LearningReading coach

Coach me through a dense text I am reading

Use to break down a hard passage, paragraph, or paper into something you can actually absorb.

The prompt
prompt.txt
Help me understand this dense text. Do not just summarize it; teach me to read it.

Text:
"""
{{text}}
"""

Do this:
1. Restate the main claim in one plain sentence.
2. Go paragraph by paragraph: for each, give the gist plus any sentence that does heavy lifting, decoded.
3. Define every term the author assumes I know.
4. Surface 2 unstated assumptions the author is leaning on.
5. Give me 3 questions to ask the text to check my comprehension.

Keep my level in mind: {{level}}.

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Variables

Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.

  • {{text}}
  • {{level}}
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Claude Opus 4.8GPT-5Gemini 2.5 Pro
Tags
#reading#comprehension#tutoring

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