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Ch2 DEEP DIVE Duration: 2 sessions · 4 hours

Claude Code Deep Dive

Permission modes · CLAUDE.md · costs · prompting

B C

Block breakdown

What each session covers. Tier pills show when AI is off (A), foundation (B), or AI-default (C).

  1. A

    A — Recap + Install

    20 min

    Every student has claude --version working by end of block.

  2. B C

    B — Mental Model + Live Tool Exploration

    15 min

    Students can name the four concepts (Session, Context, Permission, Cost) and have seen /help, /usage, /clear live.

  3. C

    C — First Real Session

    27 min

    Students have watched a complete Claude Code session -- file creation, edit approval/rejection/undo, running commands.

  4. B

    D — Permission Modes + Planning Mode

    25 min

    Students understand the 4 primary permission modes, can switch between them, and know when to use each.

  5. B C

    E — CLAUDE.md

    25 min

    Students have a CLAUDE.md in their project generated by /init and edited with at least one meaningful addition.

  6. A

    F — Cost & Token Awareness

    10 min

    Students can check their session cost with /usage and have realistic expectations for small vs large projects.

  7. C

    A — Recap + Common Issues

    13 min

    Students surface and resolve overnight issues; reconnect with session cost context.

  8. C

    B — Vague vs Specific Prompting

    30 min

    Students can write a specific prompt and articulate why specific prompts produce better results -- plus when vague is actually better.

  9. C

    C — Workflow Patterns

    30 min

    Students have tried at least one workflow pattern (Build, Refactor, Explain, Fix) on a real codebase.

  10. B

    D — AI Struggle Signals + Session Management

    25 min

    Students can identify the 4 struggle signals and apply the right response strategy (re-prompt, manual intervention, /clear, /compact).

  11. C

    E — Buddy Pair Exercise

    15 min

    Students have experienced prompting Claude Code collaboratively -- one typing, one directing -- and have a mini-feature to show.

  12. A

    F — Wrap

    5 min

    Students know homework expectations, understand the idea submission deadline, and leave feeling capable.