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poet research & Persona poem

Biography in Context Database 
This database offers biographical articles on your poet. 
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  1. Click on the link for Biography in Context 
    (from home you will need a password)
  2. Search for your individual in the search bar of the database  
  3. When you are on the page for your poet, you'll see different sources to click on
  • Biographies (most helpful), click the number next to Biographies to view them all​​​
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Citing from Biography in Context 
​This database cites your articles for you! Follow these steps to get your citation from the database into Noodletools:
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Possible Sources for Biographies, Key Works, & Quotes
Note: These are not the only websites you can use, but they are definitely authoritative. Do not choose random websites. If you cannot verify the source is authoritative, do not use it!
Paul Laurence Dunbar
  • Biography
  • Poems
  • Quotes
Langston Hughes
  • Biography
  • Poems
  • Quotes
Maya Angelou
  • Biography
  • Poems
  • Quotes
Getting Started with Noodletools
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Citing Websites
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  1. Make sure you are logged into Noodletools and have created the project you want to put citations in (Starter or Junior level will both work for this assignment)
  2. Choose +Create a New Citation. Then pick Website > Webpage
  3. Fill in the template, using the website you are citing as reference. See the tutorial video on the right for step-by-step instructions on how to do this. Although the video does not cite your exact website, the process is the same for citing any website, so just follow along.
  4. Make sure to click Save when you are done to finalize and create the citation.
  5. Repeat these steps for every website you use.
Citing a Website Using Noodletools
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Exporting Your Citations and Adding to Your Slides
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  1. Ensure you have cited ALL sources you plan on citing and that they are cited properly.
  2. Choose Print/Export and then Print/Export to Google Docs 
  3. When your works cited opens, copy the words on your exported works cited (including the title "Works Cited") and paste the works cited into your last slide in your presentation. DO NOT adjust anything. The formatting is correct.
Creating a Works Cited Page Using Noodletools