| Improve your Writing |
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Online Writing Lab
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Common Errors in English Usage
The site is based on the book of the same name by Paul Brian, who would be more aptly named Paul Brains. The nerds among us can download a pde version of the book. |
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| Internet Resources |
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Online Libraries, Atlases, Homework help
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Research help from Miss Voytko
Students, Miss Voytko's webpage has invaluable research resources and tips. Check out Google Scholar and a host of other scholarly databases. |
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| Citation Help |
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Easy MLA and APA
Students, just type your information into the fields, and the citation machine will spit back the correct format. |
Conquer APA and MLA
This site makes formatting painless. |
MLA and APA noodletools
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| Finding Colleges |
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Colleges A-Z
Search for a college match from the comfort of your home. |
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| Poetry |
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Poetry.org
Surf the net for poets from all ages and all genres. Poems are like vitamins for the soul. |
NewsHour Extra: Poetry
Submit a poem. Read poems by people of all ages. Roam attached links. Listen to poets reading their work. |
American Academy of Poets
More supplements for the soul |
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| Dictionary/Thesaurus help |
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Access an online dictionary/thesaurus
Who needs bulky references books when the web spits out definitions, synonyms, antonyms and word gymnastics of all kinds. Honey up those tongues! |
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| British Literature |
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The Victorian Era
Ah, the era of tight bodices, long dresses, and strict morals. Explore England's Victorian era. It will make you glad to live in 2008. |
The Language Tree
Where did English come from? Who can we blame for the parts of speech? Why do we have so many dialects of English? Your answers begin here. |
Indo-European Languages
How are languages related? Is there a mother language that birthed all others? Click to find out. |
Where is English spoken?
The English may have been the first to speak our mother tongue, but it's traveled far and while since King Alfred of Wessex chronicled history in Anglo-Saxon. Take a look at all the places where English is an official language. |
The real origins of the story of Hamlet
Did Shakespeare plagiarize? Was he a story stealer...read on. |
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Ms. O' Shea's Home Page
Riverside School District, Taylor PA
Riverside Jr-Sr High School
310 Davis Street
Taylor, PA 18517
