How to make HD into external HD?

Hello! I’ve a MacBook Pro late 2011 that stoped working, doesn’t turn on anymore. I just got a new MacBook Air M4 but need to acess my lifetime files from the previous computer. I was thinking on turning the HDD from the MacBook 2011 into an external HDD, so I could plug in my new MacBook Air and download all my files through it and transfer it to a safer backup in a brand new external SSD I just bought.

I wish to know:

1) Would it work as simple as it sounds? Just removing it from the old MacBook and conecting it through an adapter to the new MacBook would be fine to acess all my files?

2) What adapter should I buy to turn this specific HDD into an readable external HDD to my new computer?

Thanks in advance!