Ms. Merolla's Sophomore Expo

 

 

 

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Books & the online catalog
You must use at least one book source for your project. Books about poets, poetry, and historical decades are available in the Media Center. Search the online catalog or see the list (click on Categories and Poets, Poetry, or Decades).

The online catalog will also contain links to e-books, digital versions of print books, which can be used as a book source for this project. E-books can also be found at:

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Electronic databases

Electronic databases are available in the Favorites menu in Internet Explorer on the Media Center computers, or in the Electronic Databases section of the NHHS Media Center home page. To use the databases from home, you will need the list of passwords, which is available in the Media Center.

 

Use and combine your search terms to find one article from at least two of the biography databases listed category below.

Biography

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Use and combine your search terms to find one article from at least one of the databases listed under each category below.

History

Literature

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Web sites

Poets & poetry

 

Poetry Foundation

http://www.poetryfoundation.org

Publisher of Poetry magazine, Poetry Foundation is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. Click the "By Poet" drop-down menu under "Poetry Tool" in the middle of the page to look for your poet.

 

Academy of American Poets

http://www.poets.org/

Search for specific poets and poems at the site from the largest U.S. organization dedicated to the art of poetry. You can even hear some poets read their work. Type your poet's name in the Poet search box at the top-left of the page.

 

Plagiarist Poetry Archive

http://plagiarist.com/poetry/

Database of more than 400 poets and 9,000 poems. Click the Poetry/Poets tab at the top of the page and look for your poet's name in the alphabetical list.

 

Modern American Poetry

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/

Criticism, biographical information, and selected poems from modern American poets. Click the Poets button, and search for your poet in the alphabetical list.

 

Poem Hunter

http://www.poemhunter.com/

More than 168,000 poems by more than 16,000 poets, searchable by poet name, poem title, or poem text. Select the "Poet Name" button under the search box; then type your poet's name into the search box.

 

 

How to read poems

 

Perspectives in American Literature: What is Poetry?

http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/append/axf.html

Tips on reading and analyzing a poem.

 

How to cite poems

 

Use the following format to cite your poem (choose the Web Site option in NoodleTools):

Poet's Last Name, Poet's First Name. "Title of Poem." Name of Web
     Site. Date You Viewed the Site <URL>.

 

Example:

Nash, Ogden. "Celery." PoemHunter. 7 Oct. 2008
     <http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/celery/>.

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Research paper resources

For help in researching and writing your paper, check out the research paper resources on the Media Center web site:

Research paper resources
 http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/MediaCenter/rese.htm

The Big6 research process helps you find, use, apply, and evaluate information for your research needs. For a review of the Big6 process, visit its web site:

Big6
 http://www.big6.com/kids/7-12.htm

 

Plagiarism demonstrates lack of integrity and character. It is inconsistent with the goals and values of NHHS. Review the plagiarism policy to learn about strategies that will help you succeed with honor.

 

NHHS policy on cheating and plagiarism
 http://www.nhvweb.net/NHHS/English/cheatingplagiarismpolicy.htm

 

You can help prevent plagiarism by taking good notes, which include the source of your information. Be sure to copy and past the citation information from each database article onto your Works Cited page.

 

Properly cite your sources by using NoodleBib, an online citation maker from Noodle Tools:

 

NoodleBib6 (stop by the Media Center for password and log-in information)

http://www.noodletools.com/login.php

 

Tips for citing databases in NoodleTools
(MLA starter mode)
 

If you used a database to find …

Select citation type …

On the screen that asks, "Where can other people find this source?"
select …

On the screen that asks, "How can your reader find this online?"
select …

An article originally published in a magazine

Magazine

Online

Subscription database

An article originally published in a newspaper

Newspaper or newswire

A viewpoint essay originally published in an Opposing Viewpoints book

Reference source

An article originally published in the database (such as an article in Worldbook Online)

Reference source

 

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