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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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Nika HoganPasadena City College
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John McCarthyMadonna University
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Erin FlewellingSan Diego State University
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C GIvy Tech Community/Technical College - Crawfordsville,Frankfort,Lafayette
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Francis HernandezHouston Community/Technical College System
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Leena JamaleddinAl-Arqam Islamic School and College Prep
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English on the Web
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Poetry vs poverty: Same Boat?
Oct 31, 2020 12:30 PM PDT
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MLA: Scindia offered bribe
Oct 31, 2020 12:07 PM PDT
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Sinn Féin MLA Catherine Kelly resigns over Covid-19 grants controversy
Oct 31, 2020 11:48 AM PDT
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MLA wants canoeing training centre in Goa
Oct 31, 2020 11:11 AM PDT
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Poet Skye Jackson writes about New Orleans, Beyoncé, heartache and more
Oct 31, 2020 10:37 AM PDT
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Final Harvest: Vashon Winery's Owner Decides it's Time to Sell
Oct 31, 2020 10:15 AM PDT
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We all love writing short stories, but we don't like paying to read them
Oct 31, 2020 08:56 AM PDT
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"Only Did What Poetry Told Us To Do:" A Portrait of Sylvia Plath On Honeymoon With Ted Hughes
Oct 31, 2020 08:23 AM PDT
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Enfield's new poet laureate seeks to educate and inspire
Oct 31, 2020 08:11 AM PDT
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Mckenzie Eggers
Oct 31, 2020 07:37 AM PDT
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"Will Put Congress MLA In Jail If Voted To Power": Assam Finance Minister
Oct 31, 2020 07:25 AM PDT
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Clocks turn back tonight as Daylight Saving Time ends; MLA wants that practice to stop
Oct 31, 2020 07:03 AM PDT
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Literary calendar: Nikki Giovanni, Eddie Glaude Jr. and Mary Potter Kenyon speak
Oct 31, 2020 06:52 AM PDT
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Valmiki Jayanti 2020: Raghav Chadha, AAP MLA From Rajinder Nagar, Inaugurates Road at ...
Oct 31, 2020 06:30 AM PDT
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Nutley poet publishes first collection, tackles womanhood
Oct 31, 2020 06:18 AM PDT
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Congress MLA Sherman Ali will be put behind bars: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Oct 31, 2020 03:52 AM PDT
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Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: RJD reposes faith in sitting MLA as it looks to retain Darbhanga ...
Oct 31, 2020 03:18 AM PDT
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“Since the Stroessner dictatorship, nothing has changed in Paraguay” Literature
Oct 31, 2020 01:48 AM PDT
English on Twitter
- NCA’s newest 𝘊-𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 reports on journal citation metrics for NCA journals. The 𝘊-𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 provides a few metrics for e… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NatComm
- The @insidehighered review of @UTcommstudies Prof Joshua Gunn’s 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘙𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NatComm
- Comm Ph.D.s, the deadline to sign up for CV Consulting at the NCA 106ᵗʰ Annual Convention is 11:59 p.m. Eastern on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NatComm
- Getting ready for the NCA 106ᵗʰ Annual Convention? In the newest episode of 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, NCA First Vice P… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | NatComm
- Clemson Communication students may help Twitter remove accounts that are interfering with the election.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | NatComm
- Thank you to authors @UMD_COMM Doc Candidate @AghazadehSarah & Prof @laldoory for working with us on this 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴!2 days ago | NatComm
- A new 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 article assesses a school-based health literacy intervention for ru… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | NatComm
- Are you a Comm Ph.D. who's job searching? Attend the #NCA20 PrepTalk on navigating the job market during the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 days ago | NatComm
- Especially during the #COVID19 pandemic, it is important to understand your partner’s concerns and needs. In this… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 days ago | NatComm
- Today’s #NCA20Fact: NCA 106ᵗʰ Annual Convention attendees are encouraged to create a personal schedule in Conventio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 days ago | NatComm