11th Grade Reading Comprehension Resources
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TEACHING RESOURCE
Questions Before, During, and After Reading
To encourage critical reading, teachers should ask students questions about the text before, during, and after they…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionGrammar -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Five Elements of a Plot
Five elements of a story's plot (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) provide the…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingReading and LiteratureReading Comprehension -
WORKSHEETS
Analyze a Jose Garcia Villa Poem
Students read and analyze a poem by Jose Garcia Villa.Subjects:PoetryReading ComprehensionLiterature -
TEACHING RESOURCE
The Great Gatsby Chapter Study Questions
60+ chapter-by-chapter study questions for easy exam, quiz, or assignment creation This collection of questions for The…Subjects:Teaching The Great GatsbyReading and LiteratureLiterature -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer
An essential graphic organizer for all ELA classes! Students are asked to identify cause and effect of a story with…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingReading and LiteratureReading Comprehension -
ASSESSMENT
Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation
The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
LESSON
Comparing and Contrasting Poetry Lesson Plans
This three-day lesson digs deeper into poetic and literary critical thinking by having students read grade-level lexiled…Subjects:LiteraturePoetryWriting -
WORKSHEETS
Civil and Human Rights Discussion Guide
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers suggestions for talking to your students about civil and human…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionCulture and DiversityTeaching about Racism, Prejudice & Discrimination in America -
WORKSHEETS
Independent Reading Guide: Poetry
Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of poetry, their responses to the selection, and the craft…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiteraturePoetry -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Student Guide to Web Research Learning to Read on the Web
Lesson plan 3, about reading on the Web, in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet to do…Subjects:Reading InstructionReading ComprehensionReading -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
T-Chart Notes
This graphic organizer helps students keep their ideas organized. It teaches them to put their main idea on the left and…Subjects:WritingReading Comprehension -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Reading Comprehension Strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
5 practical, hands-on strategies for addressing reading comprehension issues that accompany Autism Spectrum Disorder…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReading ComprehensionReading Instruction -
LESSON PLANS
Student Guide to Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web
Deliver a lesson plan that will help you teach students to read on the Web, a skill that is different from reading…SubjectsReading InstructionReading ComprehensionReading -
WORKSHEETS
How to Read a Poem
This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.Subjects:PoetryReading ComprehensionReading Instruction -
LESSON PLANS
Gatsby Art
A list of poster ideas that will help students picture the main ideas and symbols of The Great Gatsby.Subjects:Teaching The Great GatsbyMain Idea and Supporting DetailsVisual Arts -
ACTIVITIES
The Great Gatsby Journal
Use the journal to help students focus on literary elements as they read, or in lieu of daily reading quizzes for The…Subjects:Teaching The Great GatsbyBooksLiterature -
WORKSHEETS
Independent Reading Guide: Short Story
Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of short stories, their responses to the selection, and…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiteratureReading -
BOOK GUIDES
Eli the Good Discussion Guide
Promote group discussion about the themes and characters in the novel Eli the Good by Silas House with the 20 questions…Subjects:NovelsReading ComprehensionFiction -
BOOK GUIDES
A Doll's House Teacher's Guide
Build background knowledge in 19th-century history and culture with the lesson planning resources in this teacher's…Subjects:LiteratureSuffrage and Women's RightsDrama and Performing Arts -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Research Paper: Take Notes
How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.Subjects:Reading ComprehensionNonfiction LiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
WORKSHEETS
Polymers Activity
Enrich your study of compounds and mixtures with this activity about polymers. This printable for physical science…Subjects:MoleculesChemical CompoundsEnergy and Matter -
BOOK GUIDES
Heart of Darkness Discussion Guide
Joseph Conrad's classic novel of social criticism, Heart of Darkness, focuses on the colonization of Congo by the…Subjects:Banned Books and CensorshipLiteratureReading and Literature -
LESSON PLANS
Summarizing an O. Henry Short Story
During this high school language arts lesson, students will summarize, verbally and in writing, the short story…SubjectsReading ComprehensionReadingReading and Literature -
REFERENCE
Up Close: Jane Goodall Discussion Guide
Learn about the life and work of primatologist Jane Goodall with your students. Use the questions in this guide for Up…Subjects:Literary BiographiesNonfiction LiteratureLiterature
