Writing Prompts That Get Results: The C.R.A.F.T. Method

1. Getting Started with AI Chat Tools (Foundations) ⏱ 25 minutes min 📊 Beginner

Objective

Teach a simple, repeatable prompt framework students can reuse in every future tutorial.

AI chat tool
Printed or digital C.R.A.F.T. cheat sheet (Context, Role, Audience, Format, Tone)

1

Introduce the C.R.A.F.T. acronym: Context (what's going on), Role (who should the AI act as), Audience (who is this for), Format (list, table, email, etc.), Tone (friendly, formal, playful).
2

As a group, build one prompt together on the board using all five elements for a real request (e.g., a birthday party invitation).
3

Students individually write a C.R.A.F.T. prompt for a task of their choice and run it in their AI tool.
4

Students revise their prompt once based on the output, changing only the Tone or Format element to see the effect.
5

Share 2-3 results with the class.

Instructor TipPrint the C.R.A.F.T. cheat sheet as a handout — students will reuse it for the rest of the course.

TakeawayC.R.A.F.T. turns any request into a well-structured prompt in under a minute, and it works identically across every AI tool.