High School Reading Comprehension

Download or read book High School Reading Comprehension written by Jonathan D. Kantrowitz and published by . This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extraordinary reading comprehension workbook provides extensive practice for the essential skills of critical thinking and literary analysis at the high school level. Students will read a variety of passages and respond to multiple-choice and open-ended questions in the areas of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Students will learn to master selecting and applying the appropriate reading strategies to best understand and examine reading passages. Skills covered include analyzing conflict, plot, and setting; interpreting the main idea; making inferences; drawing conclusions; evaluating the author's craft and style; identifying mood and tone; and analyzing figurative language. Also great for home schooling!