| Useful
Links |
This
page contains a series of links to websites that can assist you with
your study of English.
The image above each website's description is what you click on to go to the site!
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| Grammar
Remediation |
This website was
created by the Maine South English Department to aid students who
struggle with basic grammatical concepts. This site contains PowerPoint
presentations for each of the eight parts of speech. Each presentation
includes a tutorial, downloadable tip sheets and worksheets, as well
as links to online quizzes and activities.
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| Maine
South LRC |
The Maine South
LRC homepage offers links to databases, the online catalog, and works
cited information. Click on the image above to go to the Maine
South LRC homepage.
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| Turnitin.com |
Turnitin.com is
a valuable resource that the English Department subscribes to in order
to safeguard student work and prevent plagiarism in student writing
at Maine South. The website also allows for opportunities in peer
revision, on-line discussions, and blogs. Click on the image above
to go to turnitin.com.
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| Poetry
180 |
Former Poet Laureate
of the United States Billy Collins created the Poetry 180 program to
make it easy for students to hear or read a poem on each of the 180
days of the school year. The poems on this site, hosted by the Library
of Congress, have been selected with high school students in mind.Click
on the image above to go to Poetry 180 and make poetry an important
part of your daily life.
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| Online
Writing Lab |
The Online Writing
Lab or OWL is a website hosted by Purdue University. The OWL at Purdue
offers online handouts covering writing, research, grammar, and MLA
and APA style. Click
on the image above to visit OWL.
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| Guide
to Grammar and Writing |
The Guide to Grammar
and Writing is sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation.
This site contains a wealth of information and assistance in terms
of grammar and writing. The site includes guides, PowerPoints, and
interactive quizzes to help you work on and improving your grammar
and writing skills from the word and sentence level, to the paragraph
level, to the paper level. Click on the image above to visit the Guide
to Grammar and Writing.
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