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Unit 2, Chapter 1, Section 1 – Active Reading Techniques

1. Active Reading: Reading with focus, engagement, and purpose.

2. Types of Active Reading: Skimming, scanning, detailed reading, and critical reading.

3. Annotation Techniques: Underlining, highlighting, writing notes or symbols in margins.

4. Summarization: Restating main ideas in your own words.

5. Questioning: Asking who, what, why, how, etc. while reading to deepen understanding.

Unit 2, Chapter 1, Section 2 – Reading Comprehension & Main Ideas

1. Reading Comprehension: Understanding what you read.

2. Main Idea: The central point or message.

3. Identifying Main Ideas: Look for repeated points, first/last sentences, and titles.

Unit 2, Chapter 1, Section 3 – Making Inferences

1. Inference: An educated guess based on clues and prior knowledge.

2. Importance: Helps understand meaning beyond what’s directly said.

3. How to Infer: Use evidence + what you know = inference.

4. Common Mistakes: Assuming too much or ignoring context.

Unit 2, Chapter 2, Section 1 – Identifying Themes

1. Theme: The message or lesson the author wants to share.

2. Read Carefully: Understand the full story.

3. Repeated Ideas: Watch for repeated phrases, topics, or symbols.

4. Character Development: How a character’s journey reveals the theme.

5. Plot & Conflict: What happens and the main struggle often hint at the theme.

6. Symbolism/Motifs: Objects or ideas that repeat can point to the theme.

7. Universal Connection: Themes often connect to real human experiences (love, freedom, justice, etc.).

Unit 2, Chapter 2, Section 2 – Character Development

1. Character Development: How a character changes and grows in a story.

2. Identify Characters: Know who the story is about.

3. Initial Traits: Note how they act, speak, and think early on.

4. Track Changes: Observe how they change across the story.

5. Causes of Change: Look at events or experiences that shape them.

6. Relationships: See how others affect them.

7. External Events: World or story events impact the character.

8. Symbolism: Symbols can represent a character’s change.

9. Compare Characters: See how different characters are similar or different.

10. Themes from Characters: The way characters grow can reflect the story’s theme.

Unit 2, Chapter 2, Section 3 – Plot Structures

1. Plot: The sequence of events in a story.

2. Key Elements: Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

3. Common Structures: Linear, circular, flashback, in media res (starting in the middle).

Unit 2, Chapter 3, Section 1 – Cultural Context of Literature

1. Cultural Context: The beliefs, values, and customs that shape a story.

2. Influence on Literature: Culture affects how stories are written and understood.

3. Norms/Values: Stories reflect what's considered normal or important in a culture.

4. Characters/Settings: Often shaped by the culture they come from.

5. Historical Background: Knowing history helps understand culture in a story.

6. Types of Context: Political, religious, economic, racial, etc.

7. How to Analyze: Look for cultural references, symbols, behaviors, and language.

Unit 2, Chapter 3, Section 2 – Cultural Influences in Literature

1. Cultures in Literature: Stories can show traditions from many cultures.

2. Culture & Themes: Cultural background can influence a story’s themes.

3. Beliefs & Actions: What characters believe affects their choices.

4. History’s Impact: Wars, laws, and major events shape cultural stories.

5. Interpretation: Understanding the culture helps you understand the deeper meaning.

6. Diversity: Literature from many cultures shows different worldviews and experiences.

Unit 2, Chapter 3, Section 3 – Literary Movements

1. Literary Movements: Groups of writing styles that reflect certain ideas or periods.

2. Major Movements: Romanticism, Realism, Modernism, Postmodernism, etc.

3. Movement Traits: Each has unique themes, styles, and purposes.

4. Authors/Works: Each movement has famous writers (e.g., Romantic = Wordsworth).

5. Historical Context: Movements respond to social and historical events.

6. Compare Movements: Note differences in style, themes, and tone.

7. Apply to Texts: Identify what movement a story belongs to and why.