English Department

"Language is the most powerful, most readily available tool we have for representing the world 
to ourselves  and ourselves to the world."  
Standards for the English Language Arts

 

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

 

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

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