| English 2273 - Winter 2005 | |
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Biography |
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Due: Monday, February 28 |
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| In addition to familiarizing yourself with a poem, you must also at least acquaint yourself with the author of poem. You are not expected to write a long, detailed account of the poet's life, and from Acadia it would be impossible to compose a biography based on mostly original research. Therefore, it follows that the biography you compose will require you to carefully record and attribute every source you consult. | |
| Although this is a small assignment in itself, like the other components of the hypermedia project it is connected to the whole in important ways. In order to do a decent job of your biography you will have to learn to use the MLA's on-line bibliography and to search the Vaughan Memorial Library for material on your poet. And then you'll have to read that material. | |
| Limit your biography to one to two paragraphs of not more than about 400 words in total. | |
| Consult the Dictionary of National Biography in addition to any other sources you consult. I will expect to see the DNB listed as a source, and in that citation the volume number in which can be found the biography of your poet. | |
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This page last modified March 2, 2005, by Richard Cunningham |
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