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Information For Young Writers
The
Word Detective is the free online version of an internationally-
syndicated newspaper column answering readers' questions about words
and language (primarily word and phrase origins) since 1953. More than
180 previously-posted columns are available in our fully-indexed archive,
and reader questions are encouraged (with the exception of any question
concerning "gry").
SuperKids:
Looking for an easy way to improve your students' (or your own) vocabulary?
These should help - and hopefully be fun, too!
General
Magazines by and for Kids
Reference Helps
A.Word.A.Day
Acronym
Database
Bartlett,
John. 1901. Familiar Quotations Look up a famous quote. A great
search feature.
Children's
Literature Web Guide
Fluency
Through FablesThese Fables will help you to improve your reading comprehension of English.
iLoveLanguages Page Formerly known as The Human-Languages Page, iLoveLanguages is still your biggest and best guide to language-related Web sites.
Library
of Congress
Phoenix College Library
Native American Myths & Legends
On-line Books
OneLook
Dictionaries - 244053 words in 46 dictionaries indexed)
Project Bartleby: The Public Library of the Internet
Roget's
Thesaurus
Shakespeare
Homepage The complete works of William Shakespeare on-line.
Folklore, Myth and Legend
Strunk,
William. 1918. The Elements of Style.
travlang's
Translating Dictionaries This site offers on-line multilingual translation
dictionaries free-of-charge. You'll find dictionaries covering French,
German, English, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, and more. There's also a freeware
windows multilingual translating dictionary available for your downloading.
Webster's Dictionary on-line and searchable
Stories and Books On Line
*These stories contain pictures.
Writing Clubs
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