They should be in that folder. Also, did you check Use Mods in the Options screen? You also have to start a new game to use the mods (no loading an old saved game, unless you dont want to use the mods).

But other than that most mods have instructions with them (usually inside the zip or rar file), so take a look inside the file, and see what the instructions are. 

@ impinc i checked teh mods to be on

@ heavenfall waht do you mean by extracting because i havent done that

ok i for the elven mod i grabbed the folders( i couldn't find an extract button) and moved both into the elemenatal mods and gfx folders.Neither worked

Back up a bit, perhaps.  Do you understand that files with a ".rar"  or ".zip" ending are compressed (condensed) files, packed to take up less space when moving. copying, etc... ?  Compressed files cannot do anything alone.  To use the file, you have to "unpack" it first.  That requires, as stated above, a program to unpack it,  There are may free ones out there.  Win zip comes to mind.  Many are good. Some handle more than one compression type. Almost every site you go to to download the free version will try to get you to "buy" a 'better version."  For what we do, the free versions are more than adequate.

You download and install the unpacking program, unzip, whatever. Once it is installed on your PC.  The compressed "rar" "zip" whatever, will recognize the unpacking program and un-zip to wherever you tell it when you double click on it.  Once unzipped, you will have files in folders.  These folders are what you move into the EWoM mod folder.  Hope this helps.