{"id":"study-novel-reading-pace-plan","audience":"high-school","category":"studying","technique":"context","track":"study","title":"Plan a reading pace to finish a novel on time","free":false,"task":"You have to finish a 240-page novel for English before the discussion, and some days are busy. Get exactly 5 numbered lines, one per reading day, each in the form 'Day: pages X-Y (N pages)', plain text, ending on page 240 the day before the discussion. Skip the days you can't read, and use the corrected page count from Ms. Reyes.","materialLabel":"Your schedule and the teacher's note (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"ENGLISH 10 - Ms. Reyes - Novel: \"The Lantern Bridge\"\nBook discussion: Monday, Nov 17 (must have finished the book)\n\nTotal pages: 280 (printed on the syllabus)\n** Ms. Reyes's note: \"The syllabus says 280, but our edition ends on page 240. The last 40 pages are an interview with the author, NOT required.\" **\n\nI'm on page 1 (haven't started, oops).\n\nMY WEEK:\n- Tue Nov 11: free evening\n- Wed Nov 12: free evening\n- Thu Nov 13: basketball game, NO reading\n- Fri Nov 14: free after 6\n- Sat Nov 15: free\n- Sun Nov 16: free afternoon\n- Mon Nov 17: discussion day (no reading, it's due)\n\nI read about 50 pages in an evening if I focus.\nMs. Reyes: \"Don't cram the whole thing the night before. You'll miss the ending's clues.\"","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":5},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not saying how many days","why":"The AI picks its own number, and it usually picks more days than you need.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 5 numbered days.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Fix the shape: \"day, page range, count, nothing else.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Leaving out your schedule","why":"The AI spreads pages over every day, including your game night and the discussion day.","fix":"Add: \"No reading Thursday or Monday.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Using the syllabus number","why":"Both 280 and 240 are in your material.","fix":"Add: \"The book ends on page 240, per Ms. Reyes.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Not showing the math","why":"Without page counts, you can't tell if a day is overloaded.","fix":"Show the shape: \"Tue: pages 1-48 (48 pages)\".","checks":["r2","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says how many days","patterns":["\\b(5|five)\\b.{0,25}day"]},{"label":"Names the blocked days","patterns":["thursday","thu","basketball","no reading"]},{"label":"Uses the correction","patterns":["240","correct"]},{"label":"Shows the line shape","patterns":["pages? \\d+-\\d+","page range","like ['\"]","format"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"The AI can't see your week or which page count is right. Give it your reading days, the real last page, and the line shape with page counts.","rubricLabels":["Has 5 reading days on Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun (no Thursday and no Monday), each in the shape 'Day: pages X-Y (N pages)'","Page ranges start at page 1, run continuously with no gaps or overlaps, and end on page 240 on Sunday (not 280)","Each day's page count matches its range and no day goes over about 50 pages, with no extra advice or notes"]}