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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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EDGARDO MARIMONMr Marimon -
Catherine LamasCerritos College
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Breda FingletonTESOL
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Kiara WillsonPenny
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Alessio MattanaN/A
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Ali RezaieSouthern University System - Baton Rouge
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Maria MercadoTec de Monterrey
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Daniela SalussoUniversità degli Studi di Torino
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Steve HarrisonEastern Idaho Technical College
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Deborah BoschinSchools media
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Holly RayFort Hays State University
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Jean GoodrichUniversity of Arizona
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Nils MichalsWest Valley College
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laine lubarOnondaga Community/Technical College
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Jerry kavanaghDelaware TechnicalandCommunity/Technical College
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Lisa LebduskaWheaton College
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Leslie EdmondsVirtual Virginia
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Joanne BenValencia Community/Technical College
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Audra GustinFusion Academy Greenwich
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Sarah KinneJoliet Junior College
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Audrey MorrisImperial Valley College
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Jessica DooleyMemphis
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LARRY MURPHYExcelsior College
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Lillie FloresUniversity View Academy
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English on the Web
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Alison Lester wins the $60000 Melbourne Prize for Literature
Nov 13, 2018 11:52 PM PST
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Gina Franco Named Winner of CantoMundo Poetry Prize
Nov 13, 2018 10:11 PM PST
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WATCH: SA came second at the Africa Cup of Slam Poetry in Chad
Nov 13, 2018 09:39 PM PST
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MLA seeking commercial partners for new animal health products
Nov 13, 2018 09:26 PM PST
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Sigrid Nunez Up For Top Literature Honor
Nov 13, 2018 09:03 PM PST
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Professors Use Poetry and Photography to Analyze Impact of Fracking
Nov 13, 2018 07:00 PM PST
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Ghani Khan termed soul of renaissance in Pashto literature
Nov 13, 2018 06:26 PM PST
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Stones hurled at ex-MLA in Khoda
Nov 13, 2018 06:06 PM PST
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Racist literature causes stir in Calvert, region
Nov 13, 2018 03:19 PM PST
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'The River of Poetry'
Nov 13, 2018 02:55 PM PST
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9000 young learners attend Children's Literature Festival
Nov 13, 2018 02:52 PM PST
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ESL locks up big name from WWE and MLB for new executive position
Nov 13, 2018 02:07 PM PST
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Depictions of nature, poetry and colour brighten up Terrace Art Gallery
Nov 13, 2018 01:56 PM PST
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Literature
Nov 13, 2018 01:33 PM PST
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Building Community Through Poetry with Kwabena Antoine Nixon
Nov 13, 2018 12:37 PM PST
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Why Everyone Needs to Read Jericho Brown's 'Please'
Nov 13, 2018 11:52 AM PST
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State direly needs water policy, says AAP MLA
Nov 13, 2018 11:41 AM PST
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Illegal mining: Court cancels FIR against Cong MLA Laddi
Nov 13, 2018 11:40 AM PST
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