Links to check out
You’re on your phones and other electronic devices anyway…why not visit one of these websites?
Writing:
Teen Ink- Write and submit stories, poetry, reviews, art, photography, videos, etc. to a site controlled by teens. Who knows? Maybe this will be your big writing break!
Grammarly- Copy and paste your text into this site to check your grammar.
MLA- Learn more about the Modern Language Association (MLA) here!
Purdue MLA- Help with MLA format
EasyBib- Just plug in your sources and this site will cite them and create a bibliography or works cited page for you!
Reading:
Folger- Shakespeare Texts (Othello, Macbeth, and many more!)
YA Lit- This site lets you know the release dates of new Young Adult books.
Goodreads- This is an online database of books that people are reading, what they’ve been rated, and books that are recommended. You can connect this to your Facebook, Twitter, or Google account to see what your friends are reading.
Goodreads/ YA Lit- This lists the top YA Lit books on Goodreads.
NY Times Best Sellers- This gives you a list of the top books and e-books.
Poetry:
Poetry Power- This is a fantastic website where you can share your poetry, as well as check out poetry by others.
Dodge Poetry- Home to the Dodge Poetry Festival and the Dodge Poetry Foundation, this site has a lot of cool resources and events to check out.
The Poetry Foundation- The Poetry Foundation is great for discovering new poets, poems, and resources. There’s even an awesome— and free— app you can download if you have a smart phone.
Poets.org- Here you can learn more about famous poets.
Test Prep:
SAT Question of the Day - Here you’ll find a new question every day to help you with the SATs!
CollegeBoard- Study tool for everything SATs
HSPA Sample Test- Take a look at a sample HSPA test packet here!
Just for Fun:
Magnetic Poetry- Play with a Magnetic Poetry Kit… online! Seriously, this is a great time waster and lots of fun!
Figment- Find new books to read, enter writing contests, explore different types of writing…the possibilities are endless!
Writing:
Teen Ink- Write and submit stories, poetry, reviews, art, photography, videos, etc. to a site controlled by teens. Who knows? Maybe this will be your big writing break!
Grammarly- Copy and paste your text into this site to check your grammar.
MLA- Learn more about the Modern Language Association (MLA) here!
Purdue MLA- Help with MLA format
EasyBib- Just plug in your sources and this site will cite them and create a bibliography or works cited page for you!
Reading:
Folger- Shakespeare Texts (Othello, Macbeth, and many more!)
YA Lit- This site lets you know the release dates of new Young Adult books.
Goodreads- This is an online database of books that people are reading, what they’ve been rated, and books that are recommended. You can connect this to your Facebook, Twitter, or Google account to see what your friends are reading.
Goodreads/ YA Lit- This lists the top YA Lit books on Goodreads.
NY Times Best Sellers- This gives you a list of the top books and e-books.
Poetry:
Poetry Power- This is a fantastic website where you can share your poetry, as well as check out poetry by others.
Dodge Poetry- Home to the Dodge Poetry Festival and the Dodge Poetry Foundation, this site has a lot of cool resources and events to check out.
The Poetry Foundation- The Poetry Foundation is great for discovering new poets, poems, and resources. There’s even an awesome— and free— app you can download if you have a smart phone.
Poets.org- Here you can learn more about famous poets.
Test Prep:
SAT Question of the Day - Here you’ll find a new question every day to help you with the SATs!
CollegeBoard- Study tool for everything SATs
HSPA Sample Test- Take a look at a sample HSPA test packet here!
Just for Fun:
Magnetic Poetry- Play with a Magnetic Poetry Kit… online! Seriously, this is a great time waster and lots of fun!
Figment- Find new books to read, enter writing contests, explore different types of writing…the possibilities are endless!
