A Hotlist on Language Arts

A Hotlist on Language Arts
An Internet Hotlist on Language Arts

created by Miss Cokain
Clearview High School

Introduction | Literature | Research Papers | Class Assignments

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Language Arts, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - Origins of phrases and quotations.
Infohio Database Search - Searches all or selected resources from Infohio including: World Book Ency., Science Online, Biography Reference Bank, Magazines, Newspapers and more. At the Core Collection page select the K-12 Info Search Button.
Learning Express Library - Test preparation materials and practice tests for many different subject levels including reading, writing & grammar. Home use requires a password. See the Library Staff
Phrase Finder - Phrases, sayings and cliches, with their meanings and origins.
Student Resource Center - Gale (Infotrac) - Includes information on authors; an Encyclopedia of Literature; and an Exploring series which covers novels, poetry, short stories and Shakespeare. Requires a password. See the Library staff.
Travlang's Translating Dictionaries - Multiple foreign language dictionaries.

Literature

American Authors & Literary Movements - Links to many other sites about authors, their works, and descriptions of Literary Movements.
C-Span American Writers - Biographies, literary overviews and links to other websites.
Clearview's Biography links -
Encyclopedia Mythica -
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Modern American Literature, 5th ed., 3v., 1999. Home use requires password. See Library Staff.
IPL Literary Criticism Collection - The IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection contains 4637 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.
Immortals of Greek Mythology -
Literature online from Chadwyck-Healey - Full-text, searchable works available online to supplement your library's print collections. Poetry, drama and fiction are included. Home use requires a password, please see the library staff.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet -
Nobelprize.org - Biographies of Nobel Prize winners.
Oxford Reference Online - More than 100 complete reference titles, fully indexed and cross-searchable, from a wide range of disciplines. Home use requires a password, please see the library staff.
Perspectives in American Literature - Overview of types of literature, highlights of authors representative of the different genres and bibliographies.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare -
William Shakespeare Biography -

Research Papers

APA Style -
APlus Research and Writing for Students - Includes step-by-step process, finding resources and online resources.
Noodletools - A suite of interactive tools designed to aid with online research. From selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources in MLA style.
Search Tools Chart - Compares differnt seach engines.

Class Assignments

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