http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 04:31:46 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 04:31:46 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=342844 Treats research writing as a rhetorical process. Teaches use of research in different genres (not just the generic research paper). This approach allows the text to be used in a variety of writing and rhetoric classes. Discusses the use of various kinds of research sources (academic ones and others). Contains links to resources and multimedia which help students to understand and practice key concepts. Presents students and instructors with a "menu" of approaches and tasks suitable for different audiences and courses. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=343107 Welcome to the Rhetoric and Composition Wikibook, designed for use as a textbook in first-year college composition programs, written as a practical guide for students struggling to bring their writing up to the level expected of them by their professors and instructors. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=350825 USA Literature in Brief pinpoints and describes the contributions to American literature of some of the best-recognized American poets, novelists, philosophers and dramatists from pre-Colonial days through the present. Major literary figures are discussed in detail, as are their major works. Brief discussions of cultural periods and movements such as romanticism, modernism, and transcendentalism put individuals in context and lend perspective. This condensed version of Outline of American Literature highlights major achievers and important works in the canon. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=515218 ״The Celebration of Women Writers recognizes the contributions of women writers throughout history. Women have written almost every imaginable type of work: novels, poems, letters, biographies, travel books, religious commentaries, histories, economic and scientific works. Our goal is to promote awareness of the breadth and variety of women's writing.All too often, works by women, and resources about women writers, are hard to find. We attempt to provide easy access to available on-line information. The Celebration provides a comprehensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical information about women writers, and complete published books written by women.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=433794 This is a free, online textbook that is now offered to the general public. The original purpose of this book was to provide those who read English literature an understanding of the allusions made by others to mythological figures. The author claims to have written the stories "adapted to modern taste.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=343096 This guide outlines a process for developing publications for people with limited-literacy skills. The process was derived from communications, health education, and literacy research and practice. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=569399 The reason why Randall Fallows wrote Exploring Perspectives: A Concise Guide to Analysis is simple; to help give students a better understanding of how to discover, develop, and revise an analytical essay.Here is how his 5 chapter book goes about doing just that: The first two chapters focus on the nature of an analysis and what’s involved in writing an analytical essay.First, Randall shows that analysis consists of a balance of assertions (statements which present their viewpoints or launch an exploration of their concerns), examples (specific passages/scenes/events which inspire these views), explanations (statements that reveal how the examples support the assertions), and significance (statements which reveal the importance of their study to personal and/or cultural issues).After showing why each feature should be present throughout an essay, he reveals how to ”set the stage“ for producing one of their own.He first helps students to evaluate their own views on a subject and to examine how these views emerge from their own experiences, values and judgments. He, then, shows them how to research what others have said about the subject and provides suggestions for evaluating and incorporating this research into their own perspectives.Finally, Randall discusses the nature of writing, not as a linear procedure, but as a recursive process where the discovery and clarification of a concept occur simultaneously. The remaining three chapters reveal more specific advice on how to develop an analytical essay. Exploring Perspectives: A Concise Guide to Analysis by Randall Fallows is a great text to prepare any student to write analytical essays for the argument and persuasion courses. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=440121 This is a free, online wikibook, so it is continually being updated and refined. According to the authors, "Traditional literary criticism is a system of analyzing, reveiwing, and critiquing a work of literature. Literary criticism in practice is typically performed from the perspective of a particular school of critical thought. The purpose is to analyze a work's relevance and quality from that school's 'viewpoint'. The major schools of literary criticism include, but are not limited to: formal criticism, historical criticism, psychological criticism, and archetypal criticism. Each of these schools addresses the subject in a different manner, and are usually taught individually. However, there are certain underlying skills associated with all literary criticism which it is helpful to understand before learning about the methods and concerns of each of the schools.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=433241 According to the author, "Unlike many research writing texts on the commercial market, this text has the following key features: •Treats research writing as a rhetorical process •Teaches use of research in different genres (not just the generic research paper). This approach allows the text to be used in a variety of writing and rhetoric classes. •Discusses the use of various kinds of research sources (academic ones and others) •Contains links to resources and multimedia which help students to understand and practice key concepts •Presents students and instructors with a "menu" of approaches and tasks suitable for different audiences and courses.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=433795 This is actually a collection of free online textbooks that include Classics, Shakespeare, and an alphabetical list of other works of fiction. It is offered by the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources whose goals are "to identify, create and/or repurpose existing OER as Open Textbooks and make them available for use by community college students and faculty.״