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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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Compact Anthology of World Literature
A world literature class may be the first place that some students have encountered European works, let alone non-Western...
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Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking, and Communication
Authors' Description: "In the age of Buzzfeeds, hashtags, and Tweets, students are increasingly favoring conversational...
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Professional and Technical Writing
This guide to technical writing was created by and for students enrolled in Technical and Professional Writing courses....
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Technical Writing |
You're probably wondering what this "technical writing thing" is. Someone may even have told you, "it's this course where...
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Three Modules on Clear Writing Style: An Introduction to The Craft of Argument, by Joseph M. Williams and Gregory Colomb
Each of the three modules in this series introducing the Little Red Schoolhouse principles aims to do several things:...
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Technical Writing
A textbook focusing on writing in the workplace, with an emphasis on audience analysis, writing for specific situations,...
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Exploring structural element of a short story using semantic web
“Exploring Structural Element Of A Short Story Using Semantic Web” By: Ma. Teresa A. Lopez
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Rhizcomics
Rhizcomics is a digital monograph that composes multimodal arguments about rhetoric and comics. The book presents comics...
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MAKING SPACE
This collection situates space design and digital technologies as deliberate, infrastructural practice. The chapters call...
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Digital Samaritans: Rhetorical Delivery and Engagement in the Digital Humanities
Digital Samaritans explores rhetorical delivery and cultural sovereignty in the digital humanities. The exigence for the...
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EmpoWord
EmpoWord is a reader and rhetoric that champions the possibilities of student writing. The textbook uses actual student...
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English Composition 2
Good researchers and writers examine their sources critically and actively. They do not just compile and summarize these...
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English Composition 1
Composition I focuses on principles of writing, critical reading and essay composition using rhetorical styles common in...
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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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Exploring Perspectives: A Concise Guide to Analysis
The reason why Randall Fallows wrote Exploring Perspectives: A Concise Guide to Analysis is simple: to help give students...
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A Theory of Literate Action; Literate Action Volume 2
The second in a two-volume set, A Theory of Literate Action draws on work from the social sciences—and in particular...
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Shaping Written Knowledge
In Shaping Written Knowledge, Charles Bazerman traces the history and character of the experimental article in science,...
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Writing Selves/Writing Societies - Research from Activity Perspectives
The chapters in this edited collection, published solely in electronic format, consider human activity and writing from...
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Involved: Writing for College, Writing for Your Self
Involved: Writing for College, Writing for Your Self helps students to understand their college experience as a way of...
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The Word on College Reading and Writing
Welcome to The Word on College Reading and Writing! Have you ever wished for a handy guide that would steer you in the...
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Course: TA121 - Oral Interpretation of Literature - OER (PUBLIC) Version
Students will be able to foster an appreciation of literature and develop creative skills in public speaking and...
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Conventions 101: A Functional Approach to Teaching and Assessing Grammar and Punctuation
This is a collection of cumulative units of study for conventional errors common in student writing. It's flexible,...
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Writing the Nation: A Concise Introduction to American Literature—1865 to Present
This textbook covers American literature since 1865. In addition to introducing the authors, there are direct links to...
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Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners
This textbook is designed for beginning-intermediate English language learners. It is composed of 7 chapters, each of...
New Members
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Jason ShrontzGogebic Community/Technical College -
Lisa ArterSouthern Utah University
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sully solorzanoColegio Bilingue San Agustin
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Ajith ThangapazhamVelammal Institute of Technology
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marvin grayMandaree
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Alexandria LockettSpelman College
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Deborah DevlinFrostburg State University
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Renee FieldColumbia College of Missouri
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Renee ColeSouthwest Tennessee Community College
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Lori JohnsonRappahannock Community/Technical College
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Marjorie SnyderSouthwestern College
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Madison WallaceGensuite LLC
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Sabina NowakPedagogical University in Krakow
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Brittany FleschJupiter Christian School
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Menna Mohamedain shams univesity
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Ihab ShabanaAlalzhar university
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Maggie O'BryanPace University
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obiyaa frimpongnorth liverpool academy
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Linda TuckerSouthern Arkansas University
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Amie WilsonHamilton County Schools
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Alison JeffriesLos Angeles Valley College
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Joan ThompsonOldham County High School
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milissa riggsTarrant County College
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Eric KufsCalifornia State University, Northridge
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English on the Web
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New poetry book aims to inspire Scotland's new teachers on school return
Aug 20, 2018 10:03 PM PDT
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ESL ENL Teacher
Aug 20, 2018 05:36 PM PDT
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Love Untangled Poetry Book Launch
Aug 20, 2018 04:15 PM PDT
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2018 Fall Arts Celebration to offer art, music, poetry to GV students
Aug 20, 2018 02:33 PM PDT
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People's Poetry and Jazz Festival celebrates African dance, music, and arts
Aug 20, 2018 02:11 PM PDT
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GC freshman bares soul in book of poetry
Aug 20, 2018 02:00 PM PDT
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AAP MLA protests, wants bridge rebuilt
Aug 20, 2018 12:52 PM PDT
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Poetry Is Everywhere—If You Look in Non-Traditional Places
Aug 20, 2018 12:41 PM PDT
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Vexed traders apprise MLA of poor sanitation
Aug 20, 2018 12:18 PM PDT
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Barak MLA alleges minority harassment
Aug 20, 2018 11:56 AM PDT
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Judith Butler Explains Letter in Support of Avital Ronell
Aug 20, 2018 11:45 AM PDT
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Former MLA draws flak for posts against Vajpayee
Aug 20, 2018 11:33 AM PDT
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Dispel darkness with sword of poetry: Gowri Lakshmi
Aug 20, 2018 11:20 AM PDT
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Schools can register now for North Dakota Poetry Out Loud
Aug 20, 2018 11:00 AM PDT
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Elizabeth Marchant
Aug 20, 2018 10:38 AM PDT
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Maniac to replace Sprout's Spiidi at ESL Meisterschaft 2018 grand final
Aug 20, 2018 10:26 AM PDT
English on Twitter
- In the Denver area? We invite you to attend NCA’s next public program, “The Art of Science Communication,” on Sept.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…13 minutes ago | NatComm
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- In this “Masters in Parenting” podcast episode, Comm Prof Paul Oren discusses how to talk to your kids about their… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 hours ago | NatComm
- The CCCC James Berlin Memorial Outstanding Dissertation Award honors a graduate whose dissertation improves the edu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 hours ago | NCTE_CCCC
- Working with college-age student-athletes helped member @JMRifenburg gain insights into how to study and teach for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…15 hours ago | NCTE_CCCC
- NCA is currently accepting proposals for its Advancing the Discipline Grants for one-time funding initiatives not e… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…19 hours ago | NatComm
- Journalism Professor Lisa Collins offers some tips for students on how to write better emails to their professors.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…21 hours ago | NatComm
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- To our members returning to school this week and next: We wish you success for this coming year! #backtoschool https://t.co/Sk6ie5wNzQ, photo: pic.twitter.com/Sk6ie5wNzQ23 hours ago | NatComm
- The latest NCA C-brief examines graduate teaching assistant stipends and salaries by state. #highered bit.ly/2BsOI3l23 hours ago | NatComm