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A+ Guide to Research and Writing
  For High School and College students from the Internet Public Library. A step-by-step guide to researching and writing a paper. Links to great online resources.

 

The Camelot Project   The Main Menu lists Arthurian characters, symbols, and sites. You may move from any highlighted element to a sub-menu of basic information, texts, images, and a bibliography about that subject. A second menu is arranged by author with most medieval texts listed under the heading "Anonymous." A third menu lists artists and their works.

 

Critical Reading: A Guide   This is a guide to what you might look for in analyzing literature, particularly poetry and fiction.

 

Eighteenth Century Resources   Art, Architecture, Landscape Gardening, History, Literature (and Electronic Texts), Music, Philosophy, Religion & Theology, Science & Mathematics, Other Fields, Professional Resources and Journals, Home Pages of people working in the eighteenth century areas.

 

EScholarship   Collection includes the full text of more than 1,400 books from academic presses on a range of topics, including art, science, history, music, religion, and fiction.

 

Gradesaver   Classic literature study guides, written exclusively by Harvard students. Over 200 titles, you can compare analyses, read essays about the title and take a quiz. The Resource Center provides information about writing essays, college applications and resumes.

 

Grammar Bytes!   When you click on the "Site Creator" image at the bottom of the page you can see who created this site, and why. A quote: "…grammar study does bite! But not knowing the rules will haunt people in their educational and professional lives." Then make use of the Terms, Exercises, Handouts and Rules. Not boring!

 

High School Literature Sites   This is a great collection of really helpful sites. Main categories are: General High School Literature Sites, Banned Books Week, Electronic Texts, Literature by Period or Century, Short Stories, Individual Authors, Sonnets and Poetry, Individual Poets.

 

Project CROW   Website for American Literature surveys. Use these links as a resource for your online learning of American literature: Basics, Major Site Reviews, Global Resources, Syllabi/Assignments, Author Chronologies, Annotated Links, Internet Links.

 

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