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Welcome to the MERLOT English Portal, an educational resource for teachers and learners of English at any level. You are invited to join MERLOT – it’s free – and contribute to this growing community of English instructors. Feel free to submit your own modules and assignments for evaluation, build collections of content specific to your teaching, and participate in a wonderful community of scholars.
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The visitor will find a collection of links to Internet sites dealing especially with English and American literature. Users can search by single word or by several categories. A list of links to General Sources is also provided.
Literary Resources on the Net in MERLOT
New Materials
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Introduction to the English 100 Program - Pilot Course Reader English 100
You may already appreciate the central role writing plays in your everyday life and academic career, as well as in other...
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About Writing: A Guide
This writer's reference condenses and covers everything a beginning writing student should need to successfully compose...
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Writing In College: From Competence to Excellence
Writing in College is designed for students who have largely mastered high-school level conventions of formal academic...
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English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods–Based
English Composition II is an expository writing course that helps students develop more advanced writing skills than...
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English Composition I
English Composition I develops students’ critical reading, writing, and research skills at the college level, with course...
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Guide to Writing
This writing style guide covers the fundamentals of English usage and writing. It includes sections on grammar and...
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Write Here, Right Now: An Interactive Introduction to Academic Writing and Research
Write Here, Right Now: An interactive Introduction to AcademicWriting and Research utilizes PressBooks to create and host...
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Introduction to Communication Research: Becoming a Scholar
This open workbook for Communications and Sources Investigation was created under a Round Eleven Textbook Transformation...
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Lord of the Flies Literature Study Guide
Complete overview of William Golding's book Lord of the Flies. The literature study guide explains story context,...
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English Grammar A2 Level
This book is the Grammar part of the A2 Level of the practical guide for learning English, written in English. It forms a...
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Be A Better Writer Tips To Improve Your Writing No Matter What You Write!
You may not be a professional writer. Yet no matter what type of profession you are in, chances are you will need to...
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Writing winning essays - Essential tips and techniques to obtain top grades
This book offers practical, proven ways to maximise your success in all aspects of essay writing. It shows how to assess...
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Prufrock “Playlist” Blog Assignment
Interactive activity aligned with the study of the use of poetic devices in T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred...
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American English vs British English
This webpage shows a few differences between American English and British English.
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Is Teaching English Grammar Daedal?
This webpage is a tutorial for ESL / EFL teachers / instructors seeking fashions to handle teaching English grammar.
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OSLIS :: MLA Citation Maker :: Middle and High School
citation generator
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Guide to Teaching with Alfre Woodard's Sourjourner Truth Reading
Lesson plan for using a live video of Alfre Woodard reading "Ain't I a Woman" in order to teach rhetorical appeals.
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Writing Ninjas: How To Write A Strong Thesis Statement
The "writing ninjas" of inkwellscholars.org teach the secret formula for writing strong thesis statements.
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Kerry Washington reads Sojourner Truth
Actress Kerry Washington reads the 1851 speech of abolitionist Sojourner Truth. Part of a reading from Voices of a...
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Discourses of Suffering | The blog of the book, Pain, Pleasure and Perversity: Discourses of Suffering in Seventeenth-Century England
This blog focuses on issues relating to early modern perceptions of suffering. This is a major topic in the history of...
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ANO SENSEI! EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS
The "Ano sensei!" channel contains videos on various topics relating to (mainly) English literature and language. It now...
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John Wilson's Pages for Students of English Literature
These pages contain the courses (classes and lectures), both active and archived, that I am currently teaching or have...
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Ano sensei! Educational videos (English literature, language, history, etc.)
Open-access online educational videos on (mainly) English literature, language and history.
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A Guide to First Year Composition
OER Composition Book
New Members
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Donna CorriherCoastal Carolina University -
peter joySingapore
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Dr Vaddapaly Durga PrasadGITAM UNIVERSITY
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Alexander LewkoAmerican University in Cario
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Myrna Elizabeth Balderas-GarzaBA in ELT
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Greg ThompsonHorry-Georgetown Technical College
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Patricia FranceCollege of Marin
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Stephanie MacAllerCity College of San Francisco
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Waqar AliIslamia College Peshawar
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Safa AkermiEnglish
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Kari Henry HulettOklahoma State University - Okmulgee
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Mursalata MuhammadGrand Rapids Community/Technical College
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Svetlana NussUniversity of Alaska
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Bahareh AlaeiMount San Jacinto College
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Sheri EdwardsFlorida Atlantic University
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Kathleen McAlisterCypress College
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Ryan LambertCommunity/Technical College of Denver
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Julie WilsonDe Anza College
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MARIA TERESA GRIMALDICOMPRENSIVO POLO 3
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John Yamamoto-WilsonSophia University
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Mohamed SamunnDyslexia Association of Singapore
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English on the Web
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Poetry is the mother tongue of humanity: Anubhav Tulasi
Mar 25, 2019 07:07 AM UTC
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Arunachal MLA's house vandalised for not contesting polls
Mar 25, 2019 06:11 AM UTC
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It Happened Here: Yakima kids were inspiration for Beverly Cleary's children's literature
Mar 25, 2019 05:37 AM UTC
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Mushava pens new poetry collection
Mar 25, 2019 04:52 AM UTC
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Anger Over BJP Leader's Remarks On Sonia Gandhi, Artiste Sapna Chaudhary
Mar 25, 2019 04:20 AM UTC
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The Virginia Festival of the Book: Celebrating 25 years of literature in Charlottesville
Mar 25, 2019 04:07 AM UTC
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Joseph Eliyia, the Jewish Messiah of Greek Poetry
Mar 25, 2019 03:56 AM UTC
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5POWER Storm Rider 04:00
Mar 25, 2019 03:14 AM UTC
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China's booming online literature sees more writers, readers born after 1995
Mar 25, 2019 03:00 AM UTC
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China's booming online literature sees more writers, readers born after 1995
Mar 25, 2019 02:48 AM UTC
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Villagers force MLA to walk 2.5 km to see dry tank
Mar 25, 2019 02:37 AM UTC
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Rape Crisis Center Hosting Poetry Reading for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Mar 25, 2019 02:15 AM UTC
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BJP MLA makes controversial remark against Sonia Gandhi
Mar 25, 2019 01:29 AM UTC
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Poetry with George Kalogeris and David Ferry
Mar 25, 2019 12:56 AM UTC
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Page 'Arts And Literature Festival' Raises Money For The Arts
Mar 25, 2019 12:33 AM UTC
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Cong dumps Bangde in Chanda, fields ex-Sena MLA Dhanorkar
Mar 24, 2019 10:41 PM UTC
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Northern Ireland schools to spend £32m over budget - MLA
Mar 24, 2019 09:33 PM UTC
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Ekphrastic exhibition for Poetry Month
Mar 24, 2019 09:11 PM UTC
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