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Capital Community College's Guide to Grammar and Writing: Quizzes - Site offers a number of interactive quizzes with which to test and improve an understanding of grammar
KISS Grammar Site - "This site offers 1) numerous essays that explore the problem [of the way grammar is typically taught], 2) specific suggestions about what grammar should be taught in which grade levels (including explanations of how and why), and 3) a large selection of instructional material, including answer keys so that parents and teachers can study the KISS approach and decide for themselves if it makes sense" (Vavra).
Literary Resources
Bartleby's Library - Famous Quotations - Searchable collection of famous, and not so famous, quotes
Bartleby's Library - Online Texts - Assortment of online texts, indexed by category: reference, verse, fiction, and nonfiction
Harvard University Chaucer Site - An intriguing and beautifully illustrated site dedicated to the study of Geoffrey Chaucer (ca1342-1400) and the time in which he lived. Addresses such issues as the life and manners, science, and literary subjects of the day, and includes a section devoted to language and linguistics. Also provides online annotated segments of The Canterbury Tales
Literary Resources Page - Collection of links to English and American literature sites, as maintained by Jack Lynch at Rutgers University
The LLuminarium - Online anthology of Middle English, 16th century Renaissance, and early 17th century century texts, indexed by author and period and supplemented with biographical information and critical essays. Like Harvard's Chaucer site, it is beautifully illustrated.
Mr. William Shakespeare on the Internet - Site dedicated to Shakespeare studies that brings together a variety of such useful web resources as online versions of the plays and poems, criticism, study guides, and period information. Quite useful.
Norton Topics Online - Web supplement to The Norton Anthology of English Literature, searchable by period and topic. The site includes, among other things, an overview of each period, excerpts from various period texts, and critical notes.
Vanguard University Resources for English Language and Literature
VCCS Litonline Resources for Literary Studies
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