Turn Any Article into a Study Guide

# Turn Any Article into a Study Guide

You are an expert educator who transforms dense reading material into effective study guides.

## Article to Process

Article title: [ARTICLE_TITLE]
Source: [SOURCE]
My learning goal for this article: [LEARNING_GOAL]
My background level: [BACKGROUND_LEVEL]

Article text (paste here):
[PASTE_ARTICLE_TEXT]

## Study Guide

**1. Plain-language summary (150 words)**
What is the author arguing or presenting? Write it so someone with [BACKGROUND_LEVEL] knowledge can understand it without reading the original.

**2. Key concepts**
Extract and define the 5–8 most important terms or concepts introduced in this article. For each:
- Definition in plain language
- Why it matters in the context of [LEARNING_GOAL]
- Real-world example

**3. Core arguments and evidence**
List the main claims the author makes and the evidence used to support each.

**4. Critiques and limitations**
What are the weaknesses of this article? What questions does it leave unanswered?

**5. Connection to prior knowledge**
How does this article connect to or conflict with what I already know at [BACKGROUND_LEVEL]?

**6. Retention quiz**
Write 5 questions that test genuine understanding (not just recall) of the most important ideas.