NOTE: Completing the tasks below and participating in the upcoming group work sessions are required to remain a member of your group.
1)READING & NOTE TAKING: READ THE FOLLOWING FIVE SLEEPWALK STORIES:
Long distance
Layover
Hostage situation
Six day cold
Hazel eyes.
As you read, take detailed and structured AI-friendly notes on each story. Think of how the stories connect or contrast.
As you write these notes, remember that they will be given to your AI assistant (see next point). Be clear and specific, include detailed references to Tomine's use of literaryelements and details, and structure your notes clearly with # titles and ## sub-titles. Use # to identify the title of the story and ## to identify literary elements, details, or thematic ideas. Under each ## sub-title, present a list of points or initial insights related to this sub-title. Remember, the better your notes, the more useful the AI's assistance.
Bring these notes to our next class.
Having detailed notes on each story is mandatory to join your group.
2) AI-ASSISTANCE: USE CHATGPT ONE TIME ONLY BY GIVING IT ALL OF YOUR STRUCTURED NOTES FOR ALL TEN STORIES AT ONCE -- BY USING THE PROMPT AT THE END OF THIS POST.
THE AI TOOL WILL ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES AND, BASED ON YOUR NOTES, IDENTIFY POSSIBLE PATTERNS IN TOMINE'S STORIES.
Paste the AI's analysis in the same document as your original notes (see point 1).
Read the AI's analysis closely and highlight (in the Word document) interesting points.
3) AI REPORT:AT THE END OF THE DOCUMENT, IN A FEW THOUGHTFUL AND WELL-DEVELOPED SENTENCES, REPORT ON THE USEFULNESS OF THE AI'S ASSISTANCE.
Did it add value to your notes? Did it produce new insights? Did it include hallucinations, that is, claims that may sound convincing but that are, in fact, false or not supported by your notes? Most importantly, is there a difference between taking notes only for yourself and taking notes for an AI assistant?
4) LEA SUBMISSION: SUBMIT YOUR WORD DOCUMENT TO LEA IN 'ASSIGNMENTS.'
This document should include (1) your original notes on the ten stories, (2) the highlighted AI's report, and (3) a brief but insightful AI-report.
Take care.
CLICK HERE to see the prompt:
# ROLE: You are an expert in text analysis, pattern-recognition, and organization, tasked with analyzing the notes below.
# CONTEXT: The notes include my initial thoughts on a few short stories by Adrian Tomine. These notes are the first step in developing a literary analysis of his work and a creative response to the themes he explores. The goal is to identify main recurring thematic patterns within the stories, main logical connections between stories, and main contradictions or contrasts.
# TASK: Analyze my notes below and present an analytical report presenting these points:
## 1. General Overview: Present three main recurring topics, ideas, thematic points, or patterns.
## 2. Analysis I: Present one pair of two distinct specific points in my notes that connect logically and develop one another.
## 3. Analysis II: Present one pair of two distinct points in my notes that contradict or contrast with one another.
## 4. Based on your analysis, present the two most insightful and well-developed thematic points the author conveys if most stories are seen as one single unified story.
### Do not produce a final synthesis that unifies these two thematic points.
# FORMAT:
## Present your findings in clear, direct, and simple language. Avoid broad analytical claims.
## Support your points with clear and direct references to specific points in my notes.
## Avoid repetition. Present closely related points together.
## End each point with a clear one-sentence presentation of the point in direct, accessible terms. Do not refer to my "notes" explicitly in this presentation; focus on the idea.
# DATA:
<notes>
[INSERT YOUR STRUCTURED NOTES HERE]
</notes>
# IMPORTANT:
## Base your analysis solely on the information I provided in my notes.
## Avoid making assumptions beyond what can be directly inferred from the notes.
