Also available as a free pdf for individual users. E-mail jdk@queueinc.com 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. Teacher edition includes correct answers to multiple-choice questions, and suggested responses to open-ended questions, along with a scoring rubric for essay answers and suggestions for lesson planning. Also great for home schooling!