Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Reference
Site provides links to a wide variety of reference tools, including encyclopedias, dictionary, thesaurus, quotation books, and guides to English usage. L.11-12.1b Usage issues
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University of Virginia: Jefferson on Agriculture
This collection from the University of Virginia provides quotes and information on Jefferson's writings about Agriculture.
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Quoteland
A searchable collection of quotations, grouped by subject, author and occasion. You can also ask a discussion group for help with a quote.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Using Commas and Quotations
Quotations and commas are two very useful punctuation tools that indicate dialogue and brief pausing in sentences. Learn how to use them correctly! [0:46]
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Giga Quotes
Quotation collection, created by John C. Shepard, is organized by both topic and author, with several word games, and tools to help solve anagrams and crosswords.
English Plus+
Grammar Slammer: The Ellipsis
This site from Grammar Slammer at English Plus contains information regarding the correct use of the ellipsis. Several examples of the ellipsis in context are provided.
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Pdu 1 Epigraphs
This site gives a few examples of some epigraphs, from a science fiction novella.
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Great Thinkers and Visionaries: Books by Albert Einstein
This site has a comprehensive listing of over 50 books written by Einstein. Each has a link to Amazon, listing availability, cost, short synopsis.
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Halfdan's Favorite Sayings, Quotes, Phrases and Wisdom
A list of quotes arranged by subject matter. Authors are given, if known, but not the works from which the quotes come.
Other
School Journalism: Categorizing Quotes
In this basic lesson plan, students will learn how the placement of quotes in a story directly affects the reader's interest. This lesson is coordinated to Massachusetts standards.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Avoiding Plagiarism: Lesson 2
This lesson goes over how to avoid unintentional plagiarism. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Avoiding Plagiarism."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Avoiding Plagiarism: Lesson 3
This lesson goes over how to avoid unintentional plagiarism. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Avoiding Plagiarism."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Adding Words to Quotations: Lesson 3
This lesson goes over how to alter a quotation by adding or changing words. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Adding Words to Quotations."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Brackets: Lesson 7
This lesson introduces brackets and how they are used. It is 7 of 15 in the series titled "Brackets."
TES Global
Blendspace: Verbs and Quotes
A ten-part learning module. The first six lessons include links to videos, a worksheet, a word list, notes, and a learning game on verbs. The last four lessons include links to videos and information on paraphrasing, citing, summarizing...
TES Global
Blendspace: Embedding Quotes 1/23/2014
A learning module with links to twenty-one texts, images, slides, and quizzes about embedding quotes in a text.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Conversation Punctuation Station
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a review of basic punctuation and capitalization in conversation. There is a 5 question Activote session at the end.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Paraphrasing a Source
This lesson introduces paraphrasing and discusses how to paraphrase accurately. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Caro Clarke
Caro Clarke: Writing Advice: Beginner's Four Faults
This site is a personal site from Caro Clarke. The third installment in this series looks at the four major mistakes made by beginning authors. The main idea of this article is that the author needs to be able to combine dialogue with...
Baertracks
Creative Quotations: Amos Bronson Alcott
This site contains a brief collection of quotes from the writings of the educator and transcendentalist Bronson Alcott (1799-1888). Also provides source information.
Baertracks
Creative Quotations: Margaret Fuller (1810 1850)
Selected quotations from the writing of Margaret Fuller. A brief biography and source information are included.
Baertracks
Creative Quotations: Rupert Brooke
Quotes from the works of the World War I English war poet Rupert Brooke (1887-1915). Also provides brief biography and source information.
Baertracks
Creative Quotations: Jean Paul Sartre
A good list of quotes from Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980). Also has links to more sites on Sartre and source information.
Baertracks
Creative Quotations From Edna St. Vincent Millay
This site offers quotations from Edna St. Vincent Millay on foraging, reflecting, adopting, nuturing, and knuckling down.