This session shares practical, classroom‑tested strategies for integrating AI into first‑year writing while maintaining a strong focus on student voice, clarity, and critical awareness. Drawing on an assignment sequence where students compare their writing to AI‑generated versions, the presentation offers concrete methods for teaching conciseness, analyzing rhetorical choices, and guiding students toward responsible, “acceptable” AI use. Attendees will leave with adaptable assignment models, reflection prompts, and implementation tips they can bring directly into their own composition courses.
