Assignment 2

ASSIGNMENT #2

Looking for GOOD resources online can be tough sometimes—there is just SO MUCH stuff out there!! This exercise is designed to help you develop what it takes to tell a good site from a bad site. As an added bonus, many of these sites have great poetry info on them. Use them for future assignments!

CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING POETRY RESOURCES. Record the following information for 8 of the following poetry sites:

1. TITLE/ADDRESS OF THE LINK

2. TELL ME 3 DETAILS ABOUT EACH SITE. PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:

TITLE/ADDRESS: DETAIL: DETAIL: DETAIL: EXAMPLE: RESOURCE #1

1. HTTP://WWW.EVERYPOET.COM

2. DETAIL: THE RIGHT COLUMN ON THIS PAGE LISTS FAMOUS POETS SUCH

AS ROBERT FROST, JOHN KEATS, AND EDGAR ALLAN POE.

DETAIL: THERE IS A LINK TO "THE POLAR EXPRESS" (A WONDERFUL PICTURE BOOK AND NOW A GREAT MOVIE) AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE.

DETAIL: WHEN I CLICKED ON "PLAY WITH WORDS" THE RESULTING PAGE WAS CALLED ABSURDITIES.

Here are a few recommended search terms to use in Google. Remember to find reliable sources!

-Different Types of Poetry

-All about Ballads

-30 Days of Poetry

-BBC Poetry

-Rhyming Dictionary

-Glossary of Poetic Terms

-Find a Poet

-Famous American Poet Bios