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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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English Composition
This is a course reader for a beginning composition class. The reader covers: Allegory of the Cave By Plato Civil...
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An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication: A Primer on Communication Studies
By its very nature communication is not a skill we are born with. If lucky, we are born with the senses necessary to...
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Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Given the demands for good communication skills in the civic realm and in the workplace, a course in public speaking is...
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Problems in Argument Analysis and Evaluation
This is the WSIA edition of Trudy’s Govier’s seminal volume, Problems in Argument Analysis and Evaluation. Originally...
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Essentials of Linguistics
This Open Educational Resource (OER) brings together Open Access content from around the web and enhances it with dynamic...
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What, Why and How? Mastering 15 Concepts to Become a Better Writer
First off, rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the ability of writers and speakers to inform,...
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Style for Students: A Writing Guide
Suppose you have never believed that you are a good writer, and you seriously doubt that you can improve your style. Or...
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Thematic Reading Anthology
Although classified as a course, this can be used as a textbook. This anthology is a curated collection of openly...
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Fresh English - 1st edition
This open textbook exists as a free alternative to commercial textbooks. The book explains composition theory concretely...
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English Composition I
This course promotes clear and effective communication by sharpening critical thinking and writing skills. The first unit...
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Bad Ideas About Writing
We intend this work to be less a bestiary of bad ideas about writing than an effort to name bad ideas and suggest better...
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OpenNow from Cengage Non-Fiction Reading Anthology
Non-fiction reading anthology appropriate for college-level introductory English courses: Developmental English /...
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OpenNow from Cengage Reading Anthology
Reading anthology to accompany college-level introductory English courses: Developmental English / Integrated Reading &...
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Writing for Success
Writing is often a challenge. If you were ever challenged to express yourself via the written word, this book is for you....
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The Process of Research Writing
The title of this book is The Process of Research Writing, and in the nutshell, that is what the book is about. A lot of...
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Compact Anthology of World Literature II: Volumes 4, 5, and 6
The Compact Anthology of World Literature, Parts 4, 5, and 6 is designed as an e-book to be accessible on a variety of...
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College Skills: Intermediate English
This book has been written for adult students of English Language Arts at a Grade 10 level. As such, it meets the...
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Undergraduate Research Commons
The Undergraduate Research Commons (URC), a Bepress research portal curated by university librarians, is a portal...
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Gerard Manley Hopkins: Official Website
From the Landing Page: Our purpose is to serve the needs of students, scholars, and Hopkins enthusiasts, especially...
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Naming the Unnamable: An Approach to Poetry for New Generations
Informed by a writing philosophy that values both spontaneity and discipline, Michelle Bonczek Evory’s Naming the...
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Greek and Latin Roots: Part II - Greek
Greek and Latin Roots: Part II - Greek is part two of a two part series. This series examines the systematic principles...
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Greek and Latin Roots: Part I - Latin
Greek and Latin Roots: Part I - Latin is part one of a two part series. This series examines the systematic principles by...
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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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Teaching Autoethnography: Personal Writing in the Classroom
Teaching Autoethnography: Personal Writing in the Classroom is dedicated to the practice of immersive ethnographic and...
New Members
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Ashley Roach-FreimanUniversity of Memphis -
Catherine GraingerCoastal Carolina Community/Technical College
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Liza GreenbergMiami Dade College
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Bradley BowersBarry University
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Hershell Proctor-Walden (UNCF 2018-MC)Claflin University
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Molly LivingstonUniversity System of Georgia - Kennesaw State University
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Asa ConroyN/A
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Nicole DecoteauNew England College
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silvia piredduUniversità di Torino
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Barry BrownMiddlesex Community/Technical College
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Niurka PassalacquaUniversidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
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Andrew BallBluegrass Community and Technical College
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Dr. AhmedBio Life
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Christie AllredSan Diego Mesa College
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Sofiane KerboubHEP
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Shyaonti TalwarSP Pune University
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Nick SchlesingerChannel Islands High School
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Brian JohnsonCuyahoga Community/Technical College System
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Stacy GreathouseTexas Woman`s University
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Jodie BaeyensAmerican Public University System
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Kundan YadavTribhuan University
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Becky DaytonFalcon Creek Middle
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EDGARDO MARIMONMr Marimon
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Chet BreauxAthens State University
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- New NCA public statement: Defending academic freedom & freedom of expression following remarks made about Temple Un… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NatComm
- Popular game show “Deal or No Deal” is back after a 10-year break…with a new set of female models. Media Studies Pr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NatComm
- RT @rorhetorician: When you teach an intro to rhetoric undergrad course, what kinds of assignments do you assign? I have the rhetorical ana…1 day ago | NCTE_CCCC