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BIOGRAPHY
Authors Biographical Dictionary
Infoplease
Lives
Student Resource Center
The Time 100
JOURNALISM
Newseum
LITERATURE
1930's "To Kill a Mockingbird" background
Absolute Shakespeare
Bard's Globe Theater
Bartleby Library: A collection of great literary works
Gale's Literary Index
Life in Elizabethan England
Literary Criticism Collection
Literary Resources on the net
Shakespeare and the Globe
Writers From the medieval period through the 17th century
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Arizona State Standards for English
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
High School Hub:
Includes spelling, vocabulary, grammar, writing and research guides, literature, poetry and public speaking
Merriam Webster Online
One liners and proverbs
The Quotations Page
Quoteland
Roget’s Thesaurus
A web of on-line dictionaries
Wordsmyth
MYTHOLOGY
Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology Link a comprehensive list
Mythman: Go to the homework page for info on gods and goddesses
POETRY
The Academy of American Poets
Modern American Poetry
Poetry 180 A selection of contemporary poems for high school students.
Semantic rhyming dictionary
Wordsmiths: An anthology of writing by teens
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WRITING and READING
Citing Sources
Common errors in English
Elements of Style
The Five Paragraph Essay
Guide to grammar and writing
MLA Guide for writing research papers
Research and writing for high school & college students
Strategies to improve your reading
Teen Ink: submit your work for publication
Teaching Resources
Curriculum mapping (TUHSD) Dave's ESL Cafe Source for classroom ready ESL activities
Humanties Resources
International Reading Association
Kathy Schrock's Guide
Modern Language Association
National Council of Teachers of English
On-line writing lab (OWL): An excellent site!
Process Guides, eg. brainstorming, persuasive arguments |