Helpful Links
Some Academic Links:
· Citations (remember, English is considered part of the humanities)
· The Junior Textbook (requires user name and password)
· English Zone (grammar, studying tips, jokes, games, etc.)
· The Poetry Connection (for those of you who enjoy reading poetry)
· Glossary of Literary Terms (You can't get away from them...)
· Writing and Grammar Rules (This will help you, I promise!)
· Confusing Words (Words that are commonly misused)
· Daily Dose of Dickens (Freshmen, you know you miss Dickens!)
· Dictionary.com (also includes links to a thesaurus, encyclopedia, and the web)
Some of my personal favorites:
· google (The best general search engine)
· The Quote Garden (Where I find most of my favorite quotes)
· Quotations and Proverbs (Another great quote finder)
· The Minnesota Vikings (Go Vikings!)
· The Chicago Bears (gotta' keep up with the opposition!)
· Chicago News Sun (read your local news)
· Bored? (full of games, puzzles, etc. strictly for amusement)
· The Darwin Awards (stupid human stories)
· The Twisted Farm (read up on stupid criminal activities- how they survive is beyond me!)
· Teenager's Guide to the Real World (Fun sites for teenagers)
· About Teens Online Magazine (I especially like the short stories)
· All About Puzzles (enjoy and/or create puzzles)
· Quote of the Week Archives (read my former quotes of the week)