Tuesday, 5/15/07 -- Meet in Library.
Notes Page Examples
 
I. Who was Elvis? (bio)
  • b. 1/8/35 Tupelo, Miss. one of twins (brother -- jesse- died @ birth 
  • poor family, lotsa relatives (1,3)
  • won a talent contest @ 6, singing "Old Shep" (3)
  • gets guitar instead of bike for xmas @ 10 (bike too expensive, guitar: 12.95) (3)
II. Career/Stardom/Popularity
  • 19 yrs old: Sun records: record song for mom's bday-$4 
  • engineer likes song, calls boss -- Sam Phillips, to hear him sing. summer job @ studio (2, 17)
  • 1st hit, 1956: "Heartbreak Hotel" 
  • 18 #1 hits (3)

Works Cited Page:
Works Cited
1) Jones, Samuel. Elvis the King. New York: 
          Viking, 2003.
2) "Presley, Elvis." The International Elvis 
          Encyclopedia. 1999 ed. 
3) "This Day in Elvis History." History Channel.com. 2001. 
          14 May, 2005. <http://historychannel.com/elvis.html>.

Pic from: http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/biography/elvis_presley_biography.shtml