# Write specific, balanced report card comments for my class

Personalized report card comments built from your notes, with strengths, a next step, and family-friendly wording.

- Topic: Learning & Teaching
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Education, Write, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-specific-balanced-report-card-comments-for-my-class

## Prompt

```text
Help me write report card comments for my students.

**Grade and subject(s):** [e.g. "3rd grade, all subjects" or "8th grade science"]
**Grading period:** [e.g. "Quarter 2"]
**Character limit per comment:** [e.g. 500 characters]
**School guidance on comments:** [e.g. "start with a strength, avoid labels, no grade numbers"]
**My notes for each student:** [one line each, using first name or initials only - e.g. "J: big growth in multiplication facts, rushes written work, kind to peers, needs to bring reading log"]

For each student, write one comment that:
1. Opens with a specific strength drawn from my notes (not "is a pleasure to have in class").
2. Names one area to grow, phrased as a skill to build, not a character flaw.
3. Gives one concrete next step the student or family can act on at home.
4. Stays within the character limit.

Rules:
- Use only what is in my notes. If a note is too thin to write a specific comment, write [NEED MORE DETAIL] and tell me what would help.
- Avoid labels and diagnoses ("lazy", "ADHD", "low"), comparisons to other students, and jargon families won't know.
- Vary sentence openings so comments don't read as copy-paste.

Return a table: Student | Comment | Character count. Then a short bank of 10 reusable growth phrases for my subject.
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. "3rd grade, all subjects" or "8th grade science"
- e.g. "Quarter 2"
- e.g. 500 characters
- e.g. "start with a strength, avoid labels, no grade numbers"
- NEED MORE DETAIL

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