Library: Upper School English
General English Resources
Use EasyBib for note taking and bibliography creation. This new tool is all you need for writing and formatting your English papers!
2 more resources for style and format:
- MLA formatting and style guide from O.W.L (Online Writing Lab at Purdue)
Read TIPS for annotating books from Mr. Montas.
Locate literary criticism:
- library catalog (search the author or title)
- GaleNET Literature Resource Center
- Search SHMOOP, the Internet Public Library & JSTOR
- Benet's Readers Encyclopedia (reference section of library)
Looking for a great independent reading book? This list was put together with Ms. B.
9th Grade
- Mr. Montas' suggested books for the Independent Reading assignment
10th Grade
-
Wikipedia is useful for getting an overview of a topic. Read about how to use it for research and note the information is more reliable if you use the links in REFERENCES, BIBLIOGRAPHY and EXTERNAL LINKS.
- Get help with plot analyses, themes, quotes, photos and pictures to make your paper great!
11th Grade
- Use the MPH Catalog to find books on themes like the AMERICAN DREAM
- Check RESOURCE LISTS (left column in catalog), PUBLIC LISTS tab to find books your teachers have selected on a theme. To read a brief description/review of a book, click on the title and/or cover of the book.
AP English Courses
- Use an Online Database like JSTOR. Advanced Search lets you search keywords and narrow results by journal type e.g. "language and literature."
- Learn tips for GOOGLE Advanced Searching
Journalism
Are you a writer? Did you know that MPH is a charter member of the Quill and Scroll Society? Ask Mr. Montas or Ms. Chessher to find out more about this prestigious writing society. If you think you want to be a journalist, take a summer workshop or find a college with a good journalism school, check out the links here.
Are you Confronting Fear & Evil? Horror or Comedy?Zombies vs Unicorns? The library has many books for you!
- Check out what SHMOOP says about the darkest Potter book DEATHLY HALLOWS
