English 030: Online Resources

Owl Writing Lab at the Purdue University

An alternative to the UBC Writing Centre.

College Writing Skills with Readings, 4/e

Companion site for an excellent writing-skills text that many ENGL 030 students have already used.

Writers’ Workshop at the UBC Writing Centre

Helps you to fill in gaps or to reach for excellence.

American Heritage Dictionary

Online dictionary that is especially useful for help with pronunciation.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Similarly helpful when you wonder how to pronounce literary terms like hyperbole and onomatopoeia.

“The Trickster”

Enrichment about the Trickster figure, evident in Harlen in Medicine River and prominent in the lore of many cultures including First Nations cultures.

“Status, Mixedbloods, and Community in Thomas King’s Medicine River”

Mary M. Mackie’s article in Journal of American Studies of Turkey.

“An Interview with Thomas King”

Priscilla L. Walton’s interview with King in Chimo: News Journal of the Canadian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies.

Review of Medicine River

Rodney Simar’s review in SAIL: Studies in American Indian Literatures.

“Barbara Allen” sung by Frank Luther with His Pards

Appalachian version of the Scottish ballad, made available by the Gutenberg Project.

“Earle Birney’s Boyhood Years Inspire Poetry”

Article about Earle Birney available from TRU’s Earle Birney Web Site.

“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

Coleridge’s famous poem, made available by The Literature Network.

“John Gillespie Magee, Jr. (1922-1941).”

Concise biography of the poet of “High Flight.”

“Do not go gentle into that good night”

Dylan Thomas reading his poem addressed to his dying father, available at the Academy of American Poets site.

“Poet Is No Longer the Optimist”

Grande Prairie newspaper interview with Birney available from TRU’s Earle Birney Web Site.

“Wilfred Owen: greatest war poet . . .”

Perhaps the best Wilfred Owen site for the enrichment purposes of students in ENGL 030.

“The Man Who Killed David”

Poet Al Purdy’s article about Birney available from TRU’s Earle Birney Web Site.

“Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger”

Ronald Reagan quoting “High Flight” at the conclusion of his speech rallying his nation after the Challenger disaster.

“To a Skylark”

Shelley’s ode, made available by Poets’ Corner.

“Barbara Allen” sung by Leza Messiah

The Scottish ballad sung by “The Moor of Dundee.”

“How to Read Poetry Out Loud”

Tips from Everything2.

“Line and Meter”

Vince Gotera’s insights into the poetic line at The Craft of Poetry.

“Discovering What Matters”

Scott Sellers’ interview with Wayson Choy for Read Magazine.

Glossary of Literary Terms

Thorough glossary made available by Thomson Gale.

Kenn Borek Air’s South Pole rescue crew

Modern “bush pilots.”

“Doesn’t Everybody Need Fluency?”

Carl Binder’s research-based article on the value of fluency in a wide range of activities, not just spoken language.