The Little Seagull handbook had many defining attributes. It had a section about MLA, Language, Sentences, and so much more. The handbook consisted of everything that you'd need for a college english/writing class. But, was it helpful? Well, it honestly depends on what you already knew about MLA or Sentence structures beforehand. If you didn't know much or needed a refresher then the Handbook was great! Other than that, I did not feel like I learned anything from the handbook.
The Little Seagull Handbook was like a double edged sword to me. I already knew about subjects and predicates and all the other language rules that were mentioned, so having to read all that information was pointless to me. What I most looked forward to in this book was learning about MLA since it is such a huge deal when it comes to college papers but it was no help at all because it was outdated. I could not use it for reference when I needed it so I had to use Purdue Owl. I felt like I wasted my $11.92. I learned more by reading the essays in the writing spaces volumes than reading in the handbook.
The Little Seagull Handbook was like a double edged sword to me. I already knew about subjects and predicates and all the other language rules that were mentioned, so having to read all that information was pointless to me. What I most looked forward to in this book was learning about MLA since it is such a huge deal when it comes to college papers but it was no help at all because it was outdated. I could not use it for reference when I needed it so I had to use Purdue Owl. I felt like I wasted my $11.92. I learned more by reading the essays in the writing spaces volumes than reading in the handbook.
Great post! I did not use to write much in English, so The Little Seagull Handbook was very helpful for me because I learn things like grammars and punctuation.
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