Released questions from the CA STAR tests for all grades and subject areas at varied proficiency levels http://starsamplequestions.org/starRTQ/search.jsp
Cal State University information on English test (EAP)content and sample essay prompts and critiques http://www.calstate.edu/eap/documents/ept.pdf
Dr. Randy Pausch's Last Lecture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
California Standardized Testing and Reporting Released Sample Questions in all subject areas K-12 www.starsamplequestions.org
Standardized test preparation for the vocabulary portion of the SAT http://www.majortests.com/sat/wordlist.php
Thousand Oaks High School Library http://www.conejo.k12.ca.us/tohs/SchoolLinks/LancerLibrary.aspx
Ventura County Star feature article on Mary Badham who played Scout in the movie version of To Kill a Mockingbird http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/aug/20/mockingbird-memories-the-movie-changed-her-life/
What Kind of Book Would You Be? http://bluepyramid.org/ia/bquiz.htm
College Board and sample SAT questions http://www.collegeboard.com
Winners of the 10th Annual Ventura County Short Story Contest (1st, 2nd and 3rd place stories along with winning author profiles) http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/jan/09/writing-duo-wins-annual-short-story-contest/
Conejo Valley Unified School District Suggested Reading List Grades 9 - 12 Here are dozens of great titles for SSR!
Recommended Literature from the California Department of Education (searchable) http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/index.asp
Outstanding Books for the College Bound http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/outstandingbooks/outstandingbooks.htm
Grammar column about "I" and "me" http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/Features/Columns/?article=RuiningMovies>1=27004
Sites to investigate regarding literary criticism http://www.ask.com/bar?q=what+is+literary+criticism&page=1&qsrc=178&zoom=Online+Websites+on+Literary+Criticisms%7CWhat+Are+the+Functions+of+Literary+Criticism%7CContemporary+Literary+Criticism&ab=2&u=http%3A%2F%2F42explore.com%2Flitcrit.htm
Public library suggestions regarding literary criticsm http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48496
San Diego State University overview of literary criticism http://www.ask.com/bar?q=What+is+literary+criticism%3F&page=1&qsrc=0&ab=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sdst.org%2Fshs%2Flibrary%2Fwhatislit.html
Information about EAP for Cal State Universities. Pay particular attention to the testing and results section with scoring rubrics and sample student essays for writing practice. http://www.calstate.edu/eap/
Information about English success on the EAP (includes sample multiple choice questions, etc.) Go to the Test Prep tab to try online or printed tests free. http://www.csuenglishsuccess.org/eshome
Advice from a top executive and business advisor on the essential steps to starting your own business or advancing in your chosen field. http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1962
BusinessWeek article profiling 25 innovative entrepreneurs and their companies http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/107946/americas-best-young-entrepreneurs-2009?mod=career-leadership