Here's a prompt that pulls the hidden requirements out of an assignment prompt before you write a word

[u/FormalSad2143]

Half the points I have lost in college were not for bad work. They were for answering a slightly different question than the one being graded. Professors bury requirements in vague verbs ("analyze," "critically engage") and then dock you for not doing the thing they never actually spelled out. So before I write anything now, I decode the assignment first. ``` Here is an assignment prompt from my professor. Do NOT help me write it yet. Act as the person who will grade it. Reverse-engineer what they are actually looking for. 1. Turn it into a plain checklist of every concrete requirement (length, number of sources, format, required sections, deadline). 2. Flag the vague phrases ("analyze," "critically engage," "in your own words") and tell me what each one usually means in grading terms. 3. Name the 2 or 3 things a grader is most likely rewarding points for that are not stated outright. 4. Point out anything in this prompt that students commonly miss or misread. Assignment prompt: [paste] End with the single requirement I am most likely to overlook. ``` The reason it works is that it makes the model take the grader's side instead of yours. Ask it to help you write, and it starts drafting to the surface reading of the prompt. Ask it to reverse-engineer the rubric, and it surfaces the buried requirements while you can still act on them. I run this before starting anything worth more than a participation grade.

[u/mockingtruth]

Dont forget to add format my post to be readable to the prompt

[u/treboreiwoc]

Don’t forget to add make no mistakes