Gather Information About Poetry From a Variety of Sources

Local Print and Non print Resources

 Skills

• School Library holdings
  • Use the Automated Card Catalog
• Public Library holdings
  • BCPL Online Catalog
• CD-ROM Encyclopedias
• Online Encyclopedias
• Britannica.com (free access to limited encyclopedia)
• Dictionaries
• Books by Shel Silverstein
• Other Humorous Poetry Books

• Using Library Pro...how to use the search and advanced search feature of the automated catalog
• Search Strategies (Boolean, Natural Language, etc)
• Using the BCPL Online Catalog
• Unpacking the "Big" Question (Extracting Key Words
• Using Print and CD-ROM Encyclopedias... Advantages of different encyclopedia formats
• Using Online Encyclopedias ...See help section on each encyclopedia website

  Skills

Power Point Elements of Poetry Poetry help Poetry Exhibits Shel Siverstein Readings KidsRead Shel Biography Writing couplets

Feebased Databases for newspapers, magazines, maps, excerpts from books, and TV and radio transcripts.

• Evaluating Web sites for Authenticity...This skill lesson would be extremely helpful for evaluating web sites pertaining to the Holocaust.
• Using Electric Library...Learn how to search for magazine, newspaper and transcripts.
• Comparing Search Tools on the Web...Learn the various search engines and why each produces a different set of results.
• Choosing the Best Search Tools for Your Task ...Learn when to use which search engine.
• Using the Internet