Cranston High School West Library: Kaffenberger - Poet Research Paper

1. Students will develop an understanding and appreciation of a poet through studying one specific poet's life, the literary period in which he/she lived, his/her style of writing, and his/her influence on poetry. 
2. Students will continue to learn how to research and to read literary criticism. 
3. Students will create an overview document regarding their particular poet. 
4. Students will effectively incorporate research and literary criticism into a formal essay.

Matthew Arnold

Robert Browning

Emily Dickinson

John Donne

Robert Frost

Robert Hayden

Langston Hughes

John Keats

Andrew Marvell

Wilfred Owen

Percy Bysshe Shelley

William Butler Yeats

The Research:

You will have two full class periods to do some research on your poet. You will need to look for articles about your poet as well as his/her poetry itself. Read through as many of the poems as possible and read about the poet's life, as well as, what other critics have said about his/her work. Gather as much research as you can in these two days. If you do not gather all you need, expect to do some extra research on your own through the databases that Mrs. Evje shows to you. Make sure to track works cited info as you go so that you do not have to back track in the end!!!

Sources:

Mrs. Evje will discuss with you the best option for research on these poets. In the end, your sources should offer biographical information, information on the time period in which they wrote, and some critical essay analyses of their life and works. (Each source does not need to have all three.)

Topics:

• How the author's poetry was influenced by BOTH the author's personal history AND the literary movement of the era.
• The common themes AND styles of the author as reflected in his/her writing.
  

Directions for creating a Works Cited page in MyBib

1. Create or log into your account
2. Start New Project
3. Name the Project
4. Add Citations (+Citations)

• Website

• Copy and paste URL
• Click on website result
• Try to find missing or incorrect information in website article
• Click “Save”

• Book with one Author

• Click Book Tab
• Type in ISBN number
• Click on correct title
• Click “Save”

• Chapter in a Book

• Find under “More”
• Choose “Book Chapter”
• Fill in information
• Click "Save"

• Database/E-Book articles

• Copy formatted citation from database
• Find under “More”
• Choose Write/paste
• Paste
• Click “Save”

5. When you are finished adding all citations 
6. “Download Bibliography”
7. Download to Google Drive
8. Copy and paste the Works Cited page into your paper

No login needed from school. Off campus? Email sevje@cpsed.net for password.

No login needed from school.

Off campus? Email sevje@cpsed.net for password.