Speech and Debate (Poetry & Prose) Pathfinder:
Poetry and Prose ~ what is the difference?
Poetry and Prose Books Available in the i-Media Center: Please see the list and image slideshow below.
Titles Include:
The Woman I Kept to Myself by Julia Alvarez
Tough Boy Sonatas by Curtis L. Crisler
What I've Stolen, What I've Earned by Sherman Alexie
Poems From Homeroom: A Writer's Place to Start by Kathi Appelt
Schtick by Kevin Coval
L-ives Lives! by Kevin Coval
Falling Hard: 100 Love Poems By Teenagers ~ Edited by Betsy Franco
Sailing Alone Around the Room by Billy Collins
Frida: Long LIve Life! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
Crush: Love Poems by Kwame Alexander
Who will Cry for the Little Boy? by Antwone Fisher
Lines of Defense by Stephen Dunn
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle
Hoops by Robert Burleigh and Illustrated by Stephen T. Johnson
Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well by Maya Angelou
Singing at the Gates by Jimmy Santiago Baca
95 Poems by E. E. Cummings
Grave Radiance by Elizabeth Alexander
Face by Sherman Alexie
The Undertaker's Daughter by Toi Derricotte
You Hear Me? ~ Edited by Betsy Franco
After the Death of Anna Gonzales by Terri Fields
Titles Include:
The Woman I Kept to Myself by Julia Alvarez
Tough Boy Sonatas by Curtis L. Crisler
What I've Stolen, What I've Earned by Sherman Alexie
Poems From Homeroom: A Writer's Place to Start by Kathi Appelt
Schtick by Kevin Coval
L-ives Lives! by Kevin Coval
Falling Hard: 100 Love Poems By Teenagers ~ Edited by Betsy Franco
Sailing Alone Around the Room by Billy Collins
Frida: Long LIve Life! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
Crush: Love Poems by Kwame Alexander
Who will Cry for the Little Boy? by Antwone Fisher
Lines of Defense by Stephen Dunn
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle
Hoops by Robert Burleigh and Illustrated by Stephen T. Johnson
Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well by Maya Angelou
Singing at the Gates by Jimmy Santiago Baca
95 Poems by E. E. Cummings
Grave Radiance by Elizabeth Alexander
Face by Sherman Alexie
The Undertaker's Daughter by Toi Derricotte
You Hear Me? ~ Edited by Betsy Franco
After the Death of Anna Gonzales by Terri Fields
Poetry Websites:
Bartleby's ~ This website offers "tens of thousands of poems by thousands of authors" and is "one of the largest and oldest free full-text collections of verse on the web."
Digital Public Library of America ~ This website contains thousands of poems in thirty different languages, and includes American Poetry, American Poetry 19th Century, World War Poetry, and German, English, and Chinese Poetry.
The Library of Congress American Memory ~ This site offers an archive of recorded poetry, and online print versions of British and American Poetry. Please type in "poetry" in the search box to access the poems available in this collection.
Penn Sound ~ This online collection of recorded poetry has been curated by the University of Pennsylvania. You can search by author, series, anthologies, collections, groups, singles, close listening, and classics.
Poetry Foundation ~ Browse through this website, which contains over 43,500 poems! The Poetry Foundation is the publisher of Poetry magazine, which was first published in 1912!
Poetry Out Loud ~ This is a great website to, not only search for poems, but also to listen to them!
Poets.org ~ This online site offers over 6,500 poems for you to search through and is sponsored by the Academy of American Poets.
Representative Poetry Online ~ From the University of Toronto Libraries ~ this website contains an anthology of 4,800 poems in English and French by over 700 poets spanning 1400 years.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare ~ This is a great online site from MIT to find all of Shakespeare's plays and poetry.
eBooks:
Gale Virtual Reference Poetry and Prose ~ To find poetry in this online collection of books, please type "poetry" into the search box.
Hathi Trust Digital Library ~ This eBook site links to over 1,000,000 poetry entries in multiple languages, from several different countries, and from various time periods.
Databases:
Opposing Viewpoints in Context:
"Discover pro/con perspectives from authoritative voices ~ Opposing Viewpoints in Context is the premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration, to violent video games. This cross-curricular research tool supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Its informed, differing views present each side of an issue and help students develop information literacy, critical thinking skills, and the confidence to draw their own valid conclusions."
Bloom's Literature: This database contains information on major poets and critical analyses of their poetic works.
Please see Librarian/Media Specialist for username and password.
Debate Websites:
International Debate Educational Association
Debate Central ~ "This website supports all students, teachers and citizens who are interested in learning about debating (educational debate, competitive debate, public debate) and supports debate in all formats and in all languages for all people.
DEBATE CENTRAL is a non-profit service of the World Debate Institute, the Lawrence Debate Union and the University of Vermont. Our server is provided by the University of Vermont. The System Operator is Alfred Snider. The Technical Advisors are Andrew Hendrickson and Wesley Wright. FEEL FREE TO USE THESE MATERIALS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. TEACHERS, CITIZENS AND STUDENTS CAN COPY THESE MATERIALS FOR USE IN NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL PURSUITS. ALWAYS CREDIT 'DEBATE CENTRAL at http://debate.uvm.edu' "
Learn How to Evaluate Websites and Cite Your Sources!
This Google Classroom will help you understand how to evaluate websites and Cite Your Sources!
Cornell University
Information from John Hopkins University
The above webpages contain critical information for understanding the criteria necessary, to evaluate web pages and or sites! Please review this information before you begin your research!
Perdue Owl:
This is an excellent, scholarly, authoritative web site to learn how to cite your sources properly. The site is easy to use and understand. There are video links to learn how to cite properly and tabs located to the left of the web page, which link the user to detailed information on a particular subject of interest.
Bartleby's ~ This website offers "tens of thousands of poems by thousands of authors" and is "one of the largest and oldest free full-text collections of verse on the web."
Digital Public Library of America ~ This website contains thousands of poems in thirty different languages, and includes American Poetry, American Poetry 19th Century, World War Poetry, and German, English, and Chinese Poetry.
The Library of Congress American Memory ~ This site offers an archive of recorded poetry, and online print versions of British and American Poetry. Please type in "poetry" in the search box to access the poems available in this collection.
Penn Sound ~ This online collection of recorded poetry has been curated by the University of Pennsylvania. You can search by author, series, anthologies, collections, groups, singles, close listening, and classics.
Poetry Foundation ~ Browse through this website, which contains over 43,500 poems! The Poetry Foundation is the publisher of Poetry magazine, which was first published in 1912!
Poetry Out Loud ~ This is a great website to, not only search for poems, but also to listen to them!
Poets.org ~ This online site offers over 6,500 poems for you to search through and is sponsored by the Academy of American Poets.
Representative Poetry Online ~ From the University of Toronto Libraries ~ this website contains an anthology of 4,800 poems in English and French by over 700 poets spanning 1400 years.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare ~ This is a great online site from MIT to find all of Shakespeare's plays and poetry.
eBooks:
Gale Virtual Reference Poetry and Prose ~ To find poetry in this online collection of books, please type "poetry" into the search box.
Hathi Trust Digital Library ~ This eBook site links to over 1,000,000 poetry entries in multiple languages, from several different countries, and from various time periods.
Databases:
Opposing Viewpoints in Context:
"Discover pro/con perspectives from authoritative voices ~ Opposing Viewpoints in Context is the premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration, to violent video games. This cross-curricular research tool supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Its informed, differing views present each side of an issue and help students develop information literacy, critical thinking skills, and the confidence to draw their own valid conclusions."
Bloom's Literature: This database contains information on major poets and critical analyses of their poetic works.
Please see Librarian/Media Specialist for username and password.
Debate Websites:
International Debate Educational Association
Debate Central ~ "This website supports all students, teachers and citizens who are interested in learning about debating (educational debate, competitive debate, public debate) and supports debate in all formats and in all languages for all people.
DEBATE CENTRAL is a non-profit service of the World Debate Institute, the Lawrence Debate Union and the University of Vermont. Our server is provided by the University of Vermont. The System Operator is Alfred Snider. The Technical Advisors are Andrew Hendrickson and Wesley Wright. FEEL FREE TO USE THESE MATERIALS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. TEACHERS, CITIZENS AND STUDENTS CAN COPY THESE MATERIALS FOR USE IN NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL PURSUITS. ALWAYS CREDIT 'DEBATE CENTRAL at http://debate.uvm.edu' "
Learn How to Evaluate Websites and Cite Your Sources!
This Google Classroom will help you understand how to evaluate websites and Cite Your Sources!
Cornell University
Information from John Hopkins University
The above webpages contain critical information for understanding the criteria necessary, to evaluate web pages and or sites! Please review this information before you begin your research!
Perdue Owl:
This is an excellent, scholarly, authoritative web site to learn how to cite your sources properly. The site is easy to use and understand. There are video links to learn how to cite properly and tabs located to the left of the web page, which link the user to detailed information on a particular subject of interest.