Purdue Owl

Purdue Owl

As I was looking through the Purdue OWL website that was designed for students like myself, who like to write. I noticed that the website is beneficial for anyone who wants to improve their writing skills. In some sections, I was able to point out some topics that we've already discussed in class with Dr. Wood. Although we have other reading materials such as the Lunsford et. al (2008) to help us, this is a great tool because it has a lot of necessary tools that we use on a daily basis. For example, one section explained about rhetorical analysis, thesis statements, and supporting evidence. Also they had an article for students who use English as a second-language, as for reading it, I felt that it would provide some assistance to some struggling students. The website itself was written in a clear manner, it provided a lot of instructions and examples which helped me see the message that was being sent out more easily. There was an article written specifically for professional writers, teachers fall under this category. The purpose of this article was to help these writers write persuasive, creative resumes, letters, memos, reports, etc. It outlined the concept of rhetorical awareness and self design, by supporting examples of individual ideas.

I really enjoyed checking out the OWL website especially when it comes to the examples. In this website, it showed how other people wrote their mistakes so that way we are able to look at it, and see for ourselves what is to be done and also prevent it from happening to us. It was very visual and helped me see what I could be doing wrong in terms of my writing. For example, I don't excel in writing essays that aren't personal. If I ever need help for the next essay I write, I wouldn't be surprised if I came back to the Purdue OWL website for some references. Even though I can't complain about Lunsford et. al 2008, it does a wonderful job at explanations but I feel that OWL is clear when it comes to explaining what to do, how to avoid making mistakes, etc.

Purdue OWL Website used various sources of evidence which was helpful to me because then it showed that they had enough research to have these accurate, helpful information in terms of writing. Evidence is always important to writers because we all need a reliable source, right? Well the OWL accomplished that very well. It also allows other viewers to compare their work with the OWL website. This section provides excellent readers' comments which could also be a wonderful way for the audience to use tips and apply it to their knowledge of writing.

As a student who loves to write, I have to say the OWL website would help many other students like myself to gain more skills in terms of writing, espescially Gallaudet University students. The rubric we use for our writing applies to this website, because both fall under the same categories- grammar, critical thinking, rhetorical analysis, organized thoughts and citations. Both sources share these important key points, I recommend this website to all writers out there in the world who could use a tip or two to improve their writing skills espescially my GSR-101 bloggers, this applies to you guys as well!