High School English Literature: Resources for Students, Teachers and Parents
Shakespeare, classic American or European fiction, and contemporary poetry are only a few of the categories of high school English resources you can find on the Web. This High School English Literature Web Guide points you to the best sites on the Internet, whether you’re looking for an obscure sonnet, essays about Renaissance literature or historical background and literature study guides.
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High school English literature is so much more than just reading. There are names and dates to remember, timeframes and historical contexts to fit everything into, and poems, sonnets, plays and novels to analyze. Whether you can’t wait to devour more Jane Austen or are dreading that next essay, we’ve found the literature Web sites that can get you from freshman year through graduation.
Insights for High School English Literature Help
- Use exact words to find just the right quote or poem. For example, searching “Dickinson poem” may be too broad, but “Emily Dickinson, rose” will bring up just the right poem. Refer to the findingDulcinea Guide to Web Search for more tips.
- Never plagiarize. Just because something is on the Internet doesn’t mean that it’s fair game, and even accidental plagiarism can earn you a failing grade. To find out more about what constitutes plagiarism and how to cite other people’s work properly, see the findingDulcinea Plagiarism Prevention Web Guide.
- Reading authors such as Shakespeare can be daunting to some. For those who could benefit from hearing the words spoken, there are online services that provide audio recordings of Shakespeare's works.
Top Sites for Help with High School English Literature
For general high school English literature help …
SparkNotes
has summaries, context, characters, chapter overviews, reviews and quizzes for texts from “1984” to “The Yellow Wallpaper,” arranged alphabetically.
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
in New York has final exam study guides and overviews of some common high school English literature books (for example, “Romeo and Juliet,” “Of Mice and Men,” and “The Catcher in the Rye”), all written for high school students by high school students.
For high school English literature help by subject and topic …
The Luminarium
has everything you could want for British literature between 1350 and 1800, organized by period. In each section you’ll find information, quotes, works and biographies, as well as essays, articles and additional sources for notable writers of the period.
Shakespeare Online,
maintained by Shakespeare enthusiast Amanda Mabillard, offers play analysis, sonnets, plays, a biography and a timeline.
America.gov,
a site of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Information Programs, presents "Outline of American Literature" online. The publication provides historical overviews for different periods in American history and literature.
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