A new teacher. An enormous essay due in one week. A group of honors literature students who are already drowning in coursework and extracurriculars.
The question isn't whether to read Shakespeare. The question is whether to use AI — and what happens if they do.
In this one-act play, follow a group of students as they wrestle with one of the most urgent ethical dilemmas of their generation — talking it through with their peers, their families, and their own consciences.
This book doesn't play it safe. This book tackles: academic integrity, artificial intelligence, generational and cultural attitudes toward technology, and the question of what it means to do your own work in a world where AI can do it for you — told through the voices of Chinese-American, Indian-American, and Haitian-American families whose answers are not all the same
Pairs beautifully with: your school's own AI policy, classroom debates about academic integrity, and the question: "Is using AI cheating — or is it just the new calculator?"
Note for teachers: the cultural dimension is the whole point. Different families in this play have very different reactions to AI — and that's not an accident. Use it to spark discussion about how culture shapes our relationship with technology.
Note: written as a one-act play — perfect for readers' theater, classroom performance, or dramatic read-aloud.
Co-written with a high school AP Spanish student who wrote approximately half of the play. A student literally helped write the book about whether students should use AI. Make of that what you will. 😄
Level: Intermediate | Tense: Present + Past | Words: 5,988 | Unique words: ~306 | Language: English
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