1. Agenda Type & Complete your WORK CITED PAGE (6pts)
Rubric & focus of essay
Type & write first two-three paragraphs of Poet’s Bio essay with citations (5pts)
SAVE ALL WORK

2. Writing a Work Cited Work Cited page
2 web sites with correct information in MLA format
1 Book or periodical (published hard copy)
List the information like below
Author’s last name, First name. “Title of the article”. Web site ending with a (.com, .gov, .edu, or .org). Publisher. Year site was started Medium (doing web only for now). Date YOU accessed site.
Examples
Web:
“9/11 Attacks”. History.com A&E Televison networks. Video. 6 February 2015.
Scott, Robert. “1920’s Fashion” com Web Februrary 2015.
Book:
Holt, Rinehart, & Winston. Holt Literature & Language Arts.
Austin: Harcourt Education. Book

3. What a work cited page looks like
Ellis, Doris et.al. History of Japan. New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc.,
Gorman, Elizabeth. Prairie Women. Chicago: Yale University Press, 1986.
"Great Gatsby Study Guide." studyguide.org.
5 January Web. 1 December 2012.
Schrock, Kathleen. "Digital Gadgets." Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators.
20 February Discovery Channel. 1 December 2012.
The Cinderella Project. Dec De Grummond Children's Lit. Research
Collection, University of Southern Mississippi. Web. 1 December 2012.
Alphabetical order
Indented after 2nd line of EACH source

4. Poet Bio Essay (50pts) 4 paragraphs
Paragraph 1 – Introduction with THESIS=
Thesis (9pts) – Answers question about: “What influenced your Poet’s work”
Complete introduction with hook & background (explains your Poet briefly and that your are examining their life) (4pts)
Paragraph 2 & 3 (body)=
Include citations in essay at end of summaries (2pts)
Paragraph 2 (5pts) Summary of childhood, early experiences, and personal experiences not very related to work
Paragraph 3 (5pts) Summary of adult-life experiences relating more to work and achievements.
What awards did he/she win? What poems or works were they known for?
Paragraph 4 (body) =
Discuss what influence their writing or poetry
2 quotes from your sources (4pts)
2 comments for each quote (4pts)
Inference – Analyze facts and suggest an insight or a claim that is arguable (6pts)
Work Cited (6pts) & MLA (5pts)=
MUST BE TYPED

5. Citation in an Essay