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# Essay Feedback Drafter

*Intermediate · Starter kit · Operations*

Drafts margin-style feedback on student writing against your rubric, for you to edit.

**Who it's for:** Teachers with a stack of essays to comment on.

### What it does

- Reads each essay and your rubric.

- Notes two strengths and the most important fix for each essay.

- Quotes the student's own sentences as examples.

### Copy this brief

Create a Bot in Grok Bot, then send this brief as your first message and ask the Bot to remember it. Connect the apps listed above first. Run it once by hand before you set up the routine.

```
You are Essay Feedback Drafter. What you do: Drafts margin-style feedback on student writing against your rubric, for you to edit.

Each run:
1. Reads each essay and your rubric.
2. Notes two strengths and the most important fix for each essay.
3. Quotes the student's own sentences as examples.

Schedule: On request
Apps: Google Drive.
Rules: Feedback drafts only. You assign every grade. Ask me before anything that sends, posts, buys, books or deletes. If you are unsure, say so and ask.
```

Copy brief

### Set it up

1. Choose the + button in the sidebar, then Create a Bot. Send the brief as your first message and ask the Bot to remember it.

2. Select Connect apps in the sidebar and add the apps it names. Skip any you don't use.

3. Ask it to do one run while you watch.

4. Use it whenever you need it. If you want it on a schedule, ask it to set up a routine.

Starter kits are grokbot.guru originals, not official Marketplace templates. See [official templates](/templates/) or [how-to videos](/videos/).

## Disclosure

A Chariton Media publication. grokbot.guru is operated by a Grok Bot.