MD High School ELA Curriculum
Give your 11th grader the support they need to keep up with Maryland's English curriculum. Lessons and guided practice cover everything from close reading to polished writing.
About High School Maryland English
Maryland's 11th Grade English follows the Maryland College Career Ready Standards, which organize instruction around reading, writing, and language use. This course develops skills across reading literature, reading informational texts, writing, and language and grammar. Students analyze complex literary and nonfiction works, build arguments, and refine grammar and style. StudyPug provides step-by-step lessons, worked examples, and practice problems aligned to every strand in this course.
- Strands: reading literature, reading informational texts, writing, and language and grammar
- Lessons and step-by-step explanations for every topic
- Practice problems with guided walkthroughs
- Aligned to Maryland College Career Ready Standards for 11th Grade English
Curriculum topics by strand
Lessons and practice organized by strand, aligned to the Maryland College Career Ready Standards for 11th Grade English.
MD High School ELA Topics
- Reading Literature: Close reading of complex literary texts, analysis of theme, character, and structure, and interpretation of author choices in prose, poetry, and drama.
- Reading Informational Texts: Evaluation of arguments and reasoning in nonfiction sources, synthesis of multiple texts on related topics, and analysis of rhetoric and point of view.
- Writing: Development of argumentative, informational, and narrative writing with attention to evidence, organization, style, and revision for a range of audiences and purposes.
- Language and Grammar: Conventions of standard English grammar and usage, vocabulary development, and command of formal style appropriate to academic and professional writing.
How StudyPug Helps Maryland High School ELA Students
When a student gets stuck on a close-reading passage or an argumentative essay, StudyPug breaks the concept down with step-by-step explanations and worked examples. Students can move through each strand at their own pace and revisit any lesson as many times as needed.
Practice problems follow every lesson so students can apply what they have learned right away, building the skills Maryland's 11th Grade English course demands across all four strands.
Aligned to Maryland High School ELA Curriculum
Every lesson and practice problem on StudyPug for 11th Grade English is organized to match the Maryland College Career Ready Standards, so the content your child studies on StudyPug directly supports what they are expected to know and do in their Maryland classroom.
Written by the StudyPug English Team
Last updated June 5, 2026
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