Reddit reviews Dime-Store Alchemy: The Art of Joseph Cornell (New York Review Books Classics)
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You may want to start with [this website] (http://www.josephcornellbox.com/). Also, try looking at what [MoMA] (http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=1247) and [the Peabody Essex Museum] (http://www.pem.org/sites/cornell/checklist.pdf) say about him. Finally, if can track down copies, [these] (http://www.amazon.com/Dime-Store-Alchemy-Joseph-Cornell-Classics/dp/1590174860/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1395336836&sr=8-3&keywords=joseph+cornell+sculpture) two [books] (http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Cornell-Master-Diane-Waldman/dp/0810992523/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395336836&sr=8-1&keywords=joseph+cornell+sculpture) deal with his sculpture and its reception.
You might also want to look at artists both before and after him as a way to frame his work. Try looking at [Marcel Duchamp] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchamp), and pay particular attention to his use of found objects. Then, take a look at [Robert Rauschenberg] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rauschenberg) and [Jasper Johns] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_Johns). You should be able to see how Cornell fits into that trajectory.
> Lastly, do you have any idea what I could do for a title page about arrangements?
You may want to ask your teacher for a bit of clarification on that--I'm not entirely sure what he/she means in terms of arrangements. If they mean the way that Cornell's sculptures are composed, I would suggest paying attention to the way the objects he used do (or don't) relate to each other. Again, though, I would talk to your teacher--I don't want to send you down the wrong path.
If you have any questions as you go, or if you need any help with anything, feel free to message me. Maybe you'll find something about art that you enjoy.