Hopkinton High School

Library Media Center

90 Hayden Rowe Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
508-497-9820
Cris Bright, Library Teacher

Hours:
Monday - Friday
7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
On early release days the LMC will close at the end of the school day.

The Arts

Art

Artcyclopedia http://www.artcyclopedia.com/ Compiles links to information on artists from art museums and image archives.

College and Career

Testing

ACT Test Prep http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/ Includes practice test and a booklet, "Preparing for the ACT."

SAT Prep Center http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/prep_one/prep_one.html Includes practice test and SAT tips.

The Online Test Page http://www.saab.org/ Practice drills for verbal and math sections of ACT and SAT.

English

Authors

Grammar

Owl at Purdue. Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/Strunk's Elements of Style http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html

Literary Criticism

The Atlantic Monthly Magazine Search http://www.theatlantic.com/a/search.mhtml
Critical reviews of significant works dating back to the 19th century.
Gale Literary Index http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex;jsessionid=FA92F47F7904B42CB927C6D547454F63
Find which Gale literary series includes information on specific authors and titles
.Internet Public Library Literary Criticism http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/ Contains critical and biographical information about authors and their works.
Literary Resources on the Net http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/ Guide to author information with links to literary criticism, works and other resources.
New York Times Book Reviews http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/review/index.html
Search for book reviews since 1996.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/ A guide to scholarly Shakespeare iinformation on the internet, including criticism and information on Elizabethan theater.

Poetry

The Atlantic Online: Poetry Pages http://www.theatlantic.com/index/fiction Contemporary poems from current and back issues, usually with audio of poet reading.
Bartleby.com: Verse http://www.bartleby.com/verse/ Thousands of poems by hundreds of poets.
Poetry 180 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/ Poems for every day of the school year selected by Billy Collins, former Poet Lauriate.

Math

WebMath http://www.webmath.com/index.html Understand concepts by solving problems and equations then seeing the results online.

Science

Bug Bios http://www.bugbios.com/ Images and information on a number of insects.

Social Studies

Wellness

World Language

French

France in America : La France en Amerique http://international.loc.gov/intldl/fiahtml/
The history of the Frence presence in America from the early 16th to late 19th centuries. Includes documents texts, maps and chronology.
Mediterrannean and World Cuisines: Your Source for Cuisine and History http://www.cliffordawright.com/recipes.html Includes articles about the history and origin of foods, recipes, and links to other sites.

Spanish

Mediterrannean and World Cuisines: Your Source for Cuisine and History http://www.cliffordawright.com/recipes.html Includes articles about the history and origin of foods, recipes, and links to other sites.

Ready Reference

Internet Public Library Ready Reference http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref00.00.00
Includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs and much more!
The Reference Desk http://www.refdesk.com/ Includes reviewed web resources.

Site designed and maintained by Cris Bright, Library Media Specialist. Last updated 3/16/2005.
The library media staff is not responsible for the contents of any linked sites. The inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the site.