Junior Honors(631-01 and 631-02)
Chaucer - for pictures of the pilgrims and information about them, click on this site.
Brave New World
For information on Aldous Huxley and Brave New World, go to:
http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/lit-med/lit-med-db/webdocs/webdescrips/huxley1256-des-.html
For links and info on Aldous Huxley as well as Brave New World, check out:
http://somaweb.org
For more information on the novel, check out:
http://members.tripod.com/~sister/
Brave New World Classroom Assignment
TASK ONE
Information on Human Cloning go to CLONING FACT SHEET
At www.ornl.gov/hgmis/elsi/cloning.html
TASK TWO
Information on Utopian Societies go to any search engine and type in
UTOPIA ON THE INTERNET – PHILOSOPHY FOR A BETTER WORLD
Or you can go to: www.utopiansocieties.com
Macbeth
To read background information and brief summaries, see:
http://www.penguinclassics.com/US/resources/teachers_guides/t_shakespeare_macbeth.html
Shakespeare
TMLA.org has links to various websites about Shakespeare. Check out the links page here:
http://tmla.org/english_links.htm
All Shakespeare: Information on the author and his works:
http://www.allshakespeare.com
Trimester 2 Resource Center Assignment
Go to: http://www.highschoolhub.org
When you get there click on subject guides
Click on English
Click on Common Errors in English
You will see a list of words that are commonly confused by students. You are to choose twenty. List these words and their proper use, then use each word in a sentence. This is to be done in your handwriting, in your notebook.Do not print out these pages. You will receive a due date during the middle of trimester two.
SAT Practice
The College Board has many tips for success on the SAT II Writing test. Go to their link.
The following site provides SAT test preparation; free study guide, 4 separate flash card decks, quizzes, samples, links to College Board and SAT information.
http://www.testinfo.net/sat_preparation.htm
This site is an online SAT test preparation center for free prep courses and improving memory skills.
http://www.studyhall.com/
Here you can learn vocabulary in context in puzzle form. Graphic word games and creative activities help vocabulary acquisition.
http://www.vocabulary.com/
FREE SAT Practice Skills Tests from Scholastic Testing. Free practice tests for the SAT available through webware service.
http://www.testprep.com/satmenu.html
FOR MOCK SAT TESTS and feedback (they will judge your strengths and weaknesses). http://www.testu.com
Regents Preparation
This site is an online test-prep site for the New York State Regents Exam. You can prepare for the English Regents by taking practice tests online and have them graded instantly. http://www.barronsregents.com/
New York State High School Regents Exam Prep Center. This free online learning center will help you prepare for the English Regents Exam.
http://regentsprep.org/
New York State Regents Examinations. All previous English Regents Exams can be viewed and downloaded at this site.
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/testing/engre/regenteng.html
BE A BETTER WRITER -Use interactive exercises at this site.
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Senior AP(647-01)
Research paper writing
Princeton University Writing Center offers advice on college level writing with Handouts on topics such as FINDING A TOPIC, WHEN TO CITE SOURCES, USING QUOTES, DEVELOPING AN ARGUMENT and several more.
Catcher in the Rye
This site will take you to the Catcher in the Rye home page. It provides background information and upcoming homework assignments.
http://www.nths.newtrier.k12.il.us/academics/english/catcher/catcher.html
J.D. Salinger: This site provides biographical information on Salinger.
http://www.levity.com/corduroy/salinger.htm
Hamlet
Hamlet Online: An extensive Hamlet site:
http://www.tk421.net/essays/hamlet/hamlet.html
AllShakespeare.com - Hamlet
http://www.allshakespeare.com/plays/hamlet/
Paintings of OPHELIA reveal many different perceptions of her character. There are only a few links to writings on Ophelia. A few may be found at this site. Another view on Ophelia may be found in "Shakespeare's Ophelia."
For a view of Gertrude and her involvement in her husband's death, read this essay.
A Doll's House
This article discusses the influence of Antigone on A Doll's House:
http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/antigone/essays/essay1.html
SAT Practice
The following site provides SAT test preparation; free study guide, 4 separate flash card decks, quizzes, samples, links to College Board and SAT information.
http://www.testinfo.net/sat_preparation.htm
This site is an online SAT test preparation center for free prep courses and improving memory skills.
http://www.studyhall.com/
Here you can learn vocabulary in context in puzzle form. Graphic word games and creative activities help vocabulary acquisition.
http://www.vocabulary.com/
FREE SAT Practice Skills Tests from Scholastic Testing. Free practice tests for the SAT available through webware service.
http://www.testprep.com/satmenu.html
FOR MOCK SAT TESTS and feedback (they will judge your strengths and weaknesses). http://www.testu.com
Senior College Essays
This page will assist you with your college essays. It tells you do's and don'ts and shows sample essays.
http://www.essayedge.com
BE A BETTER WRITER -Use interactive exercises at this site.
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