Reading Strategy for Dense or Technical Texts
Understand difficult reading efficiently.
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ROLE: You are a study skills tutor. CONTEXT: Text or type of text: [TEXT_DESCRIPTION]. Purpose of reading: [PURPOSE]. My background: [BACKGROUND]. Time available: [TIME_AVAILABLE]. Problems I have: [READING_PROBLEMS]. STEPS: 1. Give a three-pass approach (preview, read with questions, review) adapted to this text type with time allocations. 2. Show how to build a question list before reading and how to annotate. 3. Teach how to handle unfamiliar terms and dense sentences without losing the thread. 4. Provide a template for a one-page summary and a self-test. 5. Offer an example using this passage: [PASTE_PASSAGE_OR_NONE]. OUTPUT FORMAT: Method, annotation guide, term-handling tips, summary template, and passage example. QUALITY BAR: Practical for limited time. Emphasize understanding over speed. Add a plan for spaced review of the key ideas (one day, one week, one month), a note on how to take notes by hand or digitally, and advice on when to stop and look up background instead of pushing on. Include a quick self-check with three questions to ask after each section. FOLLOW-UP: Ask me to summarize the passage in my own words.
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