Writing Attitude Survey-2011

Please answer to the best of your ability.
Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Why is writing important?*
    To get or keep a job
    To entertain
    Therapy - to feel better
    To communicate


  1. Do you like to write?*
    Yes
    No
    Depends on what I am writing


  1. What do you like to write. Choose as many as you like.*
    Stories
    Notes/letters/email
    Poetry
    Diary/ Journal
    Essays
    Autobiographical
    Descriptive essay
    Nothing I hate writing.


  1. Do you like to write so much that you do it on your won time?
    yes
    no


  1. What do good writers need to HAVE or DO in order to be considered GOOD WRITERS? Choose the top 5 in your opinion.
    IMAGINATION
    GOOD GRAMMAR/LANGUAGE RULES SKILLS
    FOCUS/STAY ON TOPIC
    GOOD SPELLING
    ORGANIZATION
    READ A LOT
    WRITE NEATLY
    BIG VOCABULARY
    WRITE A LOT
    KNOW HOW TO EDIT/PROOFREAD/REVISE


  1. Do you know what a rubric is?
    yes
    no


  1. 8. How comfortable would you feel evaluating classmates’ writing?
    Totally
    Okay
    Not Very
    No way Man


  1. Would the use of a rubric help?


  1. 9. How comfortable would you be with classmates evaluating your writing?
    How comfortable would you be with classmates evaluating your writing?


    VERY, I WOULD FIND IT HELPFUL
    DEPENDS ON WHO IT IS;
    IF THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING
    NO WAY MAN, I DON’T WANT ANYONE READING MY STUFF





Laura McPherson
Coordinator of the Academic Success Center/ Instructor
Northern Maine Community College
Presque Isle, ME