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I'm looking for a new idea for researching poetry/poets, or, possibly, a research idea for one of the novels we use in 11th grade. Here's why: For several years my excellent 11th grade English teacher has introduced poetry to our juniors--first by asking them to create their own book of 25 poems that they like. This means they end up reading quite a bit of poetry (usually) and gain some knowledge about poems--style, form, poet, etc. After discussing many poems in class, the students each choose a different poet to research. This is on the "life and work" of the poet--students are asked to include biographical info on poet, and critical analysis of at least two of the author's poems. We're seeing that despite the preparation, many students still resist writing -- some believe they can't write their own opinion when they knew nothing about it before the project..... and despite our instruction, some overdo the citing, and some abandon it... some love the whole process, of course. so we're wondering if it's time to recharge the research with: 1) a new twist or a re-writing of the poetry research idea above; (we'd like it to be written research, rather than a non-written project) 2) more time spent on research processes of synthesis --getting from the source to your paper without plagiarizing, or 3) research topics related to literature the students read in their class: flowers for algernon lord of the flies to kill a mockingbird hamlet glass menagerie death be not proud Can you help me by sending your thoughts, or ideas that have worked well for you--for research on poets, or any of the above novels....or teaching sysnthesis/non-plagiarism? How do you get and keep your students' interest in poetry? Yes, I have searched the archives. Melissa Altman Information Specialist/Librarian Shenango High School 2550 Ellwood Rd. New Castle, PA 16101 m_altman@shenango.k12.pa.us ______________ ___ Sent via the WebMail system at shenango.k12.pa.us [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude 1.81 ANTI-Virus] -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------