O.W.L: Online Writing Lab from Purdue University
If you are new to paper-writing and research, or just need to rethink your process, check out this online writing lab.
Visit the OWL’s tips on the writing process.  Learn more about research and citation and best practices for researching and drafting.

Absolute Shakespeare
A resource for William Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets, poems, quotes, biography, and the legendary Globe Theatre.

Wordsift
Visualize text with Wordshift, it turns tough text into a glossary of terms with definitions and images.

Biographies
A student search engines that offers profiles and outstanding results for thousands of famous-or infamous-people from many walks of life, professions and countries, spanning many centuries.

For Writers:
AuthorsStand
Enter writing contests, publish your own stories, get your stories read by others.

BookRix
Free the author in you!

Dynamo Dictionary
Use for vocabulary study.

Free Rice
Increase your vocabulary and help to end hunger by submitting one right answer at a time.

Literacy Criticism
Online literacy criticism guide.