Annotated Bibliography

Anonymous. Poem Hunter. 21 May 2014. 21 May 2014 <http://www.poemhunter.com/lawrence-ferlinghetti/>.

 This source was used extensively for the poetry presentation on Lawrence Ferlinghetti while searching for online versions of his various famous poems. The credibility of the source may not seem great due to the fact it is anonymously posted, however the sole objective for this site was to find and look at examples of his poetry for the anthology. The intended audience for this site may be for students trying to find poems of specific poets for research; however the source could easily be used for anyone that wishes to read poetry from a wide variety of poets both past and present. One of the helpful parts of this site is that it sorts a poet's poems based on most popular, and it also contains background information as well as important quotations from the poets, also there were audio files for many poems. One thing that perhaps could be improved about the site could be the addition of analysis or summary of the poems, or just helpful things to remember while reading the poem.

Anonymous. KE.EN. 10 August 2011. 21 May 2014 <http://dekenny.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/fahrenheit-451-online-text/>.

This website served a very small purpose however it was still very helpful in terms of having an online version of the novel Fahrenheit 451. Its credibility may not have been the best because it was an English teacher's blog; however the copy of the book which was a pdf file was exactly the same as the novel so it helps immensely with using quotes from it in the essay outlines and essay. Its audience is clearly targeted for students of that teacher's classroom, or other students that are using the online version of the book. Anyone that wants to read it online would also find it very helpful as well. The good thing about having the online copy of the novel is that if you find yourself without the novel at some point but still want to read it, if you have a laptop or phone it can easily be read. This source while serving a very small purpose, was incredibly helpful. 

Editors, Sparknotes. Sparknotes: Macbeth. 30 April 2014. 21 May 2014 <http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/>.

This source from the website "Sparknotes" was used during the Macbeth unit for a bit of further research on the play. The credibility of Sparknotes is quite high amongst popular novels and their information and study guides provide great research for students and provoke deeper thought into novels with things like example essay questions. The intended audience for Sparknotes is for students to learn and study the novels they are currently working on in school. The different and great thing about Sparknotes that made it unique from other sites was the in depth analysis of the play that really helped me understand the deeper concepts of the play. Things like analysis of each character and also themes, motifs and symbols in the play really helped in understanding certain concepts. Also for studying for tests, the example quizzes and study questions help immensely to outline important things to remember before taking your test in school. Perhaps an improvement could be having different questions that are selected at random for practice quizzes.  

Hiner, Kristi. Cliffsnotes. 21 May 2014. 21 May 2014 <http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/f/fahrenheit-451/book-summary>.

CliffsNotes is a rather popular website for studying novels, similar to Sparknotes, and it is a relatively useful tool for studying a novel that is being read. In particular, this source was used for research and novel study of Fahrenheit 451, my ISU novel. It is intended for a younger audience that would mainly be compromised of students that are trying to understand their novels further or do further research into their novels. There were several very helpful and unique things about the site such as the examples of critical essays on the novel combined with the analysis and practice study questions. Also, there was an audio overview of the novel which is a nice change from always looking at analysis and reading it. Overall the source was very helpful in provoking deeper thought about the novel and understanding its themes and motifs further.  

Moran, James E. The History of Madness in Canada. 2009. 21 May 2014 <http://historyofmadness.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80>.

This source was used for the Mental Health assignment and it was very helpful in terms of giving a background of information and history on the subject. The credibility of the site is fairly high given the credentials of the man who wrote the piece on mental health. In general, the audience for this source would be young people that want to learn more about the subject, or anyone really for that matter with an interest in mental health in Canada and its history. It helped provide a very good understanding of the subject and aided in touching on certain aspects of the history of mental health that one would not normally think about. One thing that could have been improved about the site is perhaps its user-friendliness in terms of finding what you're looking for quicker.   

Parrot, Thomas Marc. Shakespeare Online. 10 August 2010. 21 May 2014 <http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/macbeth_1_1.html>.

This source was used extensively for the Macbeth unit because it had an online version of the play among other things and it was very effective. The credibility is quite high due to the fact that the text from the book matched the text on the website exactly, with no grammatical errors. This source's target audience is likely for students to use to research the play and look for quotes perhaps to use for essays and papers they are writing. However, any Shakespeare lover that would want to access his plays online would use this website as well. It is a really effective and useful source for getting an exact online version of the play, which really helps when finding quotes for papers that are done on the computer. Another great feature was the addition of explanatory notes on each section of the play. This helped extremely with explaining certain quotes that were hard to understand throughout the play. The source was in every way very helpful for the Macbeth unit.

Team, Schmoop Editorial. Schmoop. 11 November 2008. 21 May 2014 <http://www.shmoop.com/one-flew-over-cuckoos-nest/>.

This particular website called "Schmoop" was used to help with further research during the One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest unit. It is a fairly credible website for getting general information and analysis on the novel and what is happening in it; however it definitely cannot be substituted for reading the novel itself because it does miss a fair amount of information. Its target audience would definitely be for students that are attempting to supplement their reading of the novel with further plot information, to make sure they are following the plot correctly and understanding. The source did have a somewhat helpful video summary of what the novel was about, which was good to watch before reading the novel itself, serving the same purpose as the back cover of a book would usually do. Then the general summary of each chapter made sure that full understanding of the novel was achieved. One thing that could maybe be improved about the source would be perhaps it could provide more in-depth analysis to help provoke deeper thought and discussion about the novel.