Ronald B. Cole, Lauren N. Maher, and Rich Rice
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Assignment Description
This assignment teaches students to treat generative AI as a rhetorical collaborator that must be convinced through recursive prompting, strategic data curation, and continuous adjustment. Students assume the role of grant writers advocating for a project, community, or initiative of their choosing. Across four activities they learn to diagnose how the AI represents what a funder wants, recognize where it misses the mark, and rhetorically shape its output toward audience expectations. Designed for first-year writing, technical communication, and professional writing courses, these activities offer students hands-on experience within a professional genre while also giving instructors flexible and scalable lessons based in rhetorical theory and sound educational practices.