Prompt Engineering Scheme of Work
From consumers to creators. This 5-lesson scheme empowers students to harness AI through prompt engineering, critical literacy, and digital storytelling.
Core Objectives:
Equip students with future-ready skills: critical thinking, digital fluency, creativity, and adaptability
Demystify how Large Language Models work through hands-on exploration
Develop responsible AI users who understand the relationship between writing and machine intelligence
What’s Included:
5 detailed, tech-integrated lessons
Creative writing through AI using the Hero’s Journey
Reflection journals and scaffolded tasks
Opportunities to build, iterate, and publish student-generated narratives
Final design challenge: AI-generated book + marketing pack
My published NATE article on the initial inception and delivery
Key Lesson Highlights:
Intro to Gen AI: Students explore LLMs, test tools like ChatGPT, and draft letters appraising AI’s educational impact
Sci-Fi Deep Dive: Analysing Asimov’s Liar, students use dialogue analysis and image generation to interpret characters
Prompt Engineering Foundations: Students rewrite info for a younger audience, then co-create AI-enhanced story plans
Narrative Creation & Iteration: Hands-on storytelling with prompt feedback, iteration, and reflection
Publishing + Marketing: Create AI-generated book covers and blurbs, assembling a complete digital product
Designed For:
Upper KS3 or KS4 students with device access
Cross-curricular links to English, Computing, and PSHE
Future-oriented classrooms building digital and critical literacy



