READING
California Department of Education Reading List: Recommended Literature: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve: The all new recommended literature reading list for grades Kindergarten through Twelve, is searchable by author, title, keyword, grade level, language, culture, genre, type of book, curriculum connections, and awards won.
Academy of American Poets: Over 1,200 poems and information on 450 American poets at your fingertips.
Bulfinch's Mythology: Collection of stories arranged by chapters, with a table of contents, searching ability, and links to much more information.
Encyclopedia Mythica: An encyclopedia of articles, definitions, and images on mythology, folklore, legends, and more.
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts: An extensive collection of folk and fairytales, myths, legends, and sagas from around the world. Alphabetically arranged by author, country of origin, and subject.
Literary Calendar: A literary portal to "what happened on this day", a poem of the day, descriptions of notable literary events, and links to authors and their works.
Literary Criticism collection: Browse by author, title, or nationality, and literary period for
Mythweb: This site is devoted to the heroes, gods, and monsters of Greek mythology.
Outline of American Literature: A well organized and informative outline of American literature from the early colonial period to the modern area that offers a number of related links.
Poetry Express: Learn how to write or revise poems, share with others, and participate in exercises.
Poet's Corner: Alphabetical indexes of authors, titles/first lines, and subjects provide access to this library of over 6,000 poetic works.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet: Comprehensive guide to Shakespeare's life and times, his plays and poetry, and criticism of his works with a multitude of annotated links to other scholarly and commercial sites on everything about Shakespeare.
Spark Notes: Discussions of plots, characters, and themes in classic adult and young adult works.
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CITATIONS
Citation Styles for Research Papers: A site that offers examples for a variety of citation styles.
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SPEAKING
Debate Central: Learn how to debate and become a better speaker at Debate Central, maintained by the University of Vermont.
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WRITING
A+ Research and Writing guide: A step-by-step guide to researching and writing a paper from the IPL.
ABCs of the writing process: Tips on writing, revising, and editing essays and research papers.
Biography Maker: A step-by-step tutorial to help students write more interesting biographies.
Creative Writing for Teens: Lots of useful information from About.com.
Five Paragraph Essay: Examples and prompts for expository, persuasive, and narrative essays, as well as general writing tips and techniques. Designed for upper
elementary and older.
Guide to Grammar and Writing: This site offers definitions and examples of various parts of grammar at word, sentence, essay, paragraph, and report writing levels.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant: A well-organized guide to writing that features sections on choosing a topic, organizing, revising, editing, and documenting, as well as a focus on argumentative, exploratory, and informal essays.
Research Guides: Subject guides from College Library to help you get started with your research.
Vocabulary Univesity: Vocabulary puzzles for upper elementary and beyond.
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