Reading Summary & Analysis
Connecting to related readings and generating discussion questions develops the critical thinking skills professors actually test for.
Help me summarize and analyze the following reading for {{course_name}}.\n\nText/article: "{{title}}" by {{author}}\nKey passage or section:\n{{passage}}\n\nProvide:\n1. A 3-sentence summary of the main argument\n2. Key terms and their definitions as used in this text\n3. The author's methodology or approach\n4. Strengths of the argument (with specific references)\n5. Weaknesses or gaps in the argument\n6. How this connects to other course readings: {{related_readings}}\n7. Three discussion questions I could bring to class\n\nUse language appropriate for a {{academic_level}} student.
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