Like most people who trudged their way through high school (and even college), I remember reading the classics — Hamlet, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Old Man and the Sea, A Farewell to Arms. I remember studying Poe, Whitman, and Yeats. I remember doing a lot in high school and college but I also remember not really understanding a lot of it!
Unfortunately I also didn’t really have a lot of outside resources at my disposal either to decipher the underlying themes or connections in those literary works. I didn’t have Shmoop!
Shmoop is the latest and greatest online resource designed to make studying and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age. Whether you or your student are studying classic pieces of literature, poetry, or even historical events and wars, Shmoop offers a variety of ways to better understand, learn and appreciate what it is you are studying:
- Deeper analysis — themes, characters, literary devices, angles, plot analyses, and more and more and more!
- Lit Writing Guide — a squirt of WD-40 to the mind (i.e. inspiring little nuggets of ideas) to get those creative juices flowing, producing original thought and ideas
- Pictures, Audio, Video, Music, TV, Historical Documents, and Links Up The Wazoo!
- Stickies, Clippings, and Folders — tools to help you organize your thoughts as you read and research!
- U.S. History Cram Sheets
- Online Essay Writing Tool (currently in beta)
Shmoop has brought together an amazing team of Ph.D. and Masters students from top U.S. universities to offer a wide variety of ideas and original content on 230+ literary pieces and historical events. Whether you are just trying to figure out if The Great Gatsby is really that great or writing a paper on the importance of symbolism in Macbeth, Shmoop is there to help!
If you’re not knee deep in the classics right now, don’t worry! Shmoop has something for you as well!!! Shmoop also breaks down more recent works.
For all of you Twilight fans out there, and who isn’t anymore, Shmoop currently has everything you could possibly want to know about Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight! Whether you are a die-hard Twilight follower or just interested in what all the hype is about, you’ll love the way Shmoop analyzes the story itself, the characters, the ending, and the myriad of themes. Shmoop also offers some very interesting trivia about the movie, book, author, and actors. And, if you want to go even deeper, check out the discussion questions that Shmoop poses (study questions are included in all of the works presented by Shmoop)!
So, go! Check out Shmoop and all of the knowledge it has to offer! Then, come back here and let us know what you think of the site! Did you find it helpful? What could they improve upon?
With your comment you will be entered to win one of two great prizes from Shmoop!
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Oh man, I wish they had this when I was in HS – it would have been such a lifesaver!
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Oh, that is a cool site! I like the trivia and themes sections it offers. I can see how this could be very helpful for someone who needs to write a report about a book, with all the information and study questions and all.
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Wow, what a neat site! I’m a big fan of poetry so I was loving the poetry section! It looks like they put a lot of time into it and I’m sure it will be very helpful to many people.
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Hello, thanks for the tip. In high school and college I used Sparknotes.com. This seems like more of an all compassing website.
I love the trivia sections! And the study questions are fun to go through too. Fun. Because I’m a book nerd.
I love all the information that’s on there. Even books that I would never look up on my own – I see them on the front page or the “featured” and I find all sorts of interesting tidbits! Lots of great stuff there!
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That site is awesome! At first I thought, ok another site to check out. Once I got there though, I am in love. What a great resource. Bookmarking that for my daughters!
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The site is ok. I’m glad they are still working on it. I think the focus audience right now is High School students who don’t want to read their books.
They can improve the site by expanding their collection with the inclusion of modern authors rather than just the classics. I tried searching two of my favorite modern authors, Dave Eggers and Gregory Maguire and ZIP ZERO. Nothing. Hmph.
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That would have been so helpful in both high school and college! I love the set up and all of the book info!
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I love how helpful this site will be for students – sometimes those underlying themes and connections are really, really hard to find, especially in works that you don’t find interesting or just plain don’t understand. I love that this site will get the creative juices flowing!
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Looks like it would be really helpful (or, just help with avoiding reading your English books.) Lots of different books on there!
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I can’t wait to check out Shmoop! It sounds addicting.
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WHAT a fantastic site!!! My kids are still in elementary school but I was super impressed just by the history section. Wow, never have seen the Civil War overviewed, detailed, pictures, quotes, stats……in ONE place!! What a goldmine this is…thanks for sharing!! And I really like that right on the front page they say NOT a site for CHEATING. Great!!
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As a homeschool parent, I love this site! My daughter is big on poetry, so I was happy to see they had a section for that. Thanks so much for this link!
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I love the site! They are loaded with great content! This site would have come in really handy when I was in high school…with all the papers I had to write.
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This site is AWESOME! It gives you to the point reviews without dragging it out and boring you.
Neat. I like the chapter by chapter summary of select books.
The book club feature is so cool!
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Wow where was Shmoop when I was in highschool~
The poetry (I’m a poet) and trivia sections are my favorite, and this site seems to be an invaluable resource for many, many topics!
Cool site! Can’t wait to check it out more.
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Wow, this site is a great idea. I have a teen in high school and a tween starting middle school next year. This site will help out a lot. It is easy to link to, cite or share the site. This would have been perfect when I was school. I really like the feature for writer’s block.
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Never heard of this before, but probably will be useful when trying to verify something. Nobody in school right now, so that won’t be a use. Only problem I had was more likely my monitor screen than the site–Could not see far left of site and there was no slide bar to adjust it.
Shmoop is great.Ilove the poetry.
Great site, I’ll have to remember it to use when my kids start doing research papers. They just need to get the word out so there can be more comments in the Opinion section. Thanks!
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Schmoop seems like a wonderful site to get lost on for awhile
I love how in depth they go int o the books. I’m someone who hates to get to the end of a book, if it was a good one. This site might let me enjoy the book a little bit longer! Thanks!
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I like Shmoop, they are now on my favorites. They are a very informative site. Thanks for the giveaway, I hope I win the book collection…I love hardcovers.
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This is a really interesting website. I would have loved to have had it when I had to do book reports. The study questions are great to get you thinking critically about what you’re reading.
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Awesome! My kids LOVE the twilight series.
Wow, so much info. I love it and it is so user friendly
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What a cool site! I looked up the poem Ozymandias that I memorized in school and was amazed at how much information they had! The background, pictures, “why should I care” section, etc were all extremely well-written and detailed. I forwarded the site to two of my siblings who are in college
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Shmoop is a great site,I spent a half hour on the Civil War and bookmarked it before I returned to enter the giveaway.
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I think this site is awesome! I sent it to my sisters for their kids that are in 8th to 10th grades. I wish I had this resource when I was younger!!! Thanks!
what a great site…yeah i wish that had been around when i was in school. oh well, now i can just read up on trivia and amaze my friends with all my useless knowledge ; ) thanks for the chance to win – i’d really like to get the books and read them. i’ve been meaning to but everything else manages to come first….
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Why didnt they have this when I was in school? My son just finished doing a HUGE report on Romeo and Juliet. This has all the things he could have used and since they arent allowed to cite Wikipedia- this would have been great! From what I can see- there isnt anything I would improve upon unless it is adding more novels.
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So many great things about that site and I will forwarding the link to my childen’s teachers. The sad thing about that site is while I was looking through some of their information I realized just how much my children are not being taught in school these days because I read things that I know they have never studied in school but I had when I was younger. Fantastic site that I have bookmarked and the only thing I do not like is the site name.
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Wow, this would have been perfect and so useful for me when I was in high school many many years ago. The trivia section is great! Thanks so much for such a wonderful giveaway!
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I think it’s missing context; for most of these works, having an idea of the culture and mores of the time is crucial. In addition, different translations provide multiple takes on the same work.
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I think this site is amazing! This will make HS book reports a whiz, because I hated all the books I had to read.
As a teacher, I love this site. It has a site specific to teachers, for test ideas, modern teenage language, and so on. It is a site I will use from now on…
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Excellent website and I have two tweens that will really come in handy. So many wonderful facts and information but the sad part is I noticed alot of things that my children are missing out on and not being taught in school like I had learned. I have bookmarked this site and plan on sending the link to my children’s school teachers.
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this blows away Cliff notes, and I can help my kids too!
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I absolutely love the Literature section!
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Great site! Always looking for good sites for my kids! I will add it to my homeschool favorites!
What a great resource! I checked out the French and Indian War — I like that they included timelines, not just basic info. Also, this is not just for students. This website would help anyone wanting to learn more about a multitude of subjects.
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I like this site!! I would have loved to use this in highschool – I used Spark Notes. This is helpful for my hubby & I since we are in college. It’s easy to navigate & the reviews are to the point.
This looks very educational and helpful for homeschoolers.
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I will pass this site on to my 17 yo sister. Its great!
This is very cool. With a kid starting high school soon… very cool….
The site is kinda interesting. It is sort of like an electronic Cliffs Notes.
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I found it very helpful — wish it had existed when I went to high school!
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Love it. Love the question section and everything. Great job.
i think i couldve used that site when i was in high school.
Okay…this is too cool! I wish that Shmoop had been around when I was in school. I think that it will be very helpful.
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What a wonderful site! We only had cliffnotes when I was in school, this is much more informative. I’ll be sending the kids here
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My step daughter would love this for her Grad gift
Just returned from the Shmoop site, nice content! I had never heard of this site until today.
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This would have been perfect for when I was in school, the site looks like a very helpful tool for students!!!
Great site! This would be a very helpful.
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this is a great site for my son. He just started high school this year
Wow, this site has a ton of valuable information! Now I know where to come when I am searching for trivia answers!
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Very interesting site. As a teacher myself I can see the advantages to it. Unfortunately I can see how it may be abused as well. I like how much information is there and what I read about books I know seemed fairly accurate. I will be back! Oh, and fantastic giveaway!!
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Wow. I just spent 10 minutes on The Great Gatsby reading and ooing and ahhing. How fantastic. I can’t wait to go back. If we would have had this in the 80′s I would have received an A in history instead of the lousy C.
I love the trivia sections!
I was really glad to see this site, I have saved it in favorites for my kids to check out.
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This is very helpful for studies or just general info.
I wish it would be a little friendlier to people with slow connections.
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Nice site-good trivia
I like the site. It is well written and doesn’t give away too much info for those who have not seen or read the material. Easy to navigate around and find what you need.
What a great learning site. I love it and will streer my grand children towards this site.
the literature section looks like cliff notes in the computer age,but more informative.
I really like the trivia section!
I could have really used that site when I was in school.
Shmoop looks great! Really helpful!
Oh to be a student again. What a helpful site. I plan to read through it more just to learn a few things.
What a helpful site
Fascinating site. Couldn’t stop reading all the twilight analysis.
I think the site will be an amazing help to anyone who is researching or analyzing a wide variety of subjects. Haven’t used it, except to look at it for this, so don’t feel that I can offer any improvement ideas right now.
Thats a pretty cool site, it could defiantely help someone writing a paper! I love the big variety that the site covers!
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I wish this was around when i was in high school.. maybe i should have played online more then..lol
The Trivia is fun! Thanks for the chance.
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Very cool site, thanks for bringing it to my attention!
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Thank you for a great giveaway! I would love to win. If this was around when I was in school that would have been wonderful. I have 3 children now but are too young for this but I hope its still around in a few years so they can definitely use this. Thank you
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I checked the website out.It’s fantastic.
It looks like something my son would really like, so I’ve forwarded him the link so he can check it out. Of course I’ve favorited it for my own possible use later too. : )
I just started back to college this quarter so this site will for sure come in handy! Well organized!
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I like schmoop, I bookmarked it, thanks.
I went to the site and its ok, has large enough print I always like a site that has that because my eyes are dim. I dont like how it has invite your friends on the bottom after you open up poetry, history… the main tabs, maybe that should be to the side somewhere its a little distracting.All in all I’d give it a about a 92% or a “B”.Hope I win. love popcorn
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I loved the site, it has a lot of interesting and fun things to read!
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Great giveaway! Cool site!
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I love how Schmoop explained The Raven in such a fun way!
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Lol, I like the “Why Should I Care?” section for each entry
I can’t wait to read the books. Well I guess I can since I haven’t yet, but I still want to!
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What a great site. It is a must have resource for any high school student. I would have loved to have had it in my high school years!
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This is a great site for any student have to write a book report for school
The info there was good.
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Very nice website and a ton of interesting and useful info!
shmoop was okay. Can’t help but think like others and wonder if kids will use it to get out of reading books….but then cliffnotes helped me do that in high school too!
Added Shmoop to my favorites as there is so much information I will have to go back and read it a number of times.
this may sound odd but i have found this is a great way to find new books to read. investigating a book gets me interested and then i read it and use the information, quizes etc to further understand it for a complete reading experience.
This is a great site. I am excited to learn more. I like the trivia and themes sections it offers. This is a great site! thanks
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I guess that this is modern day Cliff notes. Kids need to read their books.
Love this website, cool giveaways and games.
I think Shmoop is a great site. I love that they help encourage students to use their own words and teaches them how to avoid plagiarism!
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I wish this was available when I went to HS. Great Prize. I have older teens who would love the prize and be interested in Shmoop.
Wow! ~GREAT~ site..SO much useful info and just amazing! I just showed my 14 year old son…he put it under his favs! As far as improvement, why not just add maybe some BRAIN games…a little fun..while using your head! Thank-you for the chance to win!
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Yes, the site is very helpful, and I will also tell my niece Sarah about it, so it can help her at school!
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Like the Confederate History, made me get up and go look at a family Confederate marriage certificate that we have from 1870.
Just think, I’m graduating in a month and could really have used this.
What a cool site I’m passing that along to my daughter’s!!I know they will get alot of use out of that. We are huge Twilight fans and would love to be entered in this contest!
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I’m really impressed with the site– not just the content, but the easy navigation, too!
I like the site – it is easy to navigate and helpful.
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Great site!
I really enjoyed browsing the ‘poetry’ and ‘book club’ sections of the site!
My daughter has already referred the site to some of her friends!
Thanks for the ‘great’ giveaway offering and good luck to all!
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That site made it to my bookmarks. I homeschool my daughter she is only in 1st grade now but I can tell that site will be very helpful to her in the up coming years
What a very cool and helpful site! Also of course thanks for this great giveaway!
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Great site! I am sending the link to my son and daughter!!
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I like Shmoop. I didn’t stay on the site long enough to check it out in depth, but it looks like a good resource for kids looking for academic information or just general knowledge they need in school.
Wow, Shmoop has an amazing amount of information. I definitely wish they had a site like this around when I was in high school. I can’t think of a single thing to improve on.
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What a great website. Saving it for my daughter.
I like that they have a place to ask questions, and allow others to answer them. The site is more responsive that way. I’d love to see more answers out there, though.
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Oh my goodness — this is awesome! My kids will be using this to the fullest! The history topics are really great.
My favorite part was that site was very easy to navigate and find what you are looking for. I hate going to sites that are hard to read and confusing.
I like the site, easy to navigate around, useful information. Thanks.
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I think it’s great. I looked through the Civil War section and I like that they also include pictures. It’s a very informative site.
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I had never heard of this site before a few days ago. It seems like a really good database, that I will have a lot of use for in the fall, as a college freshman. I read a of character analysis. It was good, and allowed me to see a character in a way I hadn’t thought about, but gave away too much. It mentioned other books, and gave away information you would otherwise have to read to get. Other than that it isn’t bad.
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I love Schmoop! What a great idea, both for students and literary book lovers too! I am using it for some Jane Austen classics right now.
How did I survive and even graduate without Schmoop? I really needed help with the layers in some of the classics.
cool site, very informative! I’ve never heard of it before. I wish I had resources like this a few years ago (when I was in high school). I bookmarked it. thanks.
This looks like a great resource I think it will come in handy with my teen and soon to be teens!
Interesting site. I will have to check it out in more depth when I have more time.
Shmoop is a pretty cool site- I wish this site was around when I was in school. With all the information it has, I have a feeling I’ll be checking it out often even though I’m not in school any more.
I like the idea of the site. I think at first impression upon arriving there, it still looks a bit amateurish. If they can make it look a bit more professional, I think they’ll attract a wider audience.
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I like the chapter by chapter summary
This site is awesome! It has so much information. It is designed for anyone over 10. The only thing I would like to see is information tailored to younger children as well.
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I think it’s an awesome site! I’m passing it on to my teenager
Wow, I am going to bookmark Shmoop to use for my at home job where I often have to research literature.
i like the site, but it seems focused on a narrow bunch of books, needs to expand more modern titles
Great prizes, I would love to read the books.
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Very nice site wish I had it when I was in school. Great giveaway
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Very very very cool site, my teenager will love this site.
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Great site and I really want to see this movie.
I’m not a student anymore, but I love looking at sites like this one — it is kind of like trivia!
I’m a high school student right now and I’m in AP Language Arts. Needless to say this website probably just saved me 4 hours of reading tonight. I might be able to sleep now
I love this website and do I ever wish they had this when I was going to school! This is the kind of site which is great for any age. I could have stayed on it for hours and hours and still felt like I had only touched the tip of the reading iceberg. Thank you so much for showing it to me!
Wow, what I great site. I definetly will be adding it to my favorites and using it in the future.
Using this website would be a great way to study
I love the movie and book quotes. The site can be for fun or for information. Thanks!
I like it because it’s written in an easy to read format
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This site sure would have come in handy when I was in high school and college!
Most excellently informative!
I think I have it all.
Wow, I’m in the 300s! I never heard of Shmoop before until I read your blog. It would have helped when I was writing papers, I did it the old fashion way of card catalog hunting. It always makes me wonder, what do they do with those papers after you get them back for grades and then they keep them? One of the statements that make you go, Hmmmmm.
They should make students do at least one paper this way so they know how to do it in places where Shmoop and other resources may not be available.
Great resource for students and hopefully open their minds to being creative.
I home school my kids and this site is going to be one of my favorites. I do a lot of research on books for literature. This site is going to make that job much easier. Awesome site!!!!
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Love to read. Just found this site and looking forward to checking it out. I subscribe by email.
I liked the site. I think it could add a topic of the day or something along those lines on the homepage to make it more interesting.
I wish this site was available when I was in high school. I passed the link on to my daughter.
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My daughter is an English Major. She is in love with the site. Thanks so much for having this contest. Otherwise we would never have found it!
Personally, I love the quotes. I write puzzles and need new quotes every month.
I love the site! I looked up a Good Man is Hard to Find and learned a lot of new things.
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Wow – sure wish they had this when I was in highschool. I used Coles notes, especially for books I had no interest in reading, but this would kick Coles notes butt!
THIS SITE LOOKS GREAT TO HELP MY SON WITH HIS SCHOOL WORK. thanks
I am glad it does not condone plagarism. THank you
this would have been so helpful but I’m too old, we were using clay tablet and abacus’.
Great site! I wish I had this when I was in school.
shmoop is awesome!My daughter uses this site on a regular basis! Thanks
This would’ve been handy to have when I was in school. Of course I would’ve have to had a computer as well.
Loved the site! Very informative plus a lot of fun just surfing around, can’t think of anything to approve on. =)
Wow,this site is full of information.I am going to put it in my computer,favotites.
This looks so helpful. I would have loved this when I was in school!
Interesting site. I’d never heard of it, but I don’t see anything lacking. I’ll definitely revisit
*Thanks* for the giveaway!
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nice site
Hi! I think it is a great site, not only for
students, but for those interested in learning
for all ages. A fun way to be educated!
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What a great resource for kids in school. Wish I’d have had something like this to help me out when I was in school! I love how it’s so easy to navigate. It would be nice if there was a way to search info relevant to grade level. Thanks!
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It’s still VERY new but I’ve grabbed your button.
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I like the trivia sections.
I really liked the Shmoop site, and I showed it to my teen daughter who loved it too. She said she’ll use it to help with her essay next week. Thanks a lot for showcasing Shmoop.
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It’s a pretty cool site. My only worry is that sites like this discourage kids from actually reading the books and doing critical thinking of their own. With the amount of info, I could write a pretty good report without actually reading the books.
That site is pretty awesome!! Very helpful! And what a great name–Shmoop!
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I think Shoomp is a great site. You can learn so much about classic novels, poetry and US History. I wish this site existed when I was in high school. The one thing I might improve about the web site is I would add sections to help out people with math and science. This is a great giveaway and I really hope I win. Thanks.
My son is in high school..and this will be a great help! Thanks!
Great contest really would love to win this one
The lit and poetry sections are great-thank you!
I would have liked this site when I was in High school. I will definetly use this site today.
This looks like a good site for young folks and doing their homework. I found the Trivia tidbits interesting. I’ve always like Trivia. Thanks for having the wonderful giveaway.
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Love the site! I’m telling my kids about it. My favorite section is the poetry. Thanks for the giveaway!
My daughter in law loves this series. For Easter I found some candy in a Twilight box. She loved it. I would love to win this for her. Very special person in my life.
Wow, schmoops is really REALLY neat!! I was a lit minor in college and THIS would have REALLY been handy!!
I THIUGHT THIS WAS A VERY INTERESTING AND HELPFUL SITE. I DID NOT SEE HOW IT COULD BE IMPROVED.
looks interesting 4 the grandkids:)
What a terrific resource Schmoop is! I was really impressed by how well-organized the site is; just looking at the literature section, I thought the quality of the writing of the synopses was exceptional, and I think the numerous options for information were outstanding. What I particularly liked was the ability for users to pose/answer questions about a particular book, which allows for a much more in depth exploration of a particular work of fiction than a student could have in a classroom alone. My only suggestion for improvement would be to add more multimedia examples and links to other websites (e.g., youtube) that could enhance the learning experience even more. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Cool site!
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Love the book and the movie was incredible. Can’t wait for New Moon.
This would have been awesome to have in HS and college, I really like the literature section.
Great site for students.
Great site for kids.
i like the trivia section but feel that they should include more current authors
kind of reminds me of cliff-notes, but better..this would’ve been good to help write papers in college.
I wish I had that site when I was in school! I’ll let people know.
That would have helped me when I was in school. I was terrible at studying and writing. Hopefully when my son is in school, he can use the site. Thank you for the giveaway!
Shmoop is awesome…this would have been so helpful in my college lit class.
It’s pretty neat and seems like a really helpful site. I’ve never heard of it before today!
It is pretty intresting,I am sure my kids could use it!
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Love the Twilight series! I only own a few of the books & would love to own the whole thing! I also don’t have the movie so that would be great!
It looks like it gets into the meat of the book pretty well. For example, I like the background information on literature when Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.