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American Literature

American Authors Biographical information on many, many American authors PLUS a timeline of American literature, information on American literary movements and links to many more sites on American Literature.
Great Books

Recommendations on great reads.

There are sections devoted to high school students. Just look at the description after the link.

The Harlem Renaissance Travel back to this exciting time. This site has photos, paintings, poems and bios. It makes you feel like you were there.
Of Mice and Men A helpful study guide. 
To Kill A Mockingbird One stop shopping for info on the story, the author and the culture and climate that shaped the story.
To Kill A Mockingbird A helpful study guide
Creative Writing Sites for Teens  
SparkNotes  

 

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Grammar
Grammar with Attitude Grammar Bytes is a fun site with graphics and lots of interactive exercises.
Grammar and Vocabulary Builder These exercises will help increase your vocabulary and improve your grammar.
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation A quick guide to help you write it right!
Grammar Slammer Specific help on style and usage, capitalizing, abbreviations, punctuation, letter writing, common mistakes and other information

Grammar Guide

A guide to grammar and writing
Grammar Resources Links to lots of grammar sites
Grammar from Purdue University Writing Lab Advice on grammar, punctuation and spelling
More Grammar Links from Perdue University Links to other grammar sites
Grammar and Usage Sites Lots of sites to help with grammar
Hypergrammar A Canadian site with links on specific topics such as: parts of speech, parts of a sentence, punctuation, using verbs, pronouns and much more.
Grammar and Practice Exercises Practice with basic grammar skills
Ralan.com Scroll to the bottom of this page for grammar sites.
Grammar and Vocabulary Practice Exercises  
Self-Study Grammar Quizzes  
A Collection of Grammar Sites  
Another Collection of Grammar Sites  
Grammar Help From Purdue University  
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation  
The 10 Most Wanted Grammar Errors  
Dr. Grammar Frequently Asked Questions  
Grammar Condensed  

 

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Poetry
Poetry

The Academy of American Poets site includes a listening booth where you can hear poems read by their authors, a number of interesting historic and thematic exhibits, and list of featured poets.

Selected Poems Great poems selected to illustrate a specific idea or concept.
Old Poems Never Die Search this database for treasured poems written before 1920.
Cool Poetry from the 50s Before there was rap or hip hop, there was the beat generation. Check out what was considered wild and outrageous over 50 years ago.
Fables, Fables & More Fables

Browse over 655 fables and fairy tales. In addition to the translated text is a search engine, audio narrations and images.

Links to Poetry Magazines Lots of poetry magazines from Britain
Poetry Resources from the Web English Teacher  
Poets Scroll to the bottom of the page for the poetry links
Poetry Magazines A collection of online poetry magazines from Britain
The Poetry Zone  
Poetry Foundation.Org  
The Poetry Archives  
American Verse Project Searchable site contains poems from the 1920s and beyond
Poets.org  
Academy of American Poets  
Poetry Websites  
A Collection of Poetry Websites  
Poetry Slam  
A Collection of Poetry Websites from the Internet Public Library  
Poetry Sites from MIT  
Poetry Resources  
The Awesome Library of Poetry  

 

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African American Poetry Sites
Black Literature Directory Poetry, literature and more
Lots of Poetry Here  
African American Writers Poets and Poetry
20th Century African American Poetry  
African American Poetry from the Georgia State University Library  
A Collection of African American Websites  
Popular African American Websites  
Web Resources on African American Writers and Literature  
The Harlem Renaissance  
 
A Collection of African American Literature Sites from the University of North Carolina  
Furious Flower: A Video Anthology of African American Poetry 1960-95  
African American Poetry from the Open Directory Project  
African American Writers Online  
A Database of African American Poetry  
African American Writers from the University of Wisconsin  
African American Poetry Links to poems
The Complete Poems of Phyllis Wheatley  
African American Literature from the Internet Public Library  
The Poetry of Langston Hughes  
Poets.org  
Nikki Giovanni Website  
   
   

 

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Shakespeare
Shakespeare Sites from the Web English Teacher Plays, the Globe Theater, Sonnets
The Life of William Shakespeare  
A Collection of Shakespeare Sites from the Internet Public Library  
A Teacher's Collection of the Best Shakespeare Sites  
Shakespeare Resources  
Even More Shakespeare Sites  
Shakespeare Sites  
Shakespeare Sites  
Shakespeare Sites from Central Michigan University  
More Shakespeare Sites  
Shakespeare WebQuest  
86 Shakespeare Sites from the Education Planet  
Shakespeare Links Links to plays, the Globe Theater and sonnets
Even More Shakespeare Sites  
More Shakespeare Links  

 

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Writing
The ABC's of the Writing Process Down to earth advice, useful tips and lots of resources to help you write ANY type of assignment.
Basic Writing Help  
Write It Right! This is a great reference. An alphabetical index makes it easy to look up whatever you want to know: captilization, commas, paragraphs.
Guide to Writing A Basic Essay A step by step guide that will help you get a great grade.
Creative Writing

No-frills approach that covers all of the steps including: brainstorming, mapping, outlines, editing, references, and more.

Basic Writing Help Advice on writing papers for specific subject areas from Goucher College
Guide to Writing A Better Essay Lots of links to help with essay writing
Paragraph Punch Practice exercises to help you write better paragraphs
Advice on How to Write An Essay A step by step guide to writing an essay.
Places Where You Can Get Your Work Published Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see links to get online writing help.
Writing Resources from Tufts University  
Advice on Writing Research Papers for Teens from the Internet Public Library A step by step guide to help you write a research paper
Tools to Help You Cite Sources for Your Research Paper  
A Guide to Reference Sources on the Web  
A Guide to Grammar and Writing Resources Lots of useful links
The Biography Maker

Explains what a biography should be and walks students through questioning, learning, synthesis, and story-telling.

TV411

Improve your skills: reading, writing, math, reading maps, filling out job applications, writing complaint letters, setting up a budget, and many other life skills!

A Collection of Sites to Help with Writing  

 

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American Literature
American Authors Biographical information on many, many American authors PLUS a timeline of American literature, information on American literary movements and links to many more sites on American Literature.
Great Books

Recommendations on great reads.

There are sections devoted to high school students. Just look at the description after the link.

The Harlem Renaissance Travel back to this exciting time. This site has photos, paintings, poems and bios. It makes you feel like you were there.
Of Mice and Men A helpful study guide. 
To Kill A Mockingbird One stop shopping for info on the story, the author and the culture and climate that shaped the story.
To Kill A Mockingbird A helpful study guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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