Adult Eduction (ELL)

**Prompt:** You are an ESL composition instructor designing a personal narrative writing assignment for intermediate-level adult learners in a community college setting. The assignment should help students practice paragraph structure, past-tense verbs, and using personal voice. Include clear instructions, scaffolding questions, a vocabulary list, sentence starters, and a suggested paragraph structure. Ensure culturally responsive language and relevance for immigrant and workforce-transitioning students. **Best Practices:** - Align with TESOL and CATESOL guidelines for scaffolding and cultural responsiveness. - Use assets-based language that supports multilingual identity. - Provide multimodal support and vocabulary modeling for linguistic development.

Business and Computer Information

**Prompt:** Act as a business communications instructor creating an argumentative essay assignment for a community college Business course. The topic should relate to current technology in the workplace (e.g., AI tools, data privacy, remote work). Write an assignment sheet that includes purpose, audience (e.g., executive team or stakeholders), expectations for structure, tone, citation requirements (APA), source types, and a rubric overview. Emphasize clarity, professionalism, and real-world applicability. **Best Practices:** - Reflect ACBSP and NBEA writing standards for business communication. - Emphasize clear, concise, audience-centered writing. - Scaffold citations using real-world trade sources and case studies.

Communication and Arts

**Prompt:** You are designing a rhetorical analysis essay assignment for a community college Introduction to Communication course. Ask students to analyze a public message (ad, speech, or TED Talk) using ethos, pathos, and logos. Write the assignment prompt with purpose, structure, and support for multimodal integration (e.g., embedded video or visual). Include guiding questions, length requirements, audience awareness, and evaluation criteria that value analysis and organization. **Best Practices:** - Follow NCA guidelines on analyzing persuasive discourse.

- Encourage multimodal and culturally relevant content. - Support metacognition by linking visual rhetoric to real-world persuasion.

Food Studies

**Prompt:** You are a community college instructor in a Food Studies program. Create a problem-solution essay assignment where students address a real-world issue in the food system (e.g., food insecurity, waste, labor practices). Include expectations for integrating local examples, at least one policy or news source, a visual component (chart, infographic), and solutions grounded in practicality. Write the full assignment description with structure, tone, and grading expectations. **Best Practices:** - Connect with Slow Food USA or local food justice curricula. - Use interdisciplinary frameworks (agriculture, policy, sociology). - Include experiential learning when possible (community gardens, food audits).

Health Professions

**Prompt:** Act as an instructor in a pre-nursing or allied health program at a community college. Create a reflective essay assignment where students describe a moment involving empathy or professionalism in a healthcare setting. Include expectations for respectful tone, real or hypothetical examples, APA formatting, and links to career readiness. The assignment should guide students through paragraph organization, personal insight, and clinical relevance. **Best Practices:** - Align with AACN and NLN communication competencies. - Emphasize patient-centered care, empathy, and HIPAA-conscious reflection. - Promote reflective practice using debriefing methods and scenario-based writing.

Science and Math

**Prompt:** You are teaching a science literacy course at a community college. Create a data analysis essay assignment where students interpret a real scientific data set (e.g., public health, climate, budgeting). Write the full assignment instructions with a clear structure, guidance on integrating visuals, emphasis on interpreting trends for a general audience, and a rubric that values clarity, accuracy, and scientific reasoning. **Best Practices:** - Incorporate AAAS and NCTM standards for scientific and quantitative reasoning. - Emphasize communication of uncertainty, pattern identification, and model interpretation. - Encourage accessibility by minimizing jargon and focusing on visual literacy.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

**Prompt:** Design a case study analysis essay for an Introduction to Sociology course at a community college. Ask students to apply a theoretical lens (e.g., conflict theory or functionalism) to a contemporary social issue (e.g., education inequality, gender roles, addiction). Write the assignment with academic tone guidance, source requirements, and instructions for integrating theory with real-world data. Include a scaffolded structure and grading breakdown. **Best Practices:** - Align with ASA and APA assignment structures for critical thinking. - Promote the use of sociological imagination and structured theoretical analysis. - Emphasize the role of evidence and systems-thinking in sociocultural critique.

Trails and Trades

**Prompt:** You are a trades program instructor creating a technical comparison essay for HVAC, welding, or construction students. Ask students to compare two tools, materials, or techniques used in their trade. The assignment should include guidance on formatting a chart or table, using professional tone, and organizing the essay for clarity. Include grading categories like accuracy, organization, technical vocabulary, and workplace relevance. **Best Practices:** - Follow NATEF, NCCER, or ASE writing competencies for technical communication. - Use trade language authentically and model document formats common in industry. - Scaffold from oral explanation to written form using hands-on experience.

Workforce and Economic Development

**Prompt:** You are an instructor in a Career Readiness course at a community college. Create an evaluation essay assignment in which students compare two career pathways or training programs (e.g., certificate vs. associate degree, Google vs. community college). The prompt should include expected word count, audience (e.g., workforce board or peer seeking advice), research requirements (BLS, program data), and structure for comparing return on investment, skill development, and job outlook. **Best Practices:** - Align with NCWE and ACTE standards for workforce communication. - Encourage labor market data interpretation and personal goal reflection. - Use career exploration tools like CareerOneStop, BLS.gov, and O*NET.