English Homework Tips
Find tips and advice on grammar, communication skills, and writing. This topic will provide things you should remember from your English homework, before you start college.
5 Tips for REading Shakespeare
For a beginner, Shakespeare can sometimes seem like a bunch of strange words put together in no sensible order. Once you learn to read and understand Shakespeare, you'll find out why it has inspired students and scholars for centuries.
For a beginner, Shakespeare can sometimes seem like a bunch of strange words put together in no sensible order. Once you learn to read and understand Shakespeare, you'll find out why it has inspired students and scholars for centuries.
How to Write a Limerick
You might need to write a limerick for an assignment, or you may want to learn the art just for fun or to impress a friend. Limericks are fun--and they can be a great way to express how clever and creative you can be!
You might need to write a limerick for an assignment, or you may want to learn the art just for fun or to impress a friend. Limericks are fun--and they can be a great way to express how clever and creative you can be!
Sample Book Themes
Many students have a tough time finding the theme of a book. This list provides samples of common themes. Compare these words and phrases to a book you've read lately and see if they match.
Many students have a tough time finding the theme of a book. This list provides samples of common themes. Compare these words and phrases to a book you've read lately and see if they match.
Sentence Fragments
If you get confused by the technical definition of a sentence, you can going with your gut instinct. An incomplete sentence leaves you feeling empty. It just doesn’t leave you feeling satisfied. This is because—no matter how long they are—sentence fragments just don’t express a complete idea.
If you get confused by the technical definition of a sentence, you can going with your gut instinct. An incomplete sentence leaves you feeling empty. It just doesn’t leave you feeling satisfied. This is because—no matter how long they are—sentence fragments just don’t express a complete idea.
Literature Midterms and Finals
Facing a midterm or final exam in literature class? You might want to use a mind map to create a color-coded study guide to help you remember which characters and settings go with each work that you've studied.
Facing a midterm or final exam in literature class? You might want to use a mind map to create a color-coded study guide to help you remember which characters and settings go with each work that you've studied.
Using Cliffs Notes
Cliffs Notes and other study aids can be a great study tool, but students should be very careful not to abuse them. Find out how to use these guides the responsible way and avoid real trouble in the long run!
Cliffs Notes and other study aids can be a great study tool, but students should be very careful not to abuse them. Find out how to use these guides the responsible way and avoid real trouble in the long run!
What Is Rhetoric?
Rhetoric has many definitions, and in today's society it can have negative connotations. That is why it may be confusing to you when you see that your English class is called "Composition and Rhetoric" in high school or college.
Rhetoric has many definitions, and in today's society it can have negative connotations. That is why it may be confusing to you when you see that your English class is called "Composition and Rhetoric" in high school or college.
How to Diagram a Sentence
When students learn how to diagram a sentence, they learn to understand parts of speech more clearly. This provides a foundation for improved writing and speaking skills.
When students learn how to diagram a sentence, they learn to understand parts of speech more clearly. This provides a foundation for improved writing and speaking skills.
Vocabulary Building Quizzes
Take these fun quizzes to build your college vocabulary. You can repeat the quizzes until you reach 100%.
Take these fun quizzes to build your college vocabulary. You can repeat the quizzes until you reach 100%.
Types of Essays
Discover the traits of different types of essay assignments.
Discover the traits of different types of essay assignments.
Parallel Sentence Structure
You can develop great writing skills when you recongnize some of the common problems in sentence structure.
You can develop great writing skills when you recongnize some of the common problems in sentence structure.
Powerful Verbs
You can create verbs from nouns to develop more powerful language.
You can create verbs from nouns to develop more powerful language.
Confusing Words
We all struggle with sets of words that we often confuse, like affect and effect. Review these words that are commonly confused with others.
We all struggle with sets of words that we often confuse, like affect and effect. Review these words that are commonly confused with others.
Confusing Word Quiz
Review the words we often confuse with other words, then test your skills with this fun quiz.
Review the words we often confuse with other words, then test your skills with this fun quiz.