OCHS Honors American Literature

This website is created specifically for you, dear OCHS honors student, to help you complete your The Scarlet Letter and The Fire Next Time essay assignments. It is a collection of CCC Library resources (college-level materials) built around the books' themes. Benefits of using this guide:

• Save time - using CCC Library resources saves you enormous amounts of research time. Instead of 6 billion Google results, you're getting immediate access to high-quality, relevant content selected just for you!
• Save money - every academic, credible piece of information on this website is free for you. Learn about your CCC Library username/password below.
• Save your sanity. Get help from us - if you're stuck on anything, librarians Jane and Colleen are real live humans, one click away. You can also get 24/7 chat help!

So what's in this much-touted website?

• Themes in the Scarlet Letter - this page offers readings/resources related to many themes present in The Scarlet Letter. Use (and cite!) these to enhance your essay and understanding of this classic title. 
• The Fire Next Time - coming soon!
• Citations!  - a guide to citations in MLA format. If citing and plagiarism are new concepts for you, check this out.

In order to access some of the resources on this guide, you will need your CCC email address and password. If you don't have a username and password, please contact our High School Connections office: email hsconnections@clackamas.edu or phone 503-594-3161.