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Big Dog's Grammar :: http://aliscot.com/bigdog/

Big Dog will help you fix your comma splices, fragments, dangling modifiers, and other grammar boo-boos!

Classic Notes :: http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/

"ClassicNotes provides free literature summaries and analysis. All of the ClassicNotes have been written and compiled by our Harvard essayists. Find detailed summaries, character information, and literature references."

Debate Central :: http://debate.uvm.edu/

³DEBATE CENTRAL is an educational internet resource for all those involved in competitive educational debating in all of its formats throughout the world.² It is provided by the Lawrence Debate Union and the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Vermont. Includes the Debate Library, debate theory articles, archives of debate publications, address lists, research tools, case lists, tournaments and results, as well as links to web sites for researching various topics. Also includes contact information for debate teams at high schools, colleges and universities.

The Educational Theatre Association / International Thespian Society :: http://www.edta.org/

ETA/ITS is a non-profit arts education service organization, devoted to promoting and supporting educational theatre programs, primarily but not exclusively at the middle and high school levels. ETA/ITS is comprised of two "wings." The International Thespian Society (ITS) is a student honor society, organized into member troupes at middle and high schools around the country and the globe. The Educational Theatre Association (ETA) is our organization specifically for adults, including teachers with and without troupes, theatre artists and other adults interested in fostering theatre in the educational system.

Fact Monster Homework Center - English :: http://www.factmonster.com/homework/hwenglish.html

Visit this site for help with how to write an essay or to learn the rules of English such as punctuation and capitalization.

FreeBooknotes.com :: http://www.freebooknotes.com/

"FreeBooknotes.com is dedicated to finding all of the sites with free book notes (similar to "cliff notes") and indexing all the individual free study guides and free book summaries for you on one easy to navigate site. What we've done is gone through all these reputable book summary sites and added a link to each individual guide on our page for that book."

Guide to Grammar and Writing :: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

There's a lot more than grammar help at this site. Learn how to write effective paragraphs and essays in addition to finding out about all things grammatical. You can even submit a question about English grammar or usage. Lots of resources available, too, including an online dictionary and famous quotations about writing.

Idiom Site :: http://www.idiomsite.com/

Are you having a "bad hair day"? Or do you know someone who is "not playing with a full deck"? Find the meanings and origins of common idioms on this site.

Improving Your Style :: http://www.learningcommons.uoguelph.ca/ByFormat/OnlineResources/OnlineFastfacts/OnlineWritingFastfacts/Fastfacts-ImprovingStyle.html

If you are trying to improve your writing style, try this site from the University of Guelph. They offer advice on passive and active tense, precise styles, and common issues of usage. You can link to their pages on grammar and punctuation as well!

Learn2 Write a Formal Essay :: http://www.tutorials.com/08/0888/0888.asp

"It's not so hard to write," and this site will show you how.

Learn2 Write a Speech :: http://www.tutorials.com/06/0694/0694.asp

"Thorough preparation is a great solution to public-speaking panic." Here is some help.

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet :: http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/

This site offers access to lots of scholarly materials about Shakespeare and his works. You can find out about the Renaissance, Shakespeare's life, Shakespearean festivals, and all the plays and non-dramatic poetry.

Modern American Poetry :: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets.htm

Modern American Poetry is a collaborative effort that aims to provide "a single clearinghouse for some of the best criticism on the best poets of our time." One can find biographical information, bibliographies, criticism, commentary, and links to online copies of works on major modern American poets.

Debatabase: the Online Debate Topic Database :: http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/

Looking for topics or information to debate? This site has, "arguments for and against hundreds of debating topics, written by expert debaters, judges and coaches. Also included are background summaries, links to websites of interest and recommended books, example motions and user comments."

Roots of English :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/routesofenglish/

If you love the eccentricities of British speech, this is the place for you! This BBC resource is witty, tongue in cheek, and informative.

Sheppard Software - Online Games and More :: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_menu.htm

Learn about world continents, countries and oceans at this fun website. Free web games also include vocabulary, United States geography, chemistry and trivia. Fun, educational games for all levels!

SparkNotes: Literature :: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/index.html

Didn't have time to read the book for class? If so, come here to find out about the characters and get a summary of chapters. Or, if you already read the book, you can quiz yourself with the study questions.

SparkNotes: Poetry :: http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/

Need help understanding a poem? If so, this site will help you with the context, the characters, as well as giving you a summary and an analytical overview of the poem.

Surfing with the Bard :: http://www.shakespearehigh.com/library/surfbard/index.htm

Are you reading Shakespeare? Do you need some help understanding the language and the plays? This site calls itself "the Shaksepeare classroom on the Internet." It covers everything you would want to know about the Bard, his plays, and his poetry.

Victorian Web :: http://www.victorianweb.org/

Developed for Victorian literature classes at Brown University, the Victorian Web provides scholarly information on the "literature, history, and culture in the age of Victoria." A great resource for students studying life and literature during the Victorian era.

World Wide Words :: http://www.worldwidewords.org/

The author provides 1400 pages on this site to talk about English words and phrases: "what they mean, where they come from, how they evolved, and the ways in which people sometimes misuse them. World Wide Words is actually a free newsletter, updated weekly, on words, origins, and meanings. The author considers himself a "researcher of English Language", and Library Journal describes the site as "being for anyone who loves language."

YAAB: Boulder Public Library :: http://www.bplyaab.org/

There's a little bit of all kinds of things here: from creative writing to book reviews to commentary to links to other sites of interest. Go here to meet a bunch of interesting people who happen to belong to the Young Adult Advisory Board of the Boulder Public Library.