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Books & the online catalog
Books about poets, poetry, and historical decades are available in the Media Center. See the list (click on Categories and Poets, Poetry, or Decades).

Also use the online catalog to find Web Path Express results (evaluated, high-quality web sites) about your poet or poetry.
 

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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: Best bets

 

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.

 

Critical Reading Guide

http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html

Describes the process of analyzing a poem.

 

Literary Encyclopedia

http://www.litencyc.com

More than 3,500 authoritative profiles of authors, written by specialists from universities around the world.

 

Perspectives in American Literature: What is Poetry?

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

Tips on reading and analyzing a poem.

 

Plagiarist Poetry Archive

http://plagiarist.com/poetry/

Database of more than 400 poets and 9,000 poems.

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Poets & poetry: Other sites

 

EveryPoet

http://www.everypoet.com/

Compilation of thousands of poetry-related links from across the world.

 

Glossary of Poetic Terms

http://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html

Poetic terms and their definitions, with many cross-references and examples.

 

LitLinks

http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/

Alphabetical list of poets with biographical information and recommended web links.

 

Modern American Poetry

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

Criticism, biographical information, and selected poems from modern American poets.

 

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.

 

Poet's Corner

http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/

A user-friendly library of works by hundreds of authors covering thousands of years.

 

Poetry Archives

http://www.emule.com/poetry/

Thousands of classical poems searchable by first line, author, title, or keyword.

 

Poetry Magic

http://www.poetrymagic.co.uk/

Discussion on the theory and craft of writing poetry.

 

Representative Poetry Online

http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display/index.cfm

More than 3,000 English poems by 500 poets from the Old English period to today.

 

Today in Literature

http://www.todayinliterature.com/

Browse the author index for brief biographical facts and recommended links to additional information.

 

Virtual Lit

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/Virtualit/poetry/denotate_def.html

Interactive poetry tutorial.

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History: Best bets

 

American Cultural History: The 20th Century
 http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decades.html
Decade facts and photos compiled by the librarians at the Kingwood (TX) College Library. Also includes a link to 19th Century history.

 

Decades.com

http://www.decades.com/

Search timelines of world history by decade from the year 1000 to the 1990s.

 

HyperHistory Online

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html

Check the Event index for important events in science, culture, and politics, organized by decade.

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History: Other sites

 

Decades: A Study of the 20th Century
 http://www.unit5.org/cjhsimc/hotlists/decades/decades_main.htm

A directory of links to additional information about each decade in the 20th century.

 

Decade by Decade
http://history1900s.about.com/od/decadebydecade/

Links to historical milestones for each decade in the 20th century, compiled by About.com.

 

dMarie Time Capsule
http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/

Get headlines and pop culture information for the years 1800 through 2002.

 

Timeline Ad*Access
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/timeline.html

Chronology of major events and interesting facts in world history from 1915-1955.

 

20th Century: History by the decades
 http://melvil.chicousd.org/decsg.html

Links to resources covering multiple decades, including timelines, historic overviews, wars, music, and photos.

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Search engines

After you finish your research in the Media Center, you may want to try researching your subject on the internet. Get in the habit of using at least two search tools for every topic; each tool will provide a different set of results.

 

Because anyone can publish anything on the web at any time, be sure to carefully evaluate web sites before you use the information. The Media Center has tips for web evaluation.

 

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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. Try using this note-taking grid, which uses Word's table feature, to record your information. After your have completed this grid, save it to your own disk or directory. You can sort it by the Section column to organize your notes by the categories in your paper's outline. You can also sort it by the Source column to create a rough draft of your bibliography.

Note-taking grid
 http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/MediaCenter/notegrid.doc

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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