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Famous Poets Subject Guide 


Welcome!  This guide contains useful resources to support research and learning about famous poets for Ms. Williamson's ELL English classes.
This page was last updated 06/07/2019

Before You Get Started

Find Books

Click here to access note taking templates. 
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​Bibliography makers will help you credit your sources.  Click here to access. 
Click here to access the library catalogue in order to view a list of books about this topic. 
​Instructions: 
  1. Select 'Elgin Park Secondary' from the list of schools.
  2. Next, select 'Catalogue' from the left menu.
  3. Then select 'Resource Lists' to see the Famous Poets resource list. 

Useful Databases 

If you are accessing the SD36 online databases from home, see your teacher or teacher-librarian for the password.  The following databases are recommended for this topic and can be accessed here: 
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World Book Kids: ​An online encyclopedia that has text to speech software.  The articles also have a tab for additional resources (including pictures and videos).
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Explorica Primary Schools: A database with access to encyclopedia entries, magazines, and articles on many different topics.
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​Poetry & Short Story Reference Centre: Contains current and classic poetry as well as author biographies

Useful Websites 

Poets (Biography.com):  This web page contains detailed information about different poets.  Biography.com is a reputable website with high factual reporting. 

Poets (Poets.org) :  This website contains biographies of over 3,000 poets.   It is sponsored Academic of American Poets, which is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to supporting poets and an appreciation for poetry. 

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  • Home
  • About
    • Contact
    • FAQ
    • Volunteering
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  • Books
    • Catalog Search
    • Request A Book for Us to Buy
    • Book Recommendations >
      • Mrs. Bonn's Recommendations
      • What Should I Read Next?
      • Good Reads Teen Book Lists
      • Teen Top Ten List
    • Surrey Teens Read
    • Surrey Library Teen Central
    • Book Addict's Book Club
  • Research Tools
    • Bibliography Makers >
      • Easybib
      • Citation Machine
      • Bibme
      • Cite This For Me
    • Citations >
      • In-Text Citations
      • Gr 8 MLA8 Guidelines
      • MLA9 Guidelines
      • APA Gr 8-10 Guidelines
      • APA Gr 11-12 Guidelines
      • Chicago Guidelines
    • CRAAP Test
    • How to Google Power Search
    • Note-Taking >
      • Tips
      • Templates
    • Plagiarism
    • Subject Guides >
      • Mineral Resources
      • Serial Killers
      • Famous Poets
      • Rise and Fall of Civilizations
      • Civilizations of the World
      • Genocide Studies
    • Writing Lab
  • Student Services
  • Other Libraries
    • BCIT
    • KPU
    • SFU
    • Surrey Libraries
    • Surrey Schools
    • UBC
    • UFV
  • Staff
  • Library Science