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A.Word.A.Day
Offers a new word every day, with
pronunciation and definition. All the words for the week are linked by a common
theme
The
Immortals
List of Gods with descriptions and both
Greek and Roman names.
Bullfinch's
Mythology The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes
Good place to find
entire myths or stories of the gods plus folktales.
MythNET
- Where Togas are Still Hip
Different than other sites.
For example, includes genealogical charts, creatures, photo gallery.
Internet
Mythology URL Reference Page
List of even more myths,
legends, and tall-tales sites.
Academy
of American Poets
This site features exhibits of primarily
20th-century poetry, biographical information on various poets, commentary and
bulletin boards, information on National Poetry Month, and numerous other
resources for poets and their audiences
Authors
on the Web
A wonderful collection of biographical sketches of authors.
Best Sellers in WLHS Library Information Center
Booklists for WLHS Reading
Workshop Class
Biographies
in WLHS Library Information Center
Being
revised. List available in Library Information Center.
Classics
Arranged by Title
Classics
Arranged by Author
Booklists
and Book Awards
Links to a variety of Best Books Lists
Books/Reader
Advisory
Booklists, reviews, discussion guides and
suggestions from MeL eLibrary
Cairo/Egypt
Educational Site
Egyptian history, culture--ancient and modern, plus the city of Cairo.
Classical
Literature
This site focuses only on
Classical China, Classical Greece, Classical Rome and The Bible as
Literature.
Literary Terms and Definitions
Modern Library 100 Best English Language Novels
The
Online Books Page
Lists over 20,000
books that are free via the Web
Atlantic
Monthly's Poetry Pages
This site, part of Atlantic Monthly's online magazine, is
updated regularly with new poems and readings by poets featured in each issue.
There are also poems and articles from
Library
Spot
Encyclopedias, maps, online libraries, quotations, dictionaries, government,
law, medicine, movies, book lists, and more.
Common
Errors in English Usage
Extensive list of errors with explanations of correct usage.
Explanation of
this site
"Garbage In, Garbage Out: Errors Caused by Over-reliance on Spelling Checkers" By Sean Igo
Most Commonly Misspelled Words
Non-Errors
Especially useful for checking
if what you have always believed was incorrect is indeed wrong.
Spelling
Test
Based on most commonly misspelled
words. Correct it yourself and retake as often as you wish.
A+ Research and Writing for High School and College Students
American
Journalism Review
AJR News Link site gives you a number of options for searching
hundreds of online newspapers and magazines.
Updated 03/20/2007