"Figure 2. Blog Prompt: Analyzing Websites. Websites: www.medievalpoc.tumblr.com ; https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ ; www.facebook.com Bloggers are each responsible for one site. Commenters need to explore each site and add to each blogger's response. •Begin by trying to analyze the website using Harvey's ""Elements of the Academic Essay."" Does the website have a thesis? A motive? Etc. •Note where you get stuck and which terms do not easily apply to your website. For instance, perhaps the term ""thesis"" isn't appropriate for your site and may need to be replaced with a category like ""purpose."" •As in the example above, come up with some new terms that are useful for thinking about the ways in which websites are organized. Think about terms like audience, utility, navigation, toolbars, privacy, pages, etc. •As in a close reading, try and make a connection between the form (organization) and the content (information) of the website. Try and imagine this as the thesis statement for a hypothetical paper that would perform a close reading of your website. Because this is an experimental project, don't feel frustrated if you're unable to come up with an argument. We will work on this together in class."
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