Merry Wanderer of the Night + websites

1. The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL). If you haven't heard of this website yet then you are probably constantly walking around in a state of confusion. Like any style guide, this website answers all of your questions about how to write an annotated bibliography or when exactly to use a semicolon. There are also instructions for resumes and research, so it really covers all the bases.
2. Oxford English Dictionary is the best online dictionary (in my opinion) because it not only defines the word for you but it gives you a history of what that word used to mean. This can be extremely helpful for writing papers about a specific word or topic. It takes some getting used to because the site is kind of janky, but I'm sure you'll be able to understand after a couple of tries.
3. Online Literature. The site is laced with ads but once you get past that there is great information to be found. There are forums about books and authors as well as lengthy profiles on many classic authors. It will also lead you to other websites about the author and articles. Oh... and did I mention they have chapters from books and full length poems for each author?
4. Quotations Page has thousands and thousands of quotes. If you are interested in an author or writing a paper about a topic this is a good place to look to either expand or narrow your ideas. If I'm writing a paper about marriage and Jane Austen I can go to this site and look for "quotes about marriage" by "Jane Austen" and I receive two (and 43 quotes about marriage overall).
5. Online Stopwatch is not really specifically for English majors but I'll admit that I use it quite a bit for school related tasks. If you have lots of stuff to work on and not a lot of time this will keep you moving. I personally like the countdown watch because it alerts you when time is up. One example of how I use this is when I'm writing a paper. Let's say I don't need to finish the paper that day but I should work on it for about an hour. I just put an hour on the countdown and it tells me when an hour has happened, that way I'm not constantly looking at my clock. It helps keep me focused.