PU OWL, GU n Blog Rubrics

Every paper, I have to manage between Gallaudet University’s writing rubric, Dr. Pajka-West blog rubric, and some resources from books or websites such like Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL). Gallaudet University writing rubric is a material for GU students who write papers for GU English Teachers. The students are supposed to follow this rubric to suit the teachers’ expectations. Dr. Pajka-West blog rubric is for only students who use blogs instead essays. This rubric is little altered than GU writing rubric because the points are specified for blogs. Helpful resources such like Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) only helps students who have difficulty to write a paper with strong words and statements. Most of students have their own weakness such like creating a thesis; OWL is specified to help students with those weaknesses. The Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab is very resourceful for Gallaudet University students and Dr. Wood’s students because the OWL does fit GU writing rubric and Dr. Pajka-West’s blog rubric.
GU writing rubric is somewhat flawed but useful in some ways. The rubric has some valuable points like required fluidity, central point, proper word choice, and correct citation. Fluidity, the paper have to be fit in smoothly, once one paragraph is off point than other paragraphs, and the piece may be a turn off. Also proper choice of words is part of fluidity because the word choice changes your feelings with the paper. If the choice is kiddy and the topic is serious, you may feel conflicted with negativity from the piece. Also the thesis is the main idea of the paper and it is part of the fluidity because if your main point is way off from the supporting ideas in the body and then your paper may not fitting for the teacher. The citations are required for the essays and are required to add on the bottom of paper.
Dr. Pajka-West’s blog rubric is the other side of GU writing rubric because the blog rubric kept GU’s important areas but refine them to fit the blogs. The blogs are different than real essays because it contains your own questions, thoughts, and personal engagements. Also the blogs can include other students’ ideas which most of teachers encouraged students to do that. The blog rubric required thesis, fluidity, and word choice which it is similar to GU rubric. Other areas are different because the blogs are more linked to the student. The blog want to have the student’s personal engagement. A personal engagement is the student’s motivation and jumping in the blog. If the student actually did the personal engagement and the blog may be powerful because the student spoke from their heart and head.
One helpful resource, PU OWL, it is very helpful for the students who are struggling with creating thesis statement, presenting arguments with evidence and reasons, proper APA citation, how to make a paper fluid, and many more. Dr. Wood’s presentation about OWL and how OWL is huge with helpful information relating to Lunsford such like structuring an argument. OWL provides different ways of citation, style of writing (creative, tutorial, social sciences, engineering, etc), and writing in different orders. Also it teaches the students how to make a best outline paper which the students could follow with no struggles. One main thing of OWL, it does provide different styles of thesis. Also it shows you how to make a good thesis that hit many points without explaining with hundreds of words.
OWL is so helpful with me when I was in high school, I learned how to write outlines, and I used this method ever since. My high school English teacher encouraged us to play around in OWL so I did and I ended up learning many things such like prewriting, creating introduction, body, and conclusion and weaving together into one piece, and using proper kind of citation for each resource I used. I When I came to Gallaudet University and Dr. Wood gave me two rubrics, Gallaudet University writing rubric and Dr. Pajka-West blog rubric. I had been juggling between those two rubrics and helpful resources such like OWL. I am surprised that I actually survived to middle of semester and I am so ready for more. I don’t think I would pass this class without having helpful resources like OWL. Both rubrics and resources (OWL, etc) are so helpful, you have to figure out the puzzle to fit all resources to figure your paper out. When you pick the important points from those resources and you can make the paper almost perfect. Fluidity, very clear thesis, complete introduction, body, and conclusion, strong reasons/evidence, huge personal engagement, and proper citation will make your piece almost perfect. If you want to have a great piece, you have to juggle between both rubrics and some helpful resources like OWL to get A plus!