspects to adopt or avoid in their writing. The lesson culminates in a discussion of what aspects of the AI-generated writing students should emulate in their own writing and what aspects they should avoid.