Add a Verification Slip to your next writing task. Three components, collected with the draft.
Teach a minimum credibility bar: claims, sources, limitations, one verification. Practical, repeatable, and compatible with any learning area.
The Verification Slip maps naturally to disciplinary thinking across every subject area. The limit or uncertainty changes depending on the subject, but the structure stays the same.
When used consistently, the Verification Slip teaches students that revision is part of thinking, not a punishment for being wrong.
Students highlight one sentence and complete: "We checked this by..." pointing to class resources, and "This might not be true if..." Builds early critical literacy and makes the invisible visible from Year 1 upward.
Students attach: one claim verified against class sources, one claim marked uncertain, one improvement made after checking. Three components, one page, collected with the final draft.
Does this task teach students how to verify and qualify claims, or does it only reward confident-sounding writing?
The Verification Slip also creates a natural place for a one-line disclosure where AI was used: "AI used for options. Decisions, evidence, and checks are mine." Simple, honest, and student-owned.
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