Print materials in the North Library What? Task Definition 1. What is my research question? 2. What do I already know? 3. What information do I need? Write about the life of a poet. Where? Search Plan 1. What type of information do I need? For example: general, in depth,current, historical, biographical, issue oriented, other? 2. Review suggested resources, circle ones that fit, prioritize your list. 3. Evaluate resources for significance, accuracy, currency, authority Poetry books in general 808.81 Collections of poetry 811 American poetry 821 English poetry Sample Book List for Other Voices Assignment 700.89 Cha The Harlem Renaissance 700.92 Kuf Uncommon Women 704.0368 Coc Lation Visions:contemporary Chicano, Puerto Rican and Cuban American Artists 811.54 Uns Unsettling America:an anthology of contemporary Multicultural Poetry Reference Books Ref 809.04 Wor Index to Wilson Author's Series Ref 809 Cyc Cyclopedia of World Authors Ref 920 Wri Writers for young adults Ref 920.0092 Kra The Biographical Dictionary of Africian Americans How? Location & Access 1. Jot down rich words that relate to your topic. 2. Check your words, change your words if your search fails. 3. Focus your search by looking for relationships between elements in your research question. Words for keyword or SUBJECT searching in the Library catalog. POET RESEARCH Find information on your POET by typing in the author's last name Example: Frost Find anthologies with this search strategy: AUTHORS, ENGLISH AUTHORS, AMERICAN FRENCH POETRY GERMAN POETRY HISPANIC AMERICAN ART HISPANIC AMERICANS POETS POETS, AMERICAN--BIOGRAPHY POETS, ENGLISH--BIOGRAPHY POETRY WOMEN AUTHORS world authors - keyword picks up Twayne series Remember how Dewey organizes literature/poetry 800 General world literature 810 American Literature 811 American Poetry 820 English Literature 821 English Poetry 830 German Literature 840 French Literature 850 Italian Literature 860 Spanish Literature 890 Literature of other languages ARTIST RESEARCH Find information on your ARTIST by typing in the author's last name Example: Rivera Find anthologies with this search strategy: ART, ASIAN ARTISTS--ASIAN ART, JAPANESE

Online materials Library Catalog Find Books Fast! North Library Online Databases Easy access to current information from reliable , authoritative sources. Home access passwords available from Mrs. Leeson Infotrac Magazine articles and Discovering Collection World Book Online encyclopedia, atlas GroveArt comprehensive arts resource Cyberography Selected Web Sites Poets and selected sites for IDEAS Other Voices assignment African-American Poets Maya Angelou Amiri Baraka Gwendolyn Brooks Lucille Clifton Countee Cullen Rita Dove Nikki Giovanni Robert Hayden Langston Hughes Carrie Allen McCray E. Ethelbert Miller Alice Walker Derek Walcott Latino Poets Luis Alberto Ambroggio Jack Agueros Jimmy Santiago Baca Richard Blanco Rafael Campo Lorna Dee Cervantes Sandra Cisneros Victor Hernandez Cruz Martin Espada Demetria Martinez Luis Pales Matos Pat Mora Pablo Neruda Octavio Paz Willie Perdomo Pedro Pietri Alberto Rios Luis J. Rodriguez Sonia Sanchez Gary Soto E.J. Vega Asian-American Poets Marilyn Chin Ann Choi Frances Chung Lawson Inada Garrett Hongo Native-American Poets Sherman Alexie Louise Erdrich Joy Harjo Simon Ortiz Leslie Silko Additional Web Sites for Poet Research Modern American Poetry 161 indexed and well organized poet sites Poets.org From the Academy of American Poets, with a mission to support poets Aftician American Writers: Poets and Poetry Middle Tennesse State University presents Africian American Writers Poetry.org A resource site for poetry and poets Great Anthology: El Coro Review of anthology of Latino and Latina poetry Representative Poetry Online Indexed anthology of over 300 poets, poems, English poetry timeline. British, American and Canadian poetry. Artists and selected sites for IDEAS Other Voices assignment Africian-American Artists Romare Bearden John Biggers Elizabeth Catlett Jacob Lawrence Archibald Motley, Jr. Earle Richards Faith Ringgold Vander Zee Latino Artists Carlos Almaraz Judy Baca Margaret Garcia Adan Hernandez Luis Jimenez Frida Kahlo Yolanda Lopez Jose Clemente Orozco Diego Rivera David Alfaro Siquieros George Yepes Asian-American Artists Maya Lin Thai Bui Kip Fulbeck Frank Okada Hokusai - Asian artist Hiroshige- Asian artist Su-Chen Hung- Asian artist Betty Lee- Asian artist Flo Oy Wong- Asian artist Native-American Artists Robert Davidson R.C. Gorman Betty LaDuke Maria Martinez Norval Morrisseau Lucy Lewis Lillian Pitt Juan Quezada Additional Web Sites for Artist Research Marshall Arts Presents Romare Bearden Graduate Student pursuing MA in English at Virginia Commonwealth University presents Romare Bearden. N.Y. Times Art Review - Romare Bearden October 15, 2005 art review. The Art of Romare Bearden National Gallery of Art presents a resource for teachers Romare Bearden Picture of Romare Bearden's painting: Morning 1979 Romare Bearden The art of Romare Bearden NGA Classroom for Teachers and Students National Gallery of Art site designed for education. Smithsonian American Art Museum Africian American Masters, highlights from the Smithsonian Smithsonian American Art Museum: John Biggers Picture of Biggers painting: Shotgun, Third Ward #1 Voices from the Gaps Rhapsodies in Black Africian American art in the context of a theme Women artists and writers of color: an international website The Chicano Collection Art advocate Cheech Marin presents this exhibition of 26 limited-edition reproductions by prominent Chicano artists. Art Encyclopedia Guide to artists on the Internet One Way or Another Asian American Art Now Other Poets and Poetry sites to visit. LiPo Ruben Dario Gabriela Mistral Basho Matsuo Yehuda Amichai Hafiz American Verse Project American poetry prior to 1920 Poet's Corner About three dozen poets and poems Asia for Educators All about Asia, including poetry The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore The Internet Poetry Archive Seven serious contemporary modern poets discussed British Poets Great links and alphabetical poet list Bartleby.com Publisher of literature, reference, verse The Atlantic Online Fans of brand-new poems visit this site Poets of Cambridge, U.S.A. 60 poets of note Cyberography with help from A. Hubbird, A. Samson Made available by Mrs. Leeson, Librarian. Citation Maker Helps you state exactly from where you got your ideas and information.

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