These sites may be helpful in assisting students in various language arts activities. They are recommended by the Language Arts Department.
Writing Web Sites:
Writing Tutors for Students
The site tutors students about a variety of writings including research papers and business letters. Literacy Education Online is a great resource for MLA, grammar, and various types of papers including persuasive writing.
MLA Writing Resources
This site provides useful information on MLA citation, writing a thesis statement, plagiarism and writing a business letter.
NoodleBib
This is a comprehensive Website for citing in MLA format. It also includes other types of citations and is very user friendly.
Help with Works Cited
This Website makes your works cited page for you! Just answer the questions and cut and paste the citation into your paper!
Research Web Sites:
Thomson/Gale InfoTrac
The Student Resource Center Gold is an excellent database that allows the user to look for information in reference materials, magazine and journal articles, websites and multimedia all at once. The Biography Resource Center produces biographical information from magazines, and reference materials all with the same search. Excellent databases that can be accessed from home as well as at school.
Username: santiagohs
Password: sharks
Bartleby.com
With this website, students can reduce the amount of research time for the I-Search Project in the library to one hour or so online. Almost all of the resources that students have to use in Santiago's Reference Room can be found on this website. In fact, many of the pieces that students can't find in the reference room can be found through this website.
Database Web Sites:
Santiago High School Library
(Includes all library resources in Corona-Norco Unified School District)
Student Resource Center
(Includes both Biography Resource & Student Resource Center Gold)
Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition
Username: santiagohs
Password: sharks
ProQuest K-12 Teaching & Learning Solutions
Customer Number: CA26208H
Password: 92881
Other Web Sites:
Discovery Education Streaming
Find great videos here for your use in research projects.
Username: laurardrum
Password: sharks
CollegeBoard
Information on the SAT!
Zangle StudentConnection
If a students' teacher uses the Zangle grade program, this site can provide access to students' grades for the student.
Zangle ParentConnection
If a students' teacher uses the Zangle grade program, this site can provide access to students' grades for the parent/guardian.