Links

Reading Links:

Akins High School’s Library

The Austin Public Library

Good Reads (an online cornucopia and community of book related info. and opinions)

Lone Star Awards and Reading List

Project Gutenberg (over 40,000 free ebooks from the public domain all in one place)

Glossary of Literary Terms (good, but not exhaustive)

Lexile.com (find lexiled texts and get texts lexiled)

Reading Counts! (Book quizes for SSR books and more!)

Writing Links:

Merriam-Webster (massive online dictionary and thesaurus)

Scholastic.com Writing (strategies, workshops, tips from professionals, etc.)

Teen Ink (a magazine written by and for teens)

Poets and Writers Magazine (a good, if flawed magazine with insights about the writing world)

Resources for Young Writer’s (lots of links and ideas from writing-world.com)

Grammar Links:

Chomp Chomp (a collection of exercises, tips, videos, etc.)

The Elements of Style (often considered the classic text on English grammar)

Daily Grammar (lots of good lessons and click on their blog for a daily challenge)

Purdue’s OWL (some good grammar tips from an online writing lab)

English Club’s Grammar (specifically aimed at second language learners, but good lessons for all)

Testing Practice Links:

STAAR Resources from TEA (info./practice questions)

Study Island (log in from home)

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