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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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The Art of Academic Writing
This is an OER textbook formatted as a website (each page represents a chapter) designed for introductory college-level...
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ENGLISH 147: Writing Arguments about STEM (Cal Poly SLO)
English 147: Writing Arguments about STEM website includes course material developed at California Polytechnic State...
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Breaking Down Academic Articles
Breaking Down Academic Articles is a webcomic tutorial that walks you through the most important aspects of an academic...
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Jane Austen: Reflections of a Reader
This exhilarating collection of essays is the product of a lifetime's engagement with Jane Austen's writing. They are...
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The Inside, Outside, and Upside Downs of Children's Literature: From Poets and Pop-ups to Princesses and Porridge
Children’s literature is written for children and youth, but the analysis of children’s literature requires careful...
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The Sleeping Beauty Wakes Up
The book deals with fairy tales in traditional times and how the modern fairy tales are a transgression from the myths...
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Home - Litinfinite Journal | ISSN: 2582-0400 [Online]
Litinfinite Journal ISSN 2582-0400 (Journal Of English Literature, Social Science And Humanities) Presents The Ideal...
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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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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...
New Members
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Mike Peterson, Ph.D.Dixie State College
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Emily SternSanta Fe Community College -
Denise Kruizenga-MuroRiverside Community/Technical College
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Todd HowardNone
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Charlie MullowneyUniversity of Limerick
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Bobby ThymColumbia State Community College
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Jacquelyn GeigerBucks County Community/Technical College
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Todd HowardUniversity of Evansville
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Chana BakerWest Virginia Northern Community/Technical College
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mick LoosemoreADTP
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Toni HolderDeighton Griffith School
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SUJATHA ARAVINDAKSHAN MENONSASTRA DEEMED-TO-BE UNIVERSITY
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Melissa BaseCalifornia State University, Fullerton
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Gurmit KaurInti International College Subang
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English on the Web
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Wheeling Poetry Series Hosts Cameron Barnett
Mar 04, 2021 09:03 PM PST
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Thursday sports roundup: Worthington wrestlers split; MLA/C boys knock off Southwest Christian
Mar 04, 2021 08:41 PM PST
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COVID-19: Chief of Vancouver Island First Nation 'outraged' after Green MLA posts about outbreak
Mar 04, 2021 05:52 PM PST
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Action sought against Cong MLA for 'lying'
Mar 04, 2021 05:30 PM PST
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The power of poetry: Celebrating voices from El Paso on a global scale
Mar 04, 2021 04:22 PM PST
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Front Range couple's folk album awakens the poetry of Robert Frost
Mar 04, 2021 03:37 PM PST
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MLA who voted in favour of PEI's ban on vape flavours now says it goes too far
Mar 04, 2021 03:15 PM PST
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'Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy' Review: Hamaguchi Ryūsuke Spins a Delightful Trio of Short Stories
Mar 04, 2021 02:30 PM PST
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Poetry in (Fast) Motion: Seward County Community College Hosts Contest —Deadline 3/10
Mar 04, 2021 02:18 PM PST
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Editorial
Mar 04, 2021 01:11 PM PST
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Vancouver Island First Nation 'outraged' after MLA announces COVID-19 cases
Mar 04, 2021 01:00 PM PST
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West Caldwell Library March Events: ESL, Medicare, Irish Concert
Mar 04, 2021 12:26 PM PST
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Using poetry to help you survive the endless season of grief
Mar 04, 2021 11:52 AM PST
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Philosophy and Literature Find Their Home in Dr. Jennifer Frey's Exciting Podcast
Mar 04, 2021 11:07 AM PST
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A book about mushrooms, new poetry pondering what we humans need, and a publishing ...
Mar 04, 2021 10:45 AM PST
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Making a difference in the Field of ESL: TESOL Spotlight on Ms. Tatiana Araz
Mar 04, 2021 09:32 AM PST
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Sadapalooza: Evening of comedy and poetry will celebrate sadness
Mar 04, 2021 08:58 AM PST
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Arbor Day Poetry Contest Deadline Extended
Mar 04, 2021 08:41 AM PST
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Strong Museum, ESL partner on new museum expansion project
Mar 04, 2021 08:18 AM PST
English on Twitter
- CCCC is calling on its members to take part in our Wikipedia Initiative. Learn more: cccc.ncte.org/cccc/wikipedia… https://t.co/MMQpdHJhqw, photo: pic.twitter.com/MMQpdHJhqw6 hours ago | NCTE_CCCC
- Arizona State University’s Transformation Project and NCA invite you to the #AltAC in COM Virtual Workshop Series.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9 hours ago | NatComm
- Many news outlets are taking audience participation and feedback seriously. In @ConversationUS, @Cronkite_ASU Prof… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…13 hours ago | NatComm
- Would you consider Alexa to be female? NCA's newest 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 essay summarizes an article by @lsu_cmst… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…16 hours ago | NatComm
- We have published a statement regarding yesterday's emails to presenters of previously accepted #4C21 sessions.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NCTE_CCCC
- Some followers of the false QAnon conspiracy theory believe that former President Trump will be inaugurated on Marc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NatComm
- New on the NCA Bookshelf: 𝘊𝘛𝘌, 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘍𝘓, by @sportstvguy, @JanelleApple, and Christian Dotson-Pierson, wi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NatComm
- In the @ConversationUS, @MTSU Prof @DrKatieFoss examines the shift from the Trump administration’s “Operation Warp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NatComm
- In the @chronicle, @TTU_CoMC Professor and Dean @Ddperlmutter suggests recruitment practices that can improve racia… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | NatComm
- Submissions for NCA’s 107ᵗʰ Annual Convention are now open! The convention, to be held November 18-21, 2021, in Sea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | NatComm