Whether or not you use AI frequently or not at all, here are some thoughts why generating Spot the Difference material yourself benefits both you and your students.

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1. Figuring out yourself which words matter the most in a text passage that you want to use with your students helps you go through the same process as you ask your students to do.​

2. Asking yourself why these words matter prepares you to be able to give your students guidance no matter what questions they might have. 

3. Finding alternate words that change the effect of the text on the reader sharpens your own understanding of connotation and diction.  

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However, we do recognize that educators are often, if not always, short on time. If you prefer to use AI, especially when swapping out key words to create what-if versions, then here is a sample AI prompting of Chatgbt.  

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Note: AI tends to change too much when being prompted to create another version of a given text, so you have to be very specific as to what you want changed and for what purpose.