Literature

Fiction: Literary Elements Link
Definitions of many literary elements in fiction

For good suggestions for books to read, click here.

This site corresponds with
our Literature Text. 

President Abraham Lincoln
His life and work

The Gettysburg Address and
  related sites.

Who is this famous American poet?

Nisei Daughter

Click here to read Monica Sone's
 entire autobiography 

What does the Fifth Amendment guarantee?

William Shakespeare: His life, work, and the Globe Theatre

Check out these Elizabethan Insults

Click here to view and learn 
the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 
(The Preamble is at the top of the page once you get to the site.)

Writing

Writing Paragraphs

 Great tips on writing well

A terrific interactive writing center resource 

Don't Panic! 
Research Paper Writing Help is Here!

Get ideas for research topics at this
Fact Monster Site

Plagiarism:
What It Is,
How to Recognize and Avoid It

Examples of how to avoid plagiarism

Developing an Outline

Writing Outlines:
Why and How-to?

Everything you need to know about
Typing your research paper using the
 MLA Format 

More examples of citing on-line sources using 
MLA format

Grammar/Vocabulary

Grammar Now

Enter words to learn what Part of Speech it is

A piece of cake!

Check out these idiomatic expressions!

Sentence Diagrams

Learn how to diagram sentences

Interactive Grammar Fun Site
You choose beginner or advanced level!
(This site does have many pop-up ads, though!)