6 Lesson 4: Decision Matrix Workshop
Duration: 2 hours
You are in: Lesson 4
Before this: Lesson 3
After this: Lesson 5
Save this: English AI Decision Toolkit/Lesson 4 - Revised Prompt and Decision Matrix.md
6.1 Start Here
In Lesson 3 you built a decision matrix. Today you will improve it. You will revise your prompt, ask AI or a partner for review, and decide which suggestions to accept or reject.
The final decision stays with you.
6.2 Why This Matters
Good decision-making is not one step. You draft, check, revise, and explain. AI can suggest criteria or risks, but you must ask good questions, check assumptions, and decide what fits your real situation.
6.3 Today You Will
By the end of this lesson, you will:
- Revise a prompt using the ZONI CLEAR scaffold.
- Improve a small decision matrix.
- Ask AI, a partner, or a sample output for review without letting AI decide.
- Accept or reject suggestions in English.
- Save:
English AI Decision Toolkit/Lesson 4 - Revised Prompt and Decision Matrix.md.
Theme: Better decisions come from review, evidence, and human judgment.
AI Focus: Prompt revision and AI review without AI decision-making.
ESL Focus: Revision language, reasons, accept/reject language, and comparison.
Content Objective: Students will revise one prompt and improve one decision matrix.
Language Objective: Students will use simple English:
I improved it by...
One useful suggestion was...
I will not use this because...
Before I decide, I need to check...6.4 Core Idea
A revision is an improved version. You can revise a prompt by adding context, limits, output format, or a review instruction.
An AI answer is not automatically correct. You can accept helpful suggestions, reject weak suggestions, and write your reason in English.
6.5 Key Vocabulary
| Word | Simple Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| revise | Improve after checking | I revised my prompt. |
| matrix | A table for comparing choices | I used a decision matrix. |
| suggestion | An idea someone gives you | The AI suggestion was useful. |
| accept | Decide to use something | I accepted one suggestion. |
| reject | Decide not to use something | I rejected a risky suggestion. |
| assumption | Something I think is true but need to check | My assumption is that the bus runs at night. |
| verify | Check if something is true | I need to verify the price. |
| final decision | The choice I make | AI helps, but I make the final decision. |
6.6 Sentence Frames
My original prompt was __________.
I improved it by adding __________.
One useful suggestion was __________.
I will use this suggestion because __________.
I will not use this suggestion because __________.
Before I decide, I need to verify __________.
AI can suggest, but I decide __________.6.7 Lesson Agenda
| Time | Activity | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Warm-up: matrix check | Find one strong part and one weak part. |
| 20 min | Mini-lesson: revision language | Practice improve, accept, reject, and verify. |
| 25 min | Guided practice: revise a prompt | Add context, limits, format, and review. |
| 25 min | Guided practice: review a sample matrix | Identify useful and weak suggestions. |
| 25 min | Independent workshop: revise prompt and matrix | Produce the portfolio artifact. |
| 15 min | Pair speaking and exit ticket | Explain accepted and rejected suggestions. |
6.8 Guided Practice
6.8.1 AI Review Prompt
Use this review prompt with a safe matrix:
Help me review this decision matrix.
Do not make the final decision for me.
Use simple English.
Tell me:
1. One criterion I should add.
2. One assumption I should check.
3. One risk I should think about.
4. One suggestion I should reject if it does not fit my situation.6.8.2 Accept or Reject
Sample suggestion:
Add "energy" as a criterion.Accept sentence:
I will use this suggestion because my energy changes during the day.Sample suggestion:
Choose the train because the score is highest.Reject sentence:
I will not use this suggestion because AI should not make the final decision for me.6.9 Independent Practice
Use this student file:
# Lesson 4 - Revised Prompt and Decision Matrix
## Part 1: Revised English Prompt
My original prompt was:
[paste original prompt]
My revised prompt is:
[paste improved prompt]
I improved it by adding:
- Context: __________
- Limits: __________
- Output format: __________
- Review instruction: __________
## Part 2: Revised Decision Matrix
Decision:
[write decision]
Options:
A.
B.
C.
| Criteria | Option A | Option B | Option C | Evidence / Notes |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|
| Cost | | | | |
| Time | | | | |
| Convenience | | | | |
| Quality | | | | |
| Risk | | | | |
## Part 3: Review Response
One useful suggestion was __________.
I will use it because __________.
One suggestion I will not use is __________.
I will not use it because __________.
What I still need to verify:
1.
2.
3.
My final decision for now:
AI can help me compare, but I choose __________ because __________.6.10 Pair Speaking or Presentation Task
Explain your revision to a partner.
I revised my prompt by adding __________.
One criterion I added is __________.
One suggestion I accepted is __________.
One suggestion I rejected is __________.
I still need to verify __________.6.11 Reflection
One thing I changed is __________.
One reason I changed it is __________.
One decision habit I will remember is __________.6.12 Exit Ticket
Submit or save:
- One revised prompt.
- One revised decision matrix.
- One accepted suggestion with reason.
- One rejected suggestion with reason.
6.13 Homework
Estimated time: 30-45 minutes.
Tasks:
- Finish
Lesson 4 - Revised Prompt and Decision Matrix.md. - Add five decision/revision words to
Vocabulary Log.md. - Check one fact or source for your matrix.
- Choose one short public source for Lesson 5, or use a teacher-provided sample source.
What to save:
English AI Decision Toolkit/Lesson 4 - Revised Prompt and Decision Matrix.md- updated
Vocabulary Log.md
Privacy reminder: Do not ask AI to choose for you. Do not use private financial, health, legal, immigration, school, or work details.
Optional extension: Open the Lessons 3-4 Decision Matrix Lab and revise only safe example text.
This lab is optional. Use it only if your teacher asks or if you want extra practice. You do not need to complete the lab to finish your portfolio.
Open the Lessons 3-4 Decision Matrix Lab in Colab:
Use safe examples only. Do not enter private information.
The lab uses Colab AI automatically when it is available in the Colab runtime. If Colab AI is not available, the regular lab steps still work, and you can finish your portfolio without AI.
After any AI answer, say: “I checked the AI answer before I used it.”
Save your work here:
English AI Decision Toolkit/Lesson 4 - Revised Prompt and Decision Matrix.md