Click on one of the categories below to find links to helpful web sites.

	Edgy Web Sites (progressive, reactionary, weird)
	Reading and Writing Resources		Literature Sites
	Research Sites		Dictionaries
	Student Success / Study Skills		ESL Resources

 

EDGY WEB SITES

Edgy Progressive
Common Dreams News Center ("Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community," Incredible resource for alternative news)
Information Clearing House ("News you won't find on CNN or Fox News")
BuzzFlash (alternative news source)
The Free Press ("Speaking Truth to Power")
Arianna Huffington (alternative news source)
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
ZNet Magazine (Huge resource for alternative news articles)
Guardian (British newspaper)
truthout (Alternative resources for news and op ed pieces about current events)
Mother Jones Magazine Site
A Public Interest Journal (TomPaine.common sense)
MichaelMoore.com (The Official Web Site of Michael Moore)
The Onion ("America's Finest News Source")
Counter Punch ("America's Best Political Newsletter")
Web Sites (Links to articles and portals)
Refuse and Resist
The Democracy Center
Human Rights Watch
Amnesty International
Amnesty International USA
American Civil Liberties Union
Stew Albert's Yippie Reading Room
Stoney Burke Speaks!

Edgy Reactionary
Michael Savage .com ("Home of the Savage Nation")
Right Wing Group Links ("Websites with Oppressive or Right-wing Agendas")
The Web of Politics (Go here for links to many conservative publications and sites)

Miscellaneous Edgy
The International Solidarity Movement (Site on Palestinian Policy)
Prison Policy Initiative (Progressive site on prison policy)
Prison Policy Info Center (An online information source about the politics of prison policy)
Anarchy Archives (An Online Research Center on the History and Theory of Anarchism)
Open Directory on Religion and Spirituality: Opposing Views
The Webby Awards (Portal to the best of the web)
Wickeye ("Explore the wicked sites of the World Wide Web")

READING AND WRITING RESOURCES

Hacker Handbook Homepage (MLA documentation, essay writing, research links, grammar rules, exercises and more)
LEO: Literacy Education Online (Good university site resource on the particulars of essay writing and MLA documentation)
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant (In-depth resource on essay writing)
UVic Writer's Guide (Resource on essay writing and literary terms)
Hot list: Composition and Writing (Hot list of resources on grammar and writing)
Resources and Links for Writers and Writing Instructors (Many non-commercial English links from Rutgers)
OWL: Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (Excellent student and teacher resource, including handouts in many categories and MLA)
How to Read a Book (A step by step approach to prereading a textbook)
SQR3 Method to Read a Text (How to improve reading skills using this method)
Reading Study Skills (More on SQR3 and hints for effective reading)
Reading Your Textbook (Good method for reading retention)
Reading and Understanding Texts (Another method with links to handouts on reading methods)
Tips on Reading Recall (Remembering what you read)
What is Critical Reading (Description of the elements of an approach to reading critically)
Some Definitions of Critical Thinking (Some critical approaches to critical thinking)
Bloom's Taxonomy on Critical Thinking (Breaking down the act of thinking critically)
How to Read Your Essay Assignment (Excellent handout on how to read and the importance of reading essay assignments)
High School vs. College Writing (Helpful handout on the differences between these two sets of expectations)
College Writing (Moving away from 5 paragraph essay towards an emphasis on scholarship)
Writing Skills and Writing Process (Handout on writing process with links to sample student paper)
Advise on Academic Writing (With links)
Developing Thesis Statements (Excellent handout on thesis statements)
Writers Guide (Many links on how to write essays and writing in general)

RESEARCH PAPER SITES

What is a Research Paper (Some qualities of a good research paper)
Bulb Link: Catalogue of Selected Internet Resources (Selected academic internet sources covering all academic subject areas)
Why and How Write a Research Paper (Good source on goals, background, and methods)
Things to Know about Searching the Web (A short tutorial)
Steps to Writing a Research Paper (Time frame and hints on process)
Selecting a Research Topic (Step by step approach to selecting a topic)
Research Strategies (A "how to" guide for doing library research)
7 Steps to Effective Research (A helpful guide on research papers and research)
Search Strategy Tutorial (Helpful guidelines on how to be persistent with your search for sources)
Library Research Using Primary Resources (A definition of a "primary source" and list of good source materials)
How to Read Library of Congress Call Numbers (Invaluable resource on what the call numbers mean)
More on What Call Numbers Mean (Another guide to Library of Congress call numbers)
Library and Internet Terminology (A dictionary of library and internet terms)
A Guide to Types of Search Tools (Internet search tools defined and evaluated)
How to Broaden or Narrow Topic
Research Using the Internet (How to focus topic and evaluate web source material)
Links to Best Search Engines with Topics (Very helpful site to use best search engine for your topic)
Researching a Topic with Good Links to Helpful Resources (Helpful site on research papers)
Evaluating Web Pages
How to Critically Analyze an Information Source (Helpful guide to evaluating source material)
Documenting References (MLA) and Other Resources (Purdue Writing Lab on research papers)
Guide on How to List Sources on Works Cited (GO HERE for quick links on how to list sources)
Dictionaries, Style Manuals, Grammar Handbooks, Editing Resources (Purdue Writing Lab resources)
The Internet Public Library (Search for articles and resources on many topics including teens and youth)
Librarians Index to the Internet (Great resource to search the web by academic topic)
OWL: Purdue Internet Resources Page (Page of links to web sites for research)
Mount Holyoke College Library (Resource on how to do research and search the internet)
UC Berkeley Tutorial on Internet Searching (Good resource on everything you need to know to find something on the internet)
How to Use a Library (Site with helpful links on using a library)
How to Formulate a Thesis and Avoid Plagiarism (Good essay on the college research paper)

TERM PAPER TOPICS
List of Current Topics (Alphabetical list of current issues of interest)
List of Argument Topics (Good list of current topics with links to readings and sample thesis statements)
Topics A-Z
Interesting Topic Selection (Check out this link on topics with a political twist)
Controversial Topics Resource Guide (Good page with links to many good controversial topics)
Collection of Topics and Connected Resources (Must see superb site with topics and links to source material)
List of Links for "Hot Topics" (Good site for resources if you find your topic here)
Topic Index and Resources for Writing in General (Resources including writing process and grammar)

CHECK THIS ONE OUT!!
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/search/index.html (Excellent site to learn and use internet research)

LITERATURE SITES

Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection (Browse for sites on authors, titles of works, and literary periods)
Critical Reading of Works of Literature (Guide to literary terms and methods to critically read the literary genres)
IPL: Native American Authors (Good resource on Native American authors, biographical information and publications)
Google Literature Sites (Google's collection of literature links)
Yahoo Literature Sites (Links to many literature sites of all kinds)
Online Literature Library (Online collection of full length works of literature)
Classic Literature (Clearinghouse for subjects and authors)
VirtualSalt (Glossary of literary terms)
Literary Terms (Another list of terms and their definitions)
Lynch, Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms ( One more glossary)
Glossary of Poetic Terms from BOB'S BYWAY (Another glossary this time focusing on poetry)

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DICTIONARIES

Online Dictionaries, Thesaurus, and other reference tools (Great resource)
Dictionaries: Foreign Language and English (Pick a language and find an online dictionary!)
Merriam-Webster OnLine Dictionary and Thesaurus
ARTFL Project: Roget's Thesaurus Search Form (Great automated thesaurus from the University of Chicago for synonym searches)
yourDictionary.com (A dictionary and thesaurus that links you to any kind of dictionary that you can think of)
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/spa.html (Spanish to English/English to Spanish Dictionary)

STUDENT SUCCESS / STUDY SKILLS

INTERNET USE TOOLS
Basic Internet Searching Seminar (Guided tutorial on how to search the internet)
Understanding and Using the Internet (Helpful tips on using the internet)
Beginner's Guide to Effective Email (Simple explanations about using email)
Internet for International Communication (On-line Netscape Tutorials)

TIPS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE
A Brief Guide (What you need to do to be successful as a student)
How to Be a Successful Student (Another guide with links to pages on good student habits)
Having a Good College Experience (A list of ways to make your college experience worthwhile)
Trials and Tribulations of College Life (Some helpful tips on being successful in college)
Becoming a Master Student (Links and guides to getting good grades and having success)
Time Management (Tips and chart on how to manage your time in college)
Ten Tips for Better Time Management
Backwards Planning (The key to beating procrastination)

COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANNIING
2002 Colleges, Scholarships and Financial Aid (A directory of college admission policies and links to scholarships)
Peralta Community College District Financial Aid Page (Phone numbers and forms for financial aid)
Career Development Manual (Steps to success for a career)
Career Services/Picking a Major
Choosing a Major
A Major Decision (A workbook for choosing a major)
Major Decisions (Explore misconceptions about picking a major)

STUDY SKILL GUIDES
Study Guides (Study Guides for testing, reading, writing, and class participation)
Test Taking Strategies
More Test Taking Strategies
Taking Notes (Note taking do's and don'ts)
Taking Notes (Including the Cornell note taking system)

PLAGIARISM
What is Plagiarism (Definition and guides to avoid plagiarizing)
Academic Honesty (Cheating and plagiarism)

ESL RESOURCES

Chabot College ESL Resource List (Excellent page with links to many useful ESL web sites and campus resources)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslstudent.html (Links to lots of online resources for ESL students and teachers)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html (Many other handouts on grammar, business writing, research in handouts directory)
Grammar Bytes (Index of grammar terms)
Bartleby.com (Guide to English Usage and links)

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