Two of the questions related to your assigned readings each week will require a bit of research:
Be sure to cite your sources in proper MLA format.
Use this database as a starting point for biographical information on the author of your assigned reading. Knowing something about their life and background can help inform why the author is credible.
This literature-focused database includes biographical information about authors, as well as popular and scholarly examinations of their work, and even interviews the authors may have given.
Use the library's reference databases, shown below, to look up definitions and word origins. Search the whole database to see multiple definitions from different reference books, include specialized subject dictionaries. Alternatively, you can use the books linked below to access a general-purpose dictionary or thesaurus.
New Oxford American Dictionary, 3rd Edition by 
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology by 
Pocket Oxford American Thesaurus, 2nd Edition by If you use library the recommended databases, as shown above, you will be able to pull citations from the database. Make sure that you select the MLA-style citation, and check that the information provided reflects the article you're using.
