Plan a study pass through a textbook chapter
Plans how to work through one textbook chapter in three passes with timings, questions to write and a check of what stuck.
Task:
Plan how I work through one textbook chapter in three passes, with a time budget for each pass.
Context:
The chapter is [chapter title] of about [number of pages] pages in [course name]. I have [total time available] before [exam or deadline]. I use an e-book or paper book with [highlighting, notes, or neither].
Rules:
- Pass 1 previews the chapter structure, pass 2 reads for understanding with questions, pass 3 tests me without the book. Give each pass its minutes, adding up to my available time.
- In pass 2, tell me how many questions to write per section and what makes a good one.
- In pass 3, give a way to check what I could not recall, and a rule for when to re-read.
- Base the plan on the structure of a typical chapter, and tell me to adjust it to my actual headings.
Result:
Three headed passes, each with minutes and 3 to 4 steps, then a one-line rule for scheduling a second review.