English Resources
A Celebration of Women Writers
Online editions of out-of-print works
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/
A Guide for Writing Research Papers
A Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation. This guide explains the research process in-depth from start to finish using MLA style documentation.
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml
Active Learning Bibliography
This site provides a bibliography of resources on using active learning to teach communication--written and oral.
http://www.cte.usf.edu/bibs/active_learn/comm/bib_comm.html
American Library Association
Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, developed by the Association of College and Research Libraries
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/informationliteracycompetency.htm
American Literature sites
Metasite of American Literature sites
http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/sites.htm
Annotated Bibliographies
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's website provides detailed information on how to write an annotated bibliography.
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/AnnotatedBibliography.html
Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers
Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers
http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm
College Writing Grading Chart
College Writing Sample Grading Rubric
http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/cas/lit/grade.html
Colonial & Post-Colonial Literary Dialogues
Provides essays about themes in the analysis of colonial literature such as African women writers, slavery, and literary style v. historical accuracy.
http://www.wmich.edu/dialogues/index.html
Designing Effective Writing Assignments
"Designing Effective Writing Assignments"
http://www.umuc.edu/ugp/ewp/design.html
Elements of Fiction
VirtuaLit: Interactive Fiction Tutorial. VirtuaLit defines the elements of literature, shows how each one functions, and provides interactive exercises.
http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/virtualit/fiction/elements.asp
English & American Literature Collection
WWW Resources for English and American Literature
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=350
English Club
Lessons in grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and speaking.
http://www.englishclub.com/
Free Online Texts
Bibliomania Free Online Texts
http://bibliomania.com/
Great Books Online
Bartleby Great Books Online
http://www.bartleby.com/
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
Handouts and Materials for Students and Teachers
Handouts on various writing topics from Purdue University.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/
Hashimoto's Website on Writing
Hashimoto's Website on Writing offers advice on writing and teaching writing. He teaches at Whitman College.
http://people.whitman.edu/~hashimiy/index.htm
How to Read a Poem
Taking Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, " these web pages help students learn how to analyze a poem through scansion, rhyme scheme, alliteration, and poetic content and meaning.
http://faculty.millikin.edu/~moconner/crow/basics/frost1.html
Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening
Kate Chopin's texts online
http://www.pbs.org/katechopin/library/
Literary Criticism Table
Literary Criticism Table
http://www-as.phy.ohiou.edu/~rouzie/307j/litcrittable1.html
Literary Resources on the Net
Literary Resources on the Net
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
Literary terms
Literary terms
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/
Literature--What Makes a Good Short Story?
Using Susan Glaspell's short story "A Jury of Her Peers," this site explores the elements of good literature through the sections: Constructing Plot, Exploring Point of View, Creating Character, Describing Setting, and Analyzing Theme. Related Resources are also available.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/literature/index.html
Online Technical Writing
Online Technical Writing Textbook by David A. McMurrey
http://www.io.com/~hcexres/textbook/
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
This site provides resources on many facets of writing. While focused on the needs of students, the site has useful information for any writer who feels the need for improvement. In addition to the hyperlinked material, there is a list of reference books, a discussion forum, and a chat room.
http://www.powa.org/
Perspectives in American Literature (PAL)
PAL explains the elements of fiction, such as plot, character, theme and point of view and provides a list of general study questions for each.
http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/append/axg.html
Poems, Poetry, Poets
A collection of poetry and poets' biographies
http://www.spondee.net/
Principles of Composition
Principles of Composition, Capital Community College, Hartford CT
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/faculty/simonds/handouts.htm
Teaching Visual Literacy and Document Design in First-Year Composition
Teaching Visual Literacy and Document Design in First-Year Composition - A Thesis
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05192003-110024/unrestricted/Thesis.pdf
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
Test your grammar skill or locate the answer to a pesky punctuation problem with this helpful site.
http://www.grammarbook.com/
The Favorite Poem Project
The Favorite Poem Project video collection-- ordinary Americans read their favorite poems
http://www.favoritepoem.org/videos.html
The First-Year Writing Classroom
First-Year Writing Teacher's Guide from the Department of English, Florida State University
http://writing.fsu.edu/?q=node/172
The Grammar and Research Hospital
The Grammar and Research Hospital contains movie and text tutorials to teach students how to write argument research papers and how to put these papers into Modern Language Association Style.
http://www.grossmont.net/musgrave2/Grammar Hospital/index.asp
The Hero's Journey
This site creates an environment where anyone can explore the mythical hero structure described by Joseph Campbell and also create a story.
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/smc/journey/
The internet Sacred Text Archive
The internet Sacred Text Archive
http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
Help in all stages of the writing process, including planning, editing, documenting, and mechanics.
http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/
The Online Book Archives
The Online Book Archives
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/archives.html
The Poetry of World War I
The Poetry of World War I online tutorial, lecture notes
http://tinyurl.com/lv2gba
Tracy Duckart's Instructional Website
Tracy Duckart's Instructional Website provides examples of syllabi, as well as additional links detailing the writing process
http://www.humboldt.edu/~tdd2/
Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture
This site is an extensive collection of multimedia materials concerning Harriet Beecher Stowe's American cultural phenomenon, Uncle Tom's Cabin and the historical and cultural context of the novel.
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/
Victorian Women Writers Project
Victorian Women Writers Project
http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/vwwp-list.html
Virginia Tech's University Writing Program
Virginia Tech's University Writing Program (UWP) supports faculty who incorporate student writing and speaking into their classrooms. Interesting website to better understand writing across the disciplines
http://www.ceut.vt.edu/uwp.html
Voice of the Shuttle
Voice of the Shuttle English Literature pages
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=3
Women Romantic-Era Writers
Women Romantic-Era Writers-- electronic texts
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/english/ac/wrew.htm
Write an Essay
A short course on writing college essays
http://www.technical-writing-course.com/
Writer's Web
University of Richmond's Writer's Web provides an online writing handbook that covers all the stages in the process of writing.
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb.html
Writing Exercises for Engineers and Scientists
Writing exercises for scientists and engineers
http://writing.eng.vt.edu/exercises/index.html
Writing Skills for the Tax Professional
Basic Writing Skills for the Accounting Profession
http://www.gsu.edu/~accerl/
