Section M
Last taught Spring 2006-07




















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Useful English 111 Links

Here is a list of websites, links, and resources that maybe useful to English 111 (and other classes). Sites are listed by category and alphabetically. Please suggest appropriate links to be added or report any broken links via email.

Harry Potter

"Harry Casts a Spell on Students"
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=509182007

"Harry Comes to Campus"
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/050725/25read.b1_print.htm

"Harry Potter and the Enchanted Professor"
http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/article.cfm?id=4517

Harry Potter Official Movie Site
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/index.html

Harry Potter Scholastic Site
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/home.asp

"High Stakes Testing: What We Can Learn from Harry Potter"
http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=25040

HogwartsProfessor.com -- Thoughts for the Serious Reader of Harry Potter
http://hogwartsprofessor.com/

"Is Harry Potter Evil?" by Judy Blume
http://www.ncac.org/censorship_news/20030305~cn076~Is_Harry_Potter_Evil_by_Judy_Blume.cfm

J.K. Rowling Official Site
http://www.jkrowling.com/

"Look Out Harry Potter! -- Book Banning Heats Up"
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin157.shtml

"Maryland University Offers Harry Potter Course"
http://www.badgerherald.com/news/2003/10/02/maryland_university_.php

"New Course Explores Portrayal of Religion in Pop Culture"
http://www.mun.ca/2006report/teaching/religion.php

"Never Snitch: The Mythology of Harry Potter"
http://fathom.lib.uchicago.edu/1/777777121870/

"Sociology Class Uses Harry Potter, Technology to Teach Real Life Issues"
http://www.meredith.edu/mcnews/spt-potter-soc.htm

"Taking 'Harry' Higher"
http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=potter

"UC Riverside ‘Pottermania 2005’ Offers Scholarly Insights"
http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=1145

"Using Harry Potter in the Adult ESL Classroom"
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=28&DID=593

Writing

Andrea A. Lunsford - The Everyday Writer
http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/everyday_writer/

Ask Betty @ UW - Grammar for College Writers
http://depts.washington.edu/engl/askbetty/

Dave's ESL Cafe
http://www.eslcafe.com/

Diane Hacker - A Writer's Reference
http://www.dianahacker.com/writersref/

The Elements of Style Online
http://www.bartleby.com/141/

Internet TESL Journal’s ESL Resources
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online
http://www.m-w.com

Oxford English Dictionary Online
http://www.oed.com/

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Roget's Thesaurus
http://thesaurus.reference.com/

Rong-Chang Li's English as a Second Language (ESL) Resources
http://www.rong-chang.com/

UW's Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment (CLUE)
http://depts.washington.edu/clue

UW's English Department Writing Center
http://depts.washington.edu/wcenter/

UW’s English Language Program (ELP) Student Resources
http://depts.washington.edu/~eslinfo/Lists/student.html

UW's Odegaard Writing and Research Center
http://depts.washington.edu/owrc/

UW's Other Writing Resources and Writing Centers
http://faculty.washington.edu/jwholmes/uwwrite.html

Researching

Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts
http://www.infomotions.com/alex/

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations Online
http://www.bartleby.com/100/

The Biographical Dictionary
http://s9.com/biography/

English and Foreign Language Dictionaries
http://www.yourdictionary.com/

The Internet's Best Electronic Desk Reference
http://www.usbusiness.com/esu.htm

The Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov/

Statistics Every Writer Should Know by Robert Niles
http://nilesonline.com/stats/

UW Libraries Reference & Research Tools
http://www.lib.washington.edu/research/

UW Library Research 101 Tutorial
http://www.lib.washington.edu/uwill/research101/

UW Libraries Website & Catalog
http://www.lib.washington.edu/

Student Resources

Department of English CIC Online Student Guide
http://depts.washington.edu/engl/cic/sgonline/index.html

e.g. -- The UW's Journal of 100-Level Writing
http://depts.washington.edu/engl/ewp/eg/

Expository Writing Program at UW
http://depts.washington.edu/engl/ewp/

UW Center for Career Services
http://depts.washington.edu/careers/

UW's Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment (CLUE)
http://depts.washington.edu/clue

UW Computing and Networking Services
http://www.washington.edu/computing/

UW Counseling Center
http://depts.washington.edu/counsels/

UW Disability Support Services
http://www.washington.edu/admin/ada/dss.htm

UW's English Department Writing Center
http://depts.washington.edu/wcenter/

UW’s English Language Program (ELP) Student Resources
http://depts.washington.edu/~eslinfo/Lists/student.html

UW Hall Health Center
http://www.hallhealthcenter.com/

UW Office of Scholarly Integrity (OSI)
http://www.washington.edu/president/osi.htm

UW Student Guide
http://www.washington.edu/students/