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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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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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Poetry reading at Elliott Bay celebrates work of indigenous women writers
Nov 12, 2018 11:52 PM PST
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Pins, prayers and poetry: Collaboration between York General Home Health and AseraCare ...
Nov 12, 2018 10:22 PM PST
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French novelist examines literature's power
Nov 12, 2018 09:15 PM PST
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Poetry Out Loud open to all high schoolers
Nov 12, 2018 09:03 PM PST
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Causing a Buzz: The Poetry of the Bee
Nov 12, 2018 08:30 PM PST
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Poetry night centered around work by veterans
Nov 12, 2018 07:11 PM PST
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FEATURE PHOTO: International Poetry Night
Nov 12, 2018 06:37 PM PST
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Meet the caravan with poetry, words of welcome
Nov 12, 2018 06:26 PM PST
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Book of poetry marks history of M'sian Tamil community
Nov 12, 2018 04:45 PM PST
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PG Poetry: What we didn't know
Nov 12, 2018 04:00 PM PST
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ESL announce IEM Sydney 2019
Nov 12, 2018 03:26 PM PST
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Eco-Justice Poetry: Celebrating A New/Old Form
Nov 12, 2018 02:33 PM PST
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Here are the best plays from Rainbow Six Siege ESL Premiership week 6
Nov 12, 2018 02:07 PM PST
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ESL Federal Credit Union among Best Workplaces for Women
Nov 12, 2018 01:52 PM PST
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Using poetry to fill in the blanks: A writer's battle against memory loss
Nov 12, 2018 12:08 PM PST
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Catholic Bishops Meeting, Stan Lee, And The Poetry Of War
Nov 12, 2018 12:03 PM PST
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The SVG Podcast: Esports Week With ESL North America CEO Yvette Martinez-Rea
Nov 12, 2018 11:36 AM PST
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Exploring The Poetry Of War
Nov 12, 2018 11:30 AM PST
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The Pitch: San Jose startup's app aims to be Instagram for short stories
Nov 12, 2018 11:21 AM PST
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MLA: Party explores legal options for Chautala as CM
Nov 12, 2018 10:31 AM PST
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