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Welcome to the Internet Resources page on the English 212 WIKI. toc

** Dictionary& Thesaurus **

 * [|American Heritage Dictionary Online. 4th Edition.//] A dictionary available online through [|Bartleby.com] references.Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and //word-root appendixes//. **//http://www.bartleby.com/61///**
 * **// [|Merriam-Webster Dictionary (Online]) //** A dictionary that is available in various print formats on through the Encyclopedia Britannica link.**//http://www.school.eb.com/dictionary//**

Etymology

 * [|Wordorigins (Etymology] Ever wonder the origin or phrase like, "Katy bar the door"? This site gives the origins of some 300 words. A good bibliography of resources related to etymology.**[|http://www.wordorigins.org]**
 * [|Common Errors in English**] Professor Brians from Washington State University has put together a comprehensive site on many of the common grammatical errors that are committed by students. An alphabetic list and links for EL learners. **[]**
 * [|Elements of Style**] This webpage is derived from the original edition by William Strunk. This classic work should be referred to anytime when you have a grammatical question. **[]**
 * [|www.wordnik.com]
 * Online dictionary with definitions, examples of word use, audio
 * pronunciations, synonyms, and more.

Grammar

 * **[|Guide to Grammar and Style]** This is the second of three sites that are available from this page. Professor Lynch has an excellent site for grammar usage. His Content is in alphabetic order with a good introduction that explains his objectives for the site.**http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/**

Mythology

 * **//[|Myths and Legends]//** An exhaustive list of primary and secondary sources makes this site worthwhile to look at if studying mythology. This site covers myths across time, culture and countries. **[]**

Literary Criticism

 * **[|Internet Public Library Literary Criticism]** Links to over 2,500 websites with critical and biographical information about authors and their works. Probably the best place on the internet to search for information on authors. GaleNet is much more extensive and reliable. **[]**
 * [|A Literary Index: Making Sense of Literature on the Internet**] The author of this site has set up an exhaustive meta-index to all things literary. Divided into seven major sections this site will be helpful to anyone trying to understand how to research literature. **[]**
 * [|Literary Resources on the Net**] A site that links to Professor Lynch's site states it is the most extensive for scholarly literary resources. Searchable by major literary era or by a single word (i.e. Twain) **[]**
 * [|PALS: Perspectives in American Literature**] Paul Reuben has done an excellent job gathering a bibliography of major authors since colonial times. Useful to find legitimate resources, but students will have to find the full text in their local library. Some websites available. **[]**

** Media **

 * Archive of American Television Many pioneers of television can still tell its history, and since 1997, the Television Academy Foundation has been collecting and broadcasting those stories on its website, Archive of American Television. At the heart of the site are the 700 interviews: 2,500 hours of recorded one on one conversations with influential people in the industry.

**Poetry**

 * [|The Academy of American Poets**] From this site you can find essays on poetry, biographies of more than 450 poets, text of more than 1250 poems and RealAudio of one hundred poems read by their authors or other poets. You can create your own anthology, of information and poems from this site. **http://www.poets.org**
 * [|Bartleby Verse**] One of the largest free collection of verse on the internet. **[]**

**Citing Sources**

 * [|Online Writing Lab (OWL) Purdue University**] An extensive site that has information on writing concerns, grammar and MLA / APA citations. Excellent powerpoint presentations on writing also available. **http://owl.english.purdue.edu/**

Creative Writing Ideas
 * Writing**
 * [|Getting an A on an English Paper] The third page of Professor Lynch's on this site. It is still being developed, but has useful information on writing a research paper.**[]**
 * [|Online Writing Lab (OWL) Purdue University**] An extensive site that has information on writing concerns, grammar and MLA / APA citations. //Speech// [|The History Place: Great Speeches Collection.] Famous speeches are organized alphabetically by the speaker's last name. []
 * [|A Guide for Writing Research Papers] Using the MLA (Modern Language Association) guide, the Capital Community College in Hartford, CT has put together an excellent site to help a student write a research paper. Links and examples are very useful for a student to understand the research process. []
 * Creative Writing Ideas The National Writing Project's //30 Ideas for Teaching Writing// offers successful strategies contributed by experienced writing project teachers. Since NWP does not promote a single approach to teaching writing, readers will benefit from a variety of eclectic, classroom-tested techniques