Useful Links
The links below are great resources for you to use over the course of this class. They are organized into different categories to help you find the information you are looking for more quickly.
English
Newsela - an online news source that contains high-interest, updated articles on a variety of subjects; includes access to a personal account for recording reading and comprehension progress
Britannia Panorama - a website with a comprehensive list of links on English study resources, sources for online e-texts, the history of English literature, and the various authors and movements of British literature. Luminarium - a site with a comprehensive anthology of British literature, organized by time period and author. Project Gutenberg - an online, ebook library with many classic works by famous authors; includes British literature among other types. The Poetry Foundation - a database of poetry put together by an organization dedicated to preserving poetry in culture; contains full-text poems and author information and biographies as well as audio and video presentations. KnightCite - a citation creator that allows users to properly create citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago format. |
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Academic/College Planning
TED - this website has a collection of short videos of different speakers sharing their ideas about a variety of topics and subjects, great for sparking new ideas and getting viewers to think about a topic.
(left is an example of a short TED talk on reading and books) CollegeBoard - a site to help students prepare for college; provides resources for taking APs and the SAT and planning searching for colleges to attend in the future. National Association for College Admission Counseling - a site with information for college-bound students to prepare for college and find answers to frequently asked questions about the transition from high school to college. |
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Community
El Monte Library - the website for the El Monte Library includes information about library hours and resources and provides an searchable, online database of all the books in the library.
City of El Monte - the site for any and all things El Monte; access information about city services, upcoming events, and local resources.
El Monte Library - the website for the El Monte Library includes information about library hours and resources and provides an searchable, online database of all the books in the library.
City of El Monte - the site for any and all things El Monte; access information about city services, upcoming events, and local resources.