• Strunk and White’s Elements of Style   Full text of this classic—and concise—guide to writing simply and well.
• Webster’s Dictionary
• Roget’s Thesaurus
• Bartlett's Quotations
• Purdue University On-Line Writing Lab (OWL)   Links to many resources, including grammar and word usage guides for ESL students.
• The Writing Center at Harvard University   Handouts on writing different types of papers, including an essay.
• Citing electronic sources   How to cite Web sources in your bibliography, from the Columbia Guide to Online Style.

Victorian England

• The Victorian Web   An encyclopedia of Victorian culture with links to a large collection of scholarly papers, by Prof. George Landow of Brown University.
• City of Shadows A tour of Victorian London, with papers on topics from murders to writers to celebrating Christmas, and links to other Victorian Web sites.
• Victorian Women Writer’s project Online editions of works by 19th century British women writers.

Persuasive Writing/Current and Controversial Issues (10th Grade)

• Hot Paper Topics from Best Information on the Net Laws, court decisions, and articles on both sides of topics like gun control, the death penalty, smoking, and euthanasia. Includes excellent collection of links related to the Sept. 11 attack.
• Social Issues Web Resources From the Multnomah County Library in Oregon, links on topics from the animal rights to organ donation to school prayer.
• Frontline This PBS show explores current issues like DNA evidence, the Gulf War, and legalization of marijuana. Shows since Sept. 11 have focused on different aspects of the Islamic world, US policy, and terrorism.
• Librarian’s Index to the Internet Search on “terrorism” for a comprehensive set of links, updated daily by a panel of librarians at the University of California, Berkeley.
• Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet Text and summaries of bills pending before Congress and public laws adopted since 1989. Legislation related to the Sept. 11 attack is compiled here.
• Government Documents in the News Online documents categorized by year from 1995 to the present, on such issues as global warming, the Hong Kong flu, and assisted suicide.
• Massachusetts Access to Government Network (MAGNET) Official state Web site, with laws, reports, maps, statistics, and other information.
• Statistical Sources on the Net An extensive index of sites offering statistics, including current and historical census information.