Text Links:
Julius Caesar Full Text PDF
Lord of the Flies PDF
American Literature Crucible
See this link for Crucible Info
See this link for Their Eyes Were Watching God PDF
The Crucible (Las brujas de Salem) in Spanish
Las Brujas de Salem Link
American Literature Textbook
Puritan Literature
William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation"
Anne Bradstreet's "Upon the Burning of Our House"
Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Mary Rowlandson's "Narrative of the Capitivity"
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown"
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil"
Mt. Si Links
Mount Si High School Homepage --The place to go for school-specific info
Snoqualmie Valley School District --District Homepage
Mount Si High School Library --The place to go for books, research, computer access and a whole plethora of information.
Technology for Class Links
Turnitin.com --Every major paper you hand in must first be submitted to this service. Turnitin.com scans your uploaded assignment for originality and then stores your work in its ever-growing database. In other words, it catches plagiarism and keeps others from cheating off you. For instructions click here (insert google doc with information from my own class)
Google Docs --Free online document creation, storage, publishing, and sharing. There's so much you can do with this, I don't even know where to start. Often, when you see a link to an assignment in The Daily Post, it's been created using Google Docs.
Online Grades --You should be checking these often!
Gmail --If you are a student, it's good to have a professional email address...that is, something other than [email protected]. Gmail is free and offers a ton of great features.
Open Office -- A lot of students have asked me what to do if they don't have Microsoft office at home. Open Office essentially offers a free version of everything the MS Office suite does--word processing, spreadsheets, animated presentations, it's all there. In fact, a lot of organizations (and even a couple of foreign governments and school districts) are switching to it full time.
Prezi --Powerpoint couldn't be more boring. Try something different.
Class Dojo -- This is where you can check in when we use this site to see how you are doing during class and earn points every day... Kind of like a participation game.
Let's Geddit --Polling site to help me help you, we will use this in class.
Helpful Links
Purdue OWL--Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab. This is, without a doubt, one of the best sources for all things writing…from explaining dangling modifiers to how to cite an obscure source in MLA style, the OWL is a great resource to bookmark.
Wikipedia-- A simple resource that is fully run and updated by users just like you. A great place for quick info, but given it's nature, not reliable for formal research.
Poets.org --From The Academy of American Poets. A useful site for finding full-text poems.
Where to Find Cheap/Free Books
Amazon --Go in here and search for books... sometimes you can get great finds for a penny or ebooks for free!
Good Reads -- You can either download the app or use the site online and you can get tons of free ebooks right on your phone, computer, or iPad. What's better than free? I thought so.
Overdrive -- Use the app (Free!) or this site that you need to download, connects you to books online from all over the world through hundreds of libraries
Cool Links to Check Out
McSweeney's-- A literary quarterly chock full of interesting, creative, and clever stuff. Although the site initially seems sparse, there's hours to be wasted here. Contains submissions, writings, and musings from tons of the world's most interesting writers.
826 Seattle-- Home of Seattle's best (only?) non-profit writing center for teens. Writing workshops, free tutuoring, space travel supplies...826 has it all.
This American Life --A weekly radio show that taps into the heart of the human experience. If you don't listen to this, you should. Also a free podcast on itunes.
Agoogleaday --Tricky site that challenges your Google knowledge and search abilities
Julius Caesar Full Text PDF
Lord of the Flies PDF
American Literature Crucible
See this link for Crucible Info
See this link for Their Eyes Were Watching God PDF
The Crucible (Las brujas de Salem) in Spanish
Las Brujas de Salem Link
American Literature Textbook
Puritan Literature
William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation"
Anne Bradstreet's "Upon the Burning of Our House"
Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Mary Rowlandson's "Narrative of the Capitivity"
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown"
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil"
Mt. Si Links
Mount Si High School Homepage --The place to go for school-specific info
Snoqualmie Valley School District --District Homepage
Mount Si High School Library --The place to go for books, research, computer access and a whole plethora of information.
Technology for Class Links
Turnitin.com --Every major paper you hand in must first be submitted to this service. Turnitin.com scans your uploaded assignment for originality and then stores your work in its ever-growing database. In other words, it catches plagiarism and keeps others from cheating off you. For instructions click here (insert google doc with information from my own class)
Google Docs --Free online document creation, storage, publishing, and sharing. There's so much you can do with this, I don't even know where to start. Often, when you see a link to an assignment in The Daily Post, it's been created using Google Docs.
Online Grades --You should be checking these often!
Gmail --If you are a student, it's good to have a professional email address...that is, something other than [email protected]. Gmail is free and offers a ton of great features.
Open Office -- A lot of students have asked me what to do if they don't have Microsoft office at home. Open Office essentially offers a free version of everything the MS Office suite does--word processing, spreadsheets, animated presentations, it's all there. In fact, a lot of organizations (and even a couple of foreign governments and school districts) are switching to it full time.
Prezi --Powerpoint couldn't be more boring. Try something different.
Class Dojo -- This is where you can check in when we use this site to see how you are doing during class and earn points every day... Kind of like a participation game.
Let's Geddit --Polling site to help me help you, we will use this in class.
Helpful Links
Purdue OWL--Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab. This is, without a doubt, one of the best sources for all things writing…from explaining dangling modifiers to how to cite an obscure source in MLA style, the OWL is a great resource to bookmark.
Wikipedia-- A simple resource that is fully run and updated by users just like you. A great place for quick info, but given it's nature, not reliable for formal research.
Poets.org --From The Academy of American Poets. A useful site for finding full-text poems.
Where to Find Cheap/Free Books
Amazon --Go in here and search for books... sometimes you can get great finds for a penny or ebooks for free!
Good Reads -- You can either download the app or use the site online and you can get tons of free ebooks right on your phone, computer, or iPad. What's better than free? I thought so.
Overdrive -- Use the app (Free!) or this site that you need to download, connects you to books online from all over the world through hundreds of libraries
Cool Links to Check Out
McSweeney's-- A literary quarterly chock full of interesting, creative, and clever stuff. Although the site initially seems sparse, there's hours to be wasted here. Contains submissions, writings, and musings from tons of the world's most interesting writers.
826 Seattle-- Home of Seattle's best (only?) non-profit writing center for teens. Writing workshops, free tutuoring, space travel supplies...826 has it all.
This American Life --A weekly radio show that taps into the heart of the human experience. If you don't listen to this, you should. Also a free podcast on itunes.
Agoogleaday --Tricky site that challenges your Google knowledge and search abilities