The websites on this page are selected for students at Academy at the Lakes to provide reference materials and support projects assigned by their English & Language Arts Teachers. The project sites are listed under the names of the teachers who have assigned the projects.
If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact the Librarian.
Reference Resources
- Citation Generator
- Glossary of Literary Terms by M. H. Abrams
- Bartleby – Great Books Online
- Gutenberg Australia – Free eBooks Online
- Lexico English Dictionary
- The Literature Network: Literary Periods
- Lit2Go – UCF – Books
- The Literature Network: Renaissance Literature
- Famous Poets and Poems
- Poets.org: From the Academy of American Poets
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Online
- Shakespeare-online.com
- Shmoop.com – Learning Guides
- Spotlight on Voices and Visions: a Video Series on Poets
- Upper Division English Vocabulary Site Level C
- Upper Division English Vocabulary Site Level D
- Wordnik: A dictionary with words in context
Public Speaking Program
- Public Speaking Program Overview
- Public Speaking Grading Rubric
- Public Speaking Grading Rubric for Grades 5-6
Public Speaking Resources (Grades 5-11)
Speeches
- Speeches for the Public Speaking Program
- American Rhetoric.com
- EmersonKent.com – Famous Speeches Archive
- Famous Speeches & Speech Topics Sitemap
- Ranker –Famous Short Speeches (with video)
- The 35 Greatest Speeches in History (excerpts provided)
Poetry