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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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Using and Citing Supportive Material in an Essay
Students sometimes have trouble using primary material to support the point they are making in an essay. Citation is...
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British Literature I Anthology
The University of North Georgia Press and Affordable Learning Georgia bring you British Literature I: From the Middle...
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Writing for Change: An Advanced ELL Resource
An anti-racist reader for ELL students. Covers idenity and a variety of topics.
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Successful Teaching: Here's How | Aesthetic Realism: Life, Love & Learning
The greatly successful, time-tested Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method, used by educators in all grade levels and...
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Writing Winning Essays
NOTE: This book is from BookBoon which is free for 30 days. Then one must subscribe to their service which costs $5.99...
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Ethnopoetics Wiki
Site that shares informative, scholarly materials related to Ethnopoetics:writing that reflects a heightened awareness of...
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Explorations 1: Grammar for the Experienced Beginner
Welcome to Explorations 1: Grammar for the Experienced Beginner. This English grammar textbook was designed for a class...
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Howdy or Hello?: Technical and Business Communications - Revised Pilot Edition
Technical writing courses introduce you to some of the most important aspects of writing in the worlds of science,...
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Romeo and Juliet
This edition of Romeo and Juliet was edited by students for students. We believe that reliably edited versions of the...
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A Christmas Carol
This version of the classic holiday story has been slightly abridged and lightly adapted for advanced students of English...
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Writing Fabulous Features
It’s not easy defining a feature. Most people can agree features are articles built from facts that include a level of...
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Compact Anthology of World Literature
A world literature class may be the first place that some students have encountered European works, let alone non-Western...
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Bias-free communication - Microsoft Style Guide
Microsoft technology reaches every part of the globe, so it's critical that all our communications are inclusive and...
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ESL Grammar The Way You Like It, Levels 1-5
These books were created by Don Bissonnette for students and teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL). I taught ESL...
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MLA 9 Style Sheet 2021
This brief guide covers basic MLA 9 citations as well as expectations for summary, paraphrase, and quoting.
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College Writing Handbook
This is the second edition of the College Writing Handbook. Updated in May 2021, it contains MLA 9 updates as well as...
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Research and Composition
Research and Composition is heavily adapted from the Lumen Learning English Composition 2 book on the SUNY OER list of...
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Technical Writing Strategies
Abstract Technical Writing Strategies is an Open Education Resource text designed for community-college-level students...
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The Literary Voice
Abstract Literary Voice overviews the conventions of short stories, poems, dramatic works, and novels. The text features...
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Studies in Mythology
Abstract Studies in Mythology is an introductory text for a survey of myth course. It can be organized chronologically,...
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Space Mythos: Science Fiction
Abstract Space Mythos is a science fiction reader and literature textbook. It overviews MLA citation, literary analysis,...
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Arguing Through Writing
Abstract Arguing Through Writing is heavily adapted from the Lumen Learning English Composition 2 book on the SUNY OER...
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World Literature
Abstract World Literature covers a range of world fiction and nonfiction readings, including coverage of trickster tales,...
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American Literature 1
Abstract American Literature I combines a textbook covering literary analysis and literary critical theory, basic...
New Members
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Rob GrayDixie State College -
Christine LaCavaSouthern New Hampshire University
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Julie StockmanIvy Tech Community/Technical College - Madison
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Christina WashingtonCosumnes River College
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Kevin ParisBrookhaven College
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Eftychia DouliEftychia Douli English Language Centre
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Carla BedenbaughRidge Spring Monetta Middle School
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Applinked APKNone
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Deborah VanderBiltSaint John Fisher College
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Katherine HatzisUniversity of Massachusetts System - Boston
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Amanda TaylorNone
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Akeem AmulegbojaHamlex
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Kathleen JamesSelkirk College
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Rochella BickfordKansas City Kansas Community/Technical College
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Alexander Van BuskirkVenture Academy
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Wyatt OlsonUniversity of North Dakota - Williston State College
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Leah SchwartzComuneros de Castilla
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Riye ParkLos Angeles Mission College
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Laura NickersonSantiago Canyon College
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Daniel CaseyCity University of New York System - Hostos Community/Technical College
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Grace LiUniversity of California System - Los Angeles
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Thea CallenderCity University of New York System - Borough of Manhattan Community/Technical College
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Ian SargentLander University
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Jasmin Tomlin-Lawrencethe University of the West Indies
Materials by Discipline
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English on the Web
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Kelowna MLA joins BC Liberal leadership race
Aug 04, 2021 04:37 PM PDT
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New Westminster poet laureate featured at Poetry in the Park
Aug 04, 2021 04:15 PM PDT
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On queer literature, IUDs and Britney — Honey by Reckon Issue #12
Aug 04, 2021 02:33 PM PDT
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Minister Nixon, MLA Homeniuk tour Industrial Heartland
Aug 04, 2021 02:11 PM PDT
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Skeena MLA is calling on BC to intervene in Rio Tinto Kitimat strike
Aug 04, 2021 02:00 PM PDT
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PEI MLA Heath MacDonald ready to make the jump to federal politics; will have to resign provincial ...
Aug 04, 2021 01:15 PM PDT
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'Poetry of Trees' fills the art space at the MV Film Center
Aug 04, 2021 12:52 PM PDT
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MLA, corporator face off over eviction of vendors
Aug 04, 2021 12:50 PM PDT
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Udupi MLA opposes varsity decision
Aug 04, 2021 12:22 PM PDT
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Ex-MLA's son among those booked for attacking SHO in Yamunanagar
Aug 04, 2021 12:18 PM PDT
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CFP: LASA 2022 Panel - Reframing Crisis in Contemporary Latin American Literature | H-LatAm ...
Aug 04, 2021 11:57 AM PDT
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BLM Imelda May releases her own poetry collection called A Lick and a Promise
Aug 04, 2021 11:22 AM PDT
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Australian Poetry Month: Watch Luke Currie-Richardson perform Blak Love – video
Aug 04, 2021 10:26 AM PDT
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Chhattisgarh: Congress MLA Brihaspati Singh's controversial remark on tribals and journalists ...
Aug 04, 2021 10:02 AM PDT
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Nunavut Speaker Paul Quassa resigns from role as Aggu MLA
Aug 04, 2021 09:41 AM PDT
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MLA hosting town hall to discuss how pandemic affected youth
Aug 04, 2021 09:30 AM PDT
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The Poetics of Being Seen
Aug 04, 2021 09:07 AM PDT
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HAY Festival Co-Founder and Director Has Resigned Amidst Bullying Probe
Aug 04, 2021 08:56 AM PDT
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