
English Links
denotes a subscription database
(passwords for home use
available in Media Center and on Edline)
Ms. Anderson
Ms. Borrelli
Mr. Crouse
Ms. Francis
- Poetry 180
- American Life in Poetry
- American Academy of Poets
- Web English Teacher Collections of Poetry
- Bridges
- Overbooked
- Collection of links for readers.
- Teenreads
- Reviews and a monthly newsletter featuring new books
- Reading Rants
- Out of the ordinary teen booklists
Ms. Freed
Ms. Hunter
- Issues and Controversies
- Recommended Databases
- Vendor: Cengage (Gale)
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
- Username and password not needed
- Vendor: ProQuest - SIRS Knowledge Source
- SIRS Researcher, SIRS Government Reporter
SIRS Renaissance
- NoodleTools
- Frankenstein Pathfinder
Mr. Leddy
Ms. Karch
Ms. O'neill
Gale Student Resource Center- See the Media Specialists for a password and user ID. Gale Student Resource Center has reference books, magazine and newspaper articles as well as pictures.
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vshtml/vshome.html
- http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/musicals.html
- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/resources.html
- Many links and descriptions are courtesy of the Librarian's Index to Internet
- Theater History on the Web
- A compendium of links to sites on historical information, including non-theater pages, this annotated collection is divided into three categories: area studies; cultural sites; and centers, museums and libraries. Areas of history include Classical, Medieval and Renaissance, Elizabethan, and 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. There are also links and tips for effective Web use.
- Theatron Gallery
- A collection of computer models of ancient theaters in Europe including ancient Greece and Rome, as well as images of historic Roman set design. Additionally, there are examples of set design brought to England by Ignio Jones as well as images of the Hellerau Festspielhaus in Germany, which is regarded as the birthplace of modern theater.
- Costumer's Manifesto
- Links to the history of costume and fashion, online theater classes, designers, Halloween costumes, military uniforms, movie costumes, sewing patterns, vintage clothing, supplies, and much more. Maintained by a costume designer and theater professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
- Kubuki for Everyone
- Features a brief history of Kabuki; audio clips and descriptions of musical instruments; traditional Japanese theater links; and a demonstration of a makeup session, showing the transformation of a male actor into a woman
- Musicals101
- This site's purpose is to be "a reliable educational resource celebrating the history of musical theater, film, and television." Offers detailed histories, bibliographies, chronologies, a show rights index, reviews, photo galleries, biographical sketches, script samples, and a calendar of memorable events. Specific musicals, people, and other topics are highlighted in special features. Searchable, with a site map. Maintained by John Kenrick, a musical theater history expert.
- The Victorian Web
- The place to start when researching the Victorian era (1837-1901). Features articles on political history, social history, economics, gender, philosophy, religion, science, technology, genre and technique, visual arts, and theater and popular entertainment. Contains biographies and works of dozens of authors, Victorian e-books, e-texts, and related courses and links. Searchable.
- Justin's Theater Links
- A large collection of links to all aspects of theater, including history, practitioners, genres and styles, playwrights, scripts, companies, stagecraft, costumes, education and curriculum resources, and much more. Searchable. Maintained by the head of the drama department at Avila College, Melbourne, Australia.
- Medieval Drama Links
- A briefly annotated collection of links to sites featuring texts, articles, and information on costume, music, set design, and more.
Ms. Young
English 11
- Careers Research
- TurnItIn
NoodleTools- For creating a bibliography