English

English Department

All students should know appropriate style for research essays.
The FHS style manual is in the student planner on page FHS-37.

Click here for an example a research essay which uses in-text citations and a works-cited page. (Source: Diana Hacker, Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004.)

Other Resources:

• Online news source:
  Internet Public LIbrary -- http://www.ipl.org/reading/news/
• Etymology is the study of the origins of words. If you can figure out how words developed, vocabulary work becomes simpler. The E.L. Easton, Inc. site is an extensive collection of etymological sources.
  http://eleaston.com/etymology.html
• Greek and Latin roots also relate to etymology. The site "A Basic Curriculum" offers a collection of word origins from Greek and Latin.
  http://www.abasiccurriculum.com/homeschool/roots/
• The Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) provide excellent cyberguides for a core of literature which nearly every student studies in school. This link goes to grade 9-12 resources.
  http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cy912.html