Student Self-Assessment: Writing

Complete this survey to describe your thoughts and attitudes toward writing at this time. For some questions, you may select more than one answer.
Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. These are my thoughts and attitude toward writing:*
    I like to write, both at home and at school.
    I like to write for fun, but not for school.
    I really don't like to write and would rather do other things.
    I don't think writing is a very useful tool for everyday living.
    I would like to write more if I were a better writer.
    I would like to write more if I had more time.


  1. I spend this amount of time at home writing for enjoyment:*
    no time
    up to 30 minutes a week
    30-60 minutes a week
    more than an hour a week
    an hour a day or more


  1. I consider myself to be*
    a very good writer
    a good writer
    an average writer
    a poor writer


  1. This is how I would describe my improvement as a writer:*
    I feel as though I am improving as a writer.
    I know what I need to work on as a writer.
    I am not improving as a writer.
    I don't know what to work on to improve my writing.


  1. These problems bother me when I am writing:*
    I have trouble thinking of topics to write about.
    I have trouble expressing my ideas.
    I have trouble thinking of just the right word.
    I have trouble organizing my ideas.
    I have trouble getting started.
    Other things distract me.


  1. When I am working on a writing project*
    I would rather work alone than with a group.
    I would rather work with one other person.
    I would rather work with a group.
    I don't care whether I work alone or with a group.


  1. I prefer to have my writing reviewed by*
    a peer reader.
    a small group of peer readers.
    a peer reader and my teacher.
    my teacher only.
    no one.


  1. I most like to write*
    in a diary or journal.
    letters to friends.
    stories or mysteries.
    poems
    about my opinions.
    directions that tell others how to do something.
    about my life.
    about other people.
    about inventions and ideas.
    about the news at school.
    in text messages.
    emails to friends.
    blog or wiki entries.


  1. In my free time I like to write*
    cartoons.
    song lyrics.
    notes to friends.
    a diary or a journal.
    plays.
    computer notes.
    letters.
    jokes and puzzles.


  1. What is the best piece of writing you have done and what do you like about it?*


  1. From the options below, choose the one that best represents you.*
    I am not good at writing.
    I am okay at writing.
    I am good at writing.
    I am excellent at writing.


  1. Use the space below to tell my anything else you think I should know about your abilities as a writer or your attitudes toward writing.





Mrs. Hartwig
English/Literacy Teacher
ACGC High School
Guthrie Center, IA