Answer Key–
This month’s issue of the Rye Crop is out… with a twist.
As our world’s technology advances, we are constantly trying to redefine its limits and its place within our lives. Programs like ChatGPT, which can write anything from an English essay to a Drake song, are caught in the gray area between toy and tool.
This issue of the Crop is split: half the articles are written by our writers, and half were written by AI. The answer key is written below. No cheating!
Find full foreword by Ted Heintz, the Rye Crop faculty advisor, and Jared Perlmutter, one of your editors-in-chief, below.
Answer Key
AI Articles
AI Invades RCDS: Article A
Students Say No to Sharing Social Spaces
Dear Willy: Schoolwork
Standardized Testing: Article I
Letter to the Editor
Public vs Independent Schools
Girls Wildcat Win
Rink Rivalry
Student Articles
AI Invades RCDS: Article B
Isabel Slippen
Digging Up Dirt: Recycling
Elizabeth Hawkey
Clubs in Crisis
Isabel Tiburcio
9th and 10th Grade Dance
Tara McIntosh
Cafeteria Crowding
Colette Sawyer
Standardized Testing: Article G
Anna Pickette
Editor’s Response
Julia Marrinan
AI Directions
How did they do it? Check out the instructions given to ChatGPT for each article.
AI Invades RCDS: Article A
“You are writing the lead article for the Rye Crop newspaper. Write me an article about the new presence of Artificial Intelligence in high schools, specifically Rye Country Day School. Use the pros and cons of how it will affect homework, English assignments, and even the college process. Implement humor in the first paragraph to make it interesting. Use a quote from an anonymous student and an anonymous English faculty. Make it at least 650-700 words.“
Students Say No to Sharing Social Spaces
“Write newspaper article about the social dynamic between grade levels at Rye Country Day, with focus on community spaces and interactions between students. Use credible sources.“
Dear Willy
“How do I find motivation to do my schoolwork?”
Standardized Testing: Article I
“Write a 200-300 word article arguing against standardized testing. Use sources in the paragraph and cite them.”
Letter to the Editor
“Write a letter to the editor in response to this article: Polarizing Politics.” [The AI was given a link to the article.]
Public vs Independent Schools
“Write a school newspaper article, written by a student, about the downsides of a private education (3rd person.”
Girls Wildcat Win
“Rye Country Day Girls Varsity Nasketball win against Trevor Day School“
Rink Rivalry
“Rye Country Day Boys Varsity Ice Hockey loss against Rye High School”
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