A summary of the major literary time periods in American literature, their
hallmarks & major authors.
American Literary Time Periods
PLAGIARISM
IU has a succinct handout on how to avoid plagiarism and what types of
information need to be cited.
Indiana University: Plagiarism
MLA
Purdue's Online Writing Lab has great resources for grammar, mechanics,
conventions, and the best MLA documentation information I've found.
OWL
WRITING HELP
UNC's Writing Center is the definitive source for improving your writing. The
detailed handouts will help you bring your writing toward college-level
standards. It also has great information on plagiarism.
University of North Carolina: Writing Center
GRAMMAR
An extensive list of grammar topics, rules, examples, and quizzes.
CCC Grammar Guide
GRAMMAR
More terms, rules, exercises, handouts, and even videos!
Grammar Bytes!
GRAMMAR
Great little notes or audio clips on grammar, punctuation, word choice, and style.
Grammar Girl
GRAMMAR
Work through these lessons and exercises to improve on these key grammar errors.
Grammar Self-Teaching Lessons
AP
The College Board's official site for the AP Eng Lang exam.
AP Central--English Language & Composition
Past essays and exemplar responses
AP Essay Exemplars
AP
An extensive list of rhetorical devices with definitions & examples.
Virtual Salt
AP
Quiz yourself on over 100 rhetorical terms with these virtual flashcards.
Rhetorical Terms Flashcards
AP: For Fun
If you're looking for a reason to procrastinate, here's an old-school
Gatsby-themed NES platform game.
Gatsby Game
NERDY FUN: VOCABULARY
Quiz yourself on vocab words! Track your progress and even post your results
on Facebook. Bonus offered to anyone who can beat my score by the end of the
year!
Vocabulary.com
NERDY, CHARITABLE FUN: VOCABULARY
Practice your vocabulary skills and help donate rice through the World Food
Programme.
FreeRice.com
NERDY FUN: LANGUAGE
"A game of words & whimsy, bluff & bluster." Airing Saturdays at noon and 8pm
and Sundays at 2pm on 89.7, this NPR quiz show demonstrates how much fun
language can be.
Says You!
NERDY FUN: CURRENT EVENTS
"The oddly informative news quiz." Airing Saturdays at 1pm on 89.7 and
available for podcast downloads at the NPR link below, this quiz show covers
pop culture & current events in a humorous fashion.
Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!
RHETORIC
A 13 minute YouTube video tying various rhetorical terms to Beatles lyrics
Reviewing Rhetoric with the Beatles