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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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A Digital Workbook for Beginning ESOL
This book contains three levels of interactive grammar lessons and reading activities for beginning students of ESOL...
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Open Research Library: Open Access Books
The Open Research Library (ORL) will eventually contain a scholarly collection of 20,000+ Open Access books available to...
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Writing Conclusion Paragraphs
In the Writing Strategies series, Peer Learning Facilitators from the UCLA Undergraduate Writing Center give their top...
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Writing Topic Sentences
In the Writing Strategies series, Peer Learning Facilitators from the UCLA Undergraduate Writing Center give their top...
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Student Opinion: NYTIMES
Daily questions inspired by Times content from across sections. Join the conversation!
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Teaching Poetry Online | Poetry Foundation Archive
The Poetry Foundation Archive contains thousands of poems and poetry-related features. Among its collections is "Teaching...
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A Short Handbook for writing essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences
A retired master teacher of English and Comparative Literature teams up with his son, a History professor, on a new...
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Foundational Practices of Online Writing Instruction
Foundational Practices of Online Writing Instruction addresses the questions and decisions that administrators and...
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News Literacy Lessons - NCTE
This web page is adapted from a blog from the News and Information Literacy Professional Learning Community on the...
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Expression and Inquiry
Users of Expressions and Inquiry will note that it has three major sections—Section One which primarily focuses on the...
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Thesis Statement & Plagiarism - Writing and Reasoning
Project Description The Writing and Reasoning learning object is part of a series of self-paced digital resources...
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Hobson's Choice
By close reference to the play, Hobson's Choice, answer the following question based on the clip provided.
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Open English @ SLCC
Open English @ SLCC originated from a shared desire to offer affordable, responsive, accessible instructional resources...
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Smithsonian Open Access: Create. Imagine. Discover
Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images right...
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EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology
EmpoWord is a reader and rhetoric that champions the possibilities of student writing. The textbook uses actual student...
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Kiddynomics: An Economics Curriculum for Young Learners
Kiddynomics: An Economics Curriculum for Young Learners is a set of lessons designed to introduce young children to the...
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Worth!
Students participate in a banking role play in which they portray roles based on characters in the book Worth! by A....
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Uncle Jed's Barbershop
Students listen to the book Uncle Jed's Barbershop, about an African-American barber who, despite significant setbacks,...
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Tortilla Factory
Students observe the teacher produce a paper taco and then produce their own paper tacos. Students learn about the...
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The Pickle Patch Bathtub
Students learn about opportunity cost, saving, savings goals and a savings plan by reading The Pickle Patch Bathtub....
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The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza
Students learn about consumers and producers and give examples from the book The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza. They...
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The Goat in the Rug
Students listen to the book The Goat in the Rug, about a Navajo weaver who uses a number of resources and intermediate...
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The Case of the Shrunken Allowance
Students listen to a story about P.B. who thinks money is missing from the peanut butter jar on his window ledge. In...
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The Berenstain Bears: Old Hat New Hat
In this lesson, students make a choice about what they want to eat for dinner, but then they are asked to trade with a...
New Members
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Katie HodgesCentral Community/Technical College -
Sammy DiUniversity System of Georgia - Georgia Gwinnett College
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Abosede Gbenga-AkinbiolaMorgan State University
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Annie PerkinsNorfolk State University
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Yash GolaYash Gola
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Elizabeth CharltonBunker Hill Community/Technical College
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Mahrya BurnettUniversity of Iowa
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KRISTI HECKMANNational University
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Becky KershmanCalifornia State University, Los Angeles
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Krissy HegstedFairfield Junior High School
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Kim BowmanAdjunct Teacher/Private Tutor
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Inte'a DeShieldsMorgan State University
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Veronica VerzosaOakland Unified
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Eleanor BloomHousatonic Community-Technical College
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Sophia RomanicWestcliff University
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Kevin Sheridan,Westcliff University
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Grace HuaNone
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Payungsak Kaenchanmahidol university
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Michelle BuscherPasadena City College
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Kathleen ReimanYavapai College
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Jennifer ScheidtPalo Alto College
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Tal LevyRuppin Academic College
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Catharine Tabernerinternational School, Tabuk
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Mary O'ConnorCity College of San Francisco
Materials by Discipline
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English on the Web
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Rebel Pondy MLA challenges disqualification order
Jul 14, 2020 08:56 AM PDT
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From logician Kurt Gödel to Turkish film and literature: Fatos Ustek on her biggest cultural influences
Jul 14, 2020 07:37 AM PDT
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US ESL sector blasts SEVP guidance prohibiting online provision
Jul 14, 2020 07:26 AM PDT
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Congress's door not closed for him as yet: Sachin Pilot camp MLA
Jul 14, 2020 07:03 AM PDT
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Another Odisha MLA tests positive for COVID-19
Jul 14, 2020 06:52 AM PDT
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2 Lethbridge police officers demoted over unauthorized surveillance of MLA
Jul 14, 2020 06:18 AM PDT
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WATCH | Kept like 'hostage', alleges Rajasthan BTP MLA in video
Jul 14, 2020 06:07 AM PDT
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2 Lethbridge police officers demoted over unauthorized surveillance of MLA Shannon Phillips
Jul 14, 2020 05:56 AM PDT
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Library publishes children's poetry e-book
Jul 14, 2020 05:45 AM PDT
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Kept like 'hostage', alleges Rajasthan MLA in video
Jul 14, 2020 05:33 AM PDT
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Asmussen | Former Illini Patton puts passion for poetry in motion
Jul 14, 2020 05:00 AM PDT
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Assam BJP MLA Earns Praise For Exemplary Flood Relief Work
Jul 14, 2020 03:52 AM PDT
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What Mainstream Literature Still Needs to Get Right About Muslim Women
Jul 14, 2020 03:35 AM PDT
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Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) Market Post Pandemic Situations, Growth, Emerging Segments, Risks ...
Jul 14, 2020 02:56 AM PDT
English on Twitter
- Associate Professor of Communication Teresa Nance has been named Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 hour ago | NatComm
- If you missed presenting your poster at a conference or defended your thesis or dissertation online, consider submi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 hours ago | NatComm
- In an op-ed for the @wacotrib, @UTexasMoody Comm Prof Emeritus Richard Cherwitz argues that on the 4th of July, Pre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4 hours ago | NatComm
- In this CCC article, Andrea Riley-Mukavetz theorizes a relational scholarly practice useful for research, writing,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…19 hours ago | NCTE_CCCC
- This @chronicle article addresses how to use the “HyFlex” model to engage students this fall. bit.ly/3fB67WY21 hours ago | NatComm
- The latest issue of College English is now available. Read it here! library.ncte.org/journals/CE/is… https://t.co/TllPp8LZkZ, photo: pic.twitter.com/TllPp8LZkZ1 day ago | NCTE_CCCC
- NCA’s Online Learning Resources page includes a sampling of free-to-access NCA journal articles that are related to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NatComm
- Fake antifa events and accounts have appeared across Facebook and Twitter. According to @AnnenbergPenn Prof Kathlee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NatComm
- Registration is now open for the reimagined NCA Annual Convention, “Communication at the Crossroads.” Learn more an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NatComm
- Michael Laser explores ways to help college students write more clearly and gracefully. ncte.org/blog/2018/08/h…1 day ago | NCTE_CCCC