Helpful Links for the AP English Student
Free Rice.com - Practice your vocabulary. Earn rice for people who are hungry. Each correct answer donates grains of rice to the UN World Food Programme.
Quizlet.com - You can take a quiz on almost anything. We'd rather you focus on SAT vocabulary or AP Language/Literature vocabulary. But, we won't hate on your science or math teachers; they would probably like it if you found flashcards for their classes, too.
EtherPad- So, maybe your teacher asks you to write a paper collaboratively with others. Do it in real time with this tool. Very easy to either print your work, copy and paste into a Word doc, or print the screen shot and have a record of all your work with your friends and study group-mates.
Project Gutenberg - Sometimes, we find ourselves without the text. Never fear! This site will even work on your cell phone! Project Gutenberg has over 33,000 texts in its database. Look around and see if you can find what you are currently reading...if you left your book in your locker.
Dictionary.com - A dictionary, thesaurus, quote bank, encyclopedia...and a partridge in a pear tree. Let it be your friend.
Google Scholar - Google strikes again, my dears. This time, instead of just searching for Joe Blow's website, this engine actually searches for academic opinions on your topic. THIS should be your new search engine for research papers.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - The comprehensive website for anything related to writing, from resumés to MLA format.
AP English Suggested Reading Titles - Yeah, it's a long list, but these are the many different titles that have been used on the AP tests since the 1970s.
I Need A Pencil.com - What's that? You don't have to pay for SAT prep? That's right...
Quizlet.com - You can take a quiz on almost anything. We'd rather you focus on SAT vocabulary or AP Language/Literature vocabulary. But, we won't hate on your science or math teachers; they would probably like it if you found flashcards for their classes, too.
EtherPad- So, maybe your teacher asks you to write a paper collaboratively with others. Do it in real time with this tool. Very easy to either print your work, copy and paste into a Word doc, or print the screen shot and have a record of all your work with your friends and study group-mates.
Project Gutenberg - Sometimes, we find ourselves without the text. Never fear! This site will even work on your cell phone! Project Gutenberg has over 33,000 texts in its database. Look around and see if you can find what you are currently reading...if you left your book in your locker.
Dictionary.com - A dictionary, thesaurus, quote bank, encyclopedia...and a partridge in a pear tree. Let it be your friend.
Google Scholar - Google strikes again, my dears. This time, instead of just searching for Joe Blow's website, this engine actually searches for academic opinions on your topic. THIS should be your new search engine for research papers.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - The comprehensive website for anything related to writing, from resumés to MLA format.
AP English Suggested Reading Titles - Yeah, it's a long list, but these are the many different titles that have been used on the AP tests since the 1970s.
I Need A Pencil.com - What's that? You don't have to pay for SAT prep? That's right...