Receiving a privilege to assess and learn how to write better through the advices of Purdue University is truly an honor. To be requested to decide whether this Purdue OWL website is good enough for Gallaudet University students to use as a guide is an enormous responbility. Luckily, I feel confident that this website is more than good enough for any university student to use as a guide for their works.
In this blog, evidence will be provided to assure you that this website is perfect with involvement of Toulmin Method of Logic.
The Gallaudet University Writing Rubric includes precisely five things and interestingly enough the Purdue OWL website covers those too -
Assignment Formatting and Citing -
As stated in the GU writing rubric, it's mandatory to have all sources cited in proper style that follow its assigned prompt directions. As I looked through the website, this link, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/, explained how to cite correctly. GU students would benefit from this and write better in their pieces.
Written English Conventions -
Creating fluent sentences that makes the audience more drawn to your material is waht every writer wants to accomplish. Under the 'Teaching Writing' in the Purdue OWL website, it covers exactly that.
Critical Thinking -
This is more of a broad topic and it can be found all over the website... It depends on what you are looking for, if you wanted to know how to analyze properly, it has a guide... if you wanted to find out how to support your points convincingly, it has a guide.. Get my drift? It has everything for you.
Organization of Ideas -
As mentioned in the GU writing rubric, it's extremely important to have a good introduction which has to include a darn good thesis statement. If you wanted to write a thesis statement of that level, you need to go no further because this link (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01) explains letter by letter how to create one that would make your readers drop everything and keep on reading your piece until the end.
Author's Persona, Tone, and Audience Awareness -
It's all there in the website under Grammar and Mechanics... It teaches yo how to carefully pick the right words and organize them in sentences in a way that only the best writers would.
So instead of nodding my head on this website in approval, I explained word by word why this website should be used by GU students at all times. It has everything... more than just those five topics I covered above. There's only one thing left to say... Kudos to Purdue University.
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i like your best five selections from the OWL.. Also i do agree with your five selections beacuse it is the imporatant points to create a essay, blog, etc. Without those points, you will write with no sense.
ReplyDeleteGreat way to make people believe you that the website is successful. Giving five topics talked about in the website gives us an idea why this website is all around website.
ReplyDeleteIt is a honor to be able to access the OWL. The universtiy could've just limited the access to their own students. So they were nice to give everyone access. I liked how you explained the benefits from each sections.
ReplyDeleteWow you really excelled in this blog explaining that exceeding at each part of the rubric can happen if you use the OWL website. Awesome job.
ReplyDeletegood blog. i agree with Orca. Thank goodness OWL was created or we wouldn't have more help with our writing.
ReplyDeleteYeah, kudos to Purdue University. Apparently, it's the only thing they are good at because they suck at football and basketball!
ReplyDeleteThe structure of your blog is very simple. You simply explain every part of the rubric and how the OWL could help writers score better. Simple, but strong.
Love how you mentioned the similarities between the Gallaudet rubric and the OWL website.
ReplyDeleteI can tell you read the website thoroughly and made careful comparisons.
You clearly pointed out the requirements of GU blog and how OWL could help out, which was easy to read. nice job!
ReplyDeleteSimplicity is all we look for and you gave us the way to raise ourselves to reach Exemplary Skills category in GU rubric. You elaborated what OWL covers on each of the criteria. Effective blog!
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