Creating Full Courses Starting with a Single Master Prompt.
- Feb 23
- 3 min read
Try this prompt to start creating a full course. Copy and paste it into a text file and replace the red text with your information. You can add or remove information to suite your situation. When you're satisfied with your edit, copy and paste it into the chat box at Curriculum Complete GPT.
If you want to bypass copy and paste, here is a word form you can fill in the fields with your details and save for future reference.
Step 1: Refine the master Prompt
I want to create a detailed curriculum outline for the course [Course Title] in the [Jurisdiction: State/Province/Country] jurisdiction with a time requirement of [# of hours] hours.
I want the course to follow a [Pedagogical Approach: Inquiry-based, Project-based, Direct Instruction, Blended Learning, etc.] method and be arranged [Organization Structure: Thematically, Chronologically, Conceptually, Modular, etc.] to best support student learning.
The course will be divided into approximately [# of units] units, covering [Key Topics or Major Themes], and will span [Term Length: Full Year, Semester, Trimester, Quarter].
Each unit should include:
Learning Objectives aligned with [Specify Curriculum Standards or Framework, or let AI suggest]
Core Topics that ensure mastery of [Key Skills: Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Research, etc.]
Assessments that include [List preferred types or allow AI to suggest based on curriculum requirements]
Instructional Strategies such as [Case Studies, Group Work, Hands-on Activities, Digital Tools, or AI-suggested best practices]
For grading, I would like a balanced and standards-aligned assessment structure, with AI suggesting appropriate grading breakdowns based on the course and jurisdiction. If possible, include recommendations for rubrics, mastery learning, and formative vs. summative assessment distribution.
The course should incorporate [Textbooks, Online Tools, Videos, Primary Sources, or AI-suggested materials], and differentiation should be included for [Multilingual Learners, Special Education Needs, Gifted Students, or AI-suggested accommodations].
This course should integrate [21st Century Skills: Creativity, Collaboration, Digital Literacy, Career Readiness, etc.], and AI should provide suggestions on how best to connect learning to [Future Learning, College, Career Pathways].
Generate my curriculum outline with AI-recommended adjustments where needed!" 🚀
For the Ontario Course HRT3M, this is what the adjusted prompt created.
Step 2: Prompt for Unit Details (One Unit at a time)
In the same chat window, use the following prompt.
Based on the course outline created for [HRT3M], Provide detailed lesson topics for each unit with assessments for each unit. One at a time.
For Unit 1: Foundations of Religion & Belief Systems, here is the lesson outline. Once you are satisfied with all of the lessons outlined for each unit. Move on to the next step.
Step 3: Detailing Lesson Plans
Once you have outlined all of the lessons in your course and adjusted them to meet your needs, use the following prompt:
Let's work on a detailed lesson plan and instructional material for [unit 1 lesson 1].
Here is an example of the output for this.
Step 4: Creating Instructional Material
Create an Article
Lesson 1.1 includes a discussion of what religion is. Depending on your preferences, you may want to generate an article. To do this, use the following prompt after replacing the red text with your own:
Create an article for this lesson [answering the question What is religion through Sociological, Philosophical and Theological Frameworks]. Include current sources cited in text and in references in APA format. [Grade 11] reading level. Include examples.
For this prompt, this is what was generated.
Create a PowerPoint from the Article
There are a few ways to do this. If you're okay with a text based presentation that you can spend time on making attractive (or not), use the following prompt in the same chat window you created the article:
Please create a slide deck based on this article and output to powerpoint.
If you have an Office 365 account...
Save the article as a Word file on your one drive.
Copy the URL for the document by selecting "Share" and choosing the copy link option.
Open the online version of PowerPoint in your onedrive account online.
Select CoPilot from the home menu and select "create file from...".
Paste the link to your Word document and hit enter.
PowerPoint will generate a graphic file for you (editable), eliminating at least one step from your work.
Here is the result of this. Note that it automatically created speaker notes and inserted images and design features absent in the powerpoint file above.
Other Instructional Materials Created for Lesson 1.1
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