ENGLISH
20103
CRN 21275 Spring 1998
INTRODUCTION TO MODERN FICTION
Helpful Links and Lists
DIGITAL
TOOLKiT FOR STUDENTS!!!
LearntheNet:
From "getting started" Internet basics to the web, email, newsgroups,
searching, web publishing, and multimedia. Clear explanations and useful
links.
The
WWW Modern Fiction Discussion Board Where You Post Your Stuff
Introduction
to English 201--A Virtual Version
The
Calendar: What You Need to Read, Write, and Do Day by Day
Details
on the Analytical Papers Assigned in This Class
How
to Write Excellent Analytical Papers
Some
Sample Analytical Papers Written by English 201 Students
Frequently
Asked Questions
Discussions
of ESL Problems at Dave's ESL Cafe!!
Stories
and Their Origins
Weekly
Prompts for Writing Your Short Story
Some
On-Line Fiction Sites
Some
Sample Stories Written by 201 Students
Writers'
Gallery of Pretty Good Liknesses
Home
Page Resources
Writers'
Gallery of Pretty Good Liknesses
Home
Page Resources
A
Glossary of Literary Terms and A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
- How to write a literary
paper. How
Do I Read (and Write) Like That? Writing Papers for Literature Courses.
PLEASE VISIT THIS IMPORTANT, USEFUL, AND SENSIBLE SITE!!
- The professionals at the Cal
Poly Pomona Library have prepared an excellent and very useful collection
of access points, resources, and web sites that will be of great help to
you for any research project you undertake.
Learn-Net
If you want to learn more about what the Internet can do
for you, you might subscribe to this list (see below). The folks who run
the list say that they want to focus especially on the issues and needs
of newbies (people new to the Internet), but welcome the ideas and input
from seasoned surfers as well.
Highly technical questions should be addressed to your
ISP (Internet Service Provider); this List is for learning how to learn
on the Internet & to find the resources & tools that meet your needs.
Issues that might be discussed on this list include:
- Internet Jargon/Terminology: I keep hearing about this,
that, and the other thing, but I donít understand fully what it
means. Can someone please explain it to me?
- Understanding your own Internet needs including:
Are you looking for more guided or self-directed learning opportunities?
Are you looking for interactions with other people, or places to explore
topics on your own? Or both?
How do you learn best? By reading, doing, watching, hearing, etc?
- How does that fit with the features & tools offered
on the Internet?
- Learning new features of the Internet that might benefit
you:
- With so many tools & resources on the Web, how do
I choosethe ones best for me?
- What kinds of free software can I get off the Internet?
How do I find it?
- How can I interact with people in real time over the
Internet?
- What are the differences between search engines?
- Would it benefit me to learn advanced search techniques?
- Where can I go find discussions on topics that interest
me?
- What are the best libraries and online bookstores to
meet my needs?
- What kinds of things and people should I be wary of on
the Internet?
- E-mail dilemmas:
- Why can't I get my system to do this or that? Can I get
a better system?
- How do I upload and download files?
- What is proper e-mail etiquette?
- How can I learn some of the many symbols and abbreviations
that people are using in writing e-mails?
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Hot Links
BCK2SKOL Internet
class - A series of lessons to teach beginners the basics
of gathering information on the Internet. I suggest that you look at this
site and perhaps sign up for it if you haven't had much experience gathering
information on the Internet.
World-Wide Web:
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A
site that contains a lot of lists related to literature can be found here and you might look at it. There are links here on what a list
is, how to use one, and other "comfort" items.
Resource
lists for writers from The Univesity of Missouri
includes all sorts of good stuff and links to more.
Online
Resource For Writers at The University of Maine Writing Center
A
great collection of very useful sites for the reader and writer compiled by Jack Lynch, an incredible graduate student at the
University of Pennsylvania. I'm including a few here but you really should
take a look at his entire list.
The University of Nebraska at Lincoln offers access to
a site that focuses on grammar and usage. "MAMA'S
HOT 100" contains a list of common mistakes made in composition, punctuation,
and usage: http://www.unl.edu/mama/grammar/mamahot100.htm
Guide
to Grammar and Writing [Javascript, Java] may be an even
better single stop.
DIGITAL
TOOLKiT FOR STUDENTS!!!
LearntheNet:
From "getting started" Internet basics to the web, email, newsgroups,
searching, web publishing, and multimedia. Clear explanations and useful
links.
The
WWW Modern Fiction Discussion Board Where You Post Your Stuff
Introduction
to English 201--A Virtual Version
The
Calendar: What You Need to Read, Write, and Do Day by Day
Details
on the Analytical Papers Assigned in This Class
How
to Write Excellent Analytical Papers
Some
Sample Analytical Papers Written by English 201 Students
Frequently
Asked Questions
Discussions
of ESL Problems at Dave's ESL Cafe!!
Stories
and Their Origins
Weekly
Prompts for Writing Your Short Story
Some
On-Line Fiction Sites
Some
Sample Stories Written by 201 Students
Writers'
Gallery of Pretty Good Liknesses
Home
Page Resources
Writers'
Gallery of Pretty Good Liknesses
Home
Page Resources
Copyright T. C. Humphrey. REVISED 03/22/99. E-mail suggestions
to tchumphrey@csupomona.edu