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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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Four Rules of Thumb for Essay Writing
This is a classroom handout for first-year college or university students. It provides a "quick and dirty" scaffold for...
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Introduction to College Composition | Lumen Learning
As the second of a three-course sequence that culminates in English Composition I (college-level composition),...
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The Life and Letters of William Sharp and "Fiona Macleod". Volume 3: 1900-1905
William Sharp (1855-1905) conducted one of the most audacious literary deceptions of his or any time. Sharp was a...
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Annotated Bibliographies
As annotated bibliographies (ABs) become more commonly assigned, it is important to not only know what they are, but why...
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Museindia-Slices of Life
Poetry expressing slices of life...
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Passive and Active Voice
In the Writing Strategies series, Peer Learning Facilitators from the UCLA Undergraduate Writing Center give their top...
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Open Scholarship Knowledge Base
The Open Scholarship Knowledge Base contains resources created, curated, and contributed by the Open Scholarship...
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How Comics Work
An introduction to the literary form of comics - as a comic! Introducing and defining key concepts in comic studies, as...
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: Can Humans Defy Aging and Conquer Death?
This video offers a summary and analysis of the main themes in the Epic of Gilgamesh. The world’s first recorded epic...
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Breaking Down Your Prompt
This fillable Google Doc helps you break down any prompt into its main tasks and requirements, list helpful resources and...
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Writing LCC - An Anthology of Student Writings
The writings in this book were collected from students and their professors at Lansing Community College. The requirement...
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Integrating ICT into English
This website provides many activites to integrate ICT into English curriculum of reading and writing.
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Draft Course Design.pdf
This document is a draft of a Business Writing course design for fall 2020. Its goal is to map out a possible delivery...
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Research for College Students
Presents the research process for lower-level undergraduate students: developing topics, understanding sources,...
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Composition 150: Rhetoric and Research
This is a collection of readings for Composition 150: Rhetoric and Research, which introduces students to the discipline...
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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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Douglas Van GundyWest Virginia Wesleyan College
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Sean MockUmpqua Community/Technical College -
Marilyn VelasquezPacific American School
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English on the Web
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Jessica Simpson reveals struggles with dyslexia in moving post
Dec 03, 2020 08:52 PM PST
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Poetry, Bodies And The Future Of 'The Write Question'
Dec 03, 2020 08:07 PM PST
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Miguel Algarín, a founder of beloved NYC poetry space, dies
Dec 03, 2020 07:00 PM PST
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Abduction of ex-MLA: Police question people who gave ransom
Dec 03, 2020 05:41 PM PST
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Alison Lurie, prize winning novelist, dead at 94
Dec 03, 2020 05:30 PM PST
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Reclaiming Poetry by Karla Kantorovich
Dec 03, 2020 03:15 PM PST
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Poetry? It's the new pop: The best books for gifting those who love rhymes this Christmas
Dec 03, 2020 02:03 PM PST
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ISU Student Finds Voice Through Poetry, Wins National Honor
Dec 03, 2020 12:37 PM PST
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In the schools: Fifth-graders prep for poetry slam as Crew goes to court
Dec 03, 2020 12:03 PM PST
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Poetry Out Loud deadline approaches
Dec 03, 2020 11:52 AM PST
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Chance encounter with former MLA stumps auto driver
Dec 03, 2020 11:48 AM PST
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A new collection of poetry, a prize for an atlas of local history, and a new tradition that brings the ...
Dec 03, 2020 11:41 AM PST
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ESL Gaming Co-CEO Craig Levine breaks down the DreamHack merger
Dec 03, 2020 10:56 AM PST
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Holy Cross Religious Studies Professor Named Chair of the Council of the Society of Biblical ...
Dec 03, 2020 08:30 AM PST
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Expelled BJD MLA arrested in Tata Motors job scam
Dec 03, 2020 08:16 AM PST
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MLA says Manitoba government trying to silence, intimidate him after he made meddling allegations
Dec 03, 2020 08:09 AM PST
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MLA Joseph Schow pleased with fall sitting so far
Dec 03, 2020 07:45 AM PST
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3 Ogden schools recognized by state for ESL program; Odyssey Elementary earns 'exemplary' status
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English on Twitter
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- Missed an asynchronous or synchronous session during the NCA 106ᵗʰ Annual Convention? Registered attendees can watc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 days ago | NatComm