Be sure that students' evaluations include the URL and the date of the visit. It posts monthly articles on various types of writing. For instance, a recent issue had articles about romance writing, marketing plays, and research paper shortcuts. The site has an archive of past articles. A compilation of these Web site reviews would be a nice gift for college-bound seniors.
OWLs have a growing role to play on the Internet and in the educational setting.
Exploration and evaluation of writing sites enables writers to have authoritative support for their writing assignments. As students compose on computers connected to the Internet whether at school or at home they can go straight to grammar and writing resources whenever they encounter problems. A grammar guide. Sheryl Hinman , a Master Teacher in the State of Illinois Honor Program, is an English and journalism teacher who earned her M.A. in educational administration at Western Illinois University. She has served as a team coach for Think Quest, a highly competitive, national Internet contest for high school students, and was named the ThinkQuest Coach of the Year at an awards ceremony held in Washington DC in November 1997.