Welcome to The OWL, GGU's Online Writing Lab!
The OWL offers online writing assistance to all GGU students, via email: all undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students may submit work for ANY course at GGU to The OWL.
Submission Guidelines
- Please limit each submissions to 750 words, maximum (about 3 pages, total).
- If your paper is longer than 750 words, you may submit it in 3 separate "chunks," using the Submission Form EACH time you submit your work.
- Please limit the number of your submissions to 3 within a 24-hour period.
Submission Form
- Use the Submission Form EACH time you submit a paper, or portion of a paper.
- Fill out the form completely: include your instructor's email address and make sure your own email address is correct!
- Identify ONE category for tutor feedback: grammar and mechanics; organization and development; or documentation: you may want to submit the same paper multiple times (once for feedback on grammar, for instance, and once for feedback on organization).
- Please submit only .doc files, not .docx files.
Hours & Availability
- The OWL is open around the clock: you may submit your paper at any time.
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Papers are returned within 24-48 hours of submission. If you do not receive a response back from The OWL within 24-48 hours, please email us at owltutors@ggu.edu or email OWL Director Gwen Ball @gball@ggu.edu.
- Only GGU students enrolled in GGU courses may submit work to The OWL.
- Exception: Students and alumni may submit resumes, cover letters, and other career-related documents.
- Face-to-face tutoring is avaialbe at the San Francisco campus Writing Lab
Feedback vs. Editing
- OWL tutors provide feedback and highlight specific problems in a student's work.
- It is a student's responsibility to incorporate the tutors' comments and feedback into his/her own writing.
- OWL Tutors do not "correct" errors or edit papers.
OWL Resources
Created by Adjunct English Professor Gwen Buffington Ball for the Golden Gate University community. Please email her with comments and suggestions at gball@ggu.edu.
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