Cool Sites is a list of links to some helpful sites for students in grades seven through twelve. Need a Shakespearean work? Are you comfortable with your genealogical research project? Perhaps you are applying to college and need financial and/or application advice. Click on a Cool Site! Remember that the links on this page open up a new browser window, so you will have to close the new window to return to Romano's English Site.
American Literature
American Authors on the Web
This complete and up-to-date directory of American authors, maintained by an Literature Professor at Nagoya University, is arranged chronologically by authors' dates.An American Literature Survey Site
After three years as a resource on the Web, I'm proud to announce that the most recent revision of this site is underway. Since 1995, my students and I have created literary resources and placed them on this site.
British Literature
British and Irish Authors on the Web
This complete and up-to-date directory of British and Irish authors, maintained by an Literature Professor at Nagoya University, is arranged chronologically by authors' dates.Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Supplies complete online text for all of Shakespeare's comedies, tragedies, histories, and poetry. You can search through the texts or link to other great Shakespeare sites.English Literature Resource Page
This site includes works written in English taught in departments of English and American literature. Some authors are also cross-listed under separate national, regional, or ethnic categories (e.g., "Irish," "Australian," "Afro-American") on the Other Literatures Written in English and Minority Literatures pages.WillShakespeare.com
Students, teachers, researchers, surfers, and fans of Shakespeare, welcome! This site contains everything Shakespeare: his complete works, (outlined conveniently into comedies, histories, tragedies, poetry, and sonnets), timelines, analysis of his work, research, news about Hollywood film releases, new books about the bard, famous quotes, biographies, today in history, and a great list of who's who among his characters, plus more...
Citing Sources
MLA: Style Citations of Electronic Sources
These pages give specific formatting examples. Please bear in mind, however, that, like the Internet itself, the information sources are in a constant state of flux and, therefore, this work will also need to change as the sites themselves proliferate and adapt to the new era of electronic print.Online!: A Reference Guide to Using Online Sources
Here you will find detailed advice for citing online sources. This site contains all four citation styles: MLA, APA, Chicago Style, and CBE.
College Search
CampusTours Index: Virtual College Tours
CampusTours is the definitive online source for virtual college tours, interactive maps, college webcams, QuickTime VR tours, campus movies and pictures. Every day thousands of prospective students visit CampusTours to take virtual excursions of colleges across the United States.Common Application Online
The Common Application is the recommended form of 209 selective, independent colleges and universities for admission to their undergraduate programs. Many of these institutions use the form exclusively. All give equal consideration to the Common Application and the college's own form.FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page
FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web.Send Your Child to College: The Internet Guide for Parents
U.S. News Colleges and Careers Center
This guide provides advice and tips for parents of college-bound high school students—and their kids. It includes links to Internet resources.
This site features four sections designed to help users choose a college, graduate school, or a career. Check out College, Graduate School, Financial Aid: Best Values, and Career: Hot Job Tracks.
Freshman English
Lord of the Flies Info Page
Here you will find summaries, themes, symbolism, and descriptions of the main characters in William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies. Vocabulary words, with definitions; links to other sites; and a discussion forum round out this useful literary site
Gipple's Place
On Broadway
On Broadway offers Information on Broadway plays and musicals. The Listings link includes what, when, and where to find Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway musicals and theater. The History link provides complete details of the Tony Awards back to 1947, Broadway season summaries back to 1990, and Time Warp with past (not implemented as of April 1999) and future listings for the next two years. Finally, there is an excellent categorized and annotated collection of Links to theatre related resources.
Mythology
Bulfinch's Mythology
This in an online version of the classic work by Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867). Includes: Volume I: The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes, Volume II: The Age of Chivalry or Legends of King Arthur, Volume III: Legends of Charelemagne or Romance of the Middle Ages.Encyclopedia Mythica
This is an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, legends, and more. It contains over 5700 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world.Mythology Homework Help
Get help with myths, legends, and tall-tales form a variety of sources at Homework Ugh!Myths and Legends
Provides general and specific resource sections. The links are organized by region and language group, with those groups which produced written accounts of their myths and legends earlier, generally appearing closer to the beginning.
Online Libraries
The Litrix Reading Room
Ah, technology! This site is one of the most comprehensive sites I've seen on E-Texts. The texts are sorted by titles, authors, top ten, and new arrivals. Remember that you can use these texts to find quotations and do searches on the frequency of words and phrases.Project Bartleby Archive
Since its founding in January 1993 to its conclusion in November 1996, Project Bartleby--like its namesake, Melville's stubborn scrivener--adhered unwaveringly to the following four standards: accurate and loyal editions, free public access, careful, well-researched selection, state-of-the-art presentation.
Project Advance
Online Literary Criticism Collection
The Online Literary Criticism Collection contains 3,810 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.Semiotics for Beginners
This site will take you through sign and signifier, paradigm and syntagm, langue and parole, and much more. Enter, if you dare!
Bergen County Cooperative Library System
FamilySearch: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet
A collection of more than 61,350 links that have been organized and cross-referenced in over 120 categories. This site is one of the best resources for getting a head start on genealogy studies.Researchpaper.com
Welcome to Researchpaper.com - the Web's largest collection of topics, ideas, and assistance for school related research projects. The Internet is a tremendous resource. We'll show you how to make the most of your time online.
Search Engines
Best Search Tools
This page offers search forms for the best search engines and the best subject directories. Brought to you by the InFoPeople Project. Welcome to the most efficient ways of searching.
Subject Directories
The Librarian's Index to the Internet
The Librarians' Index to the Internet is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 6,500 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. It's meant to be used by both librarians and non-librarians as a reliable and efficient guide to described and evaluated Internet resources.Best Search Tools
This page offers search forms for the best search engines and the best subject directories. Brought to you by the InFoPeople Project. Welcome to the most efficient ways of searching.
Writing and Grammar
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Provides comprehensive grammar and writing help at the sentence, paragraph and essay levels. If you can't find your answer at this site, go to Ask Grammar to submit your question.Strunk and White: Elements of Style
This electronic book is intended for use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature. It aims to give in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style. It aims to lighten the task of instructor and student by concentrating attention on a few essentials.Writing Center Handouts
This site provides extremely useful handouts that are divided into the following groups: Research/Documentation, The Writing Process, Grammar/Mechanics, Special Kinds of Writing Miscellaneous
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