Writing Self-AssessmentWriting Self-Assessment

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Expository WritingExpository Writing

24 June 201324 June 2013

Nature of Essays!Nature of Essays!

• How many essays do you usually How many essays do you usually write per semester, trimester, or write per semester, trimester, or quarter? quarter?

• How long are these essays, page- How long are these essays, page- and paragraph-wise? and paragraph-wise?

Nature of Drafts!Nature of Drafts!

• How long does it usually take you to How long does it usually take you to write a rough draft? How about a final write a rough draft? How about a final draft? How many drafts do you usually draft? How many drafts do you usually write when composing an essay – and write when composing an essay – and why that number? why that number?

• When you’re writing new drafts of the When you’re writing new drafts of the same paper, what do you find yourself same paper, what do you find yourself concentrating on changing? Word concentrating on changing? Word choice? Paragraph structure? Cutting choice? Paragraph structure? Cutting old material? Adding new material?old material? Adding new material?

• Do you find it difficult to make changes Do you find it difficult to make changes to a rough draft? What about a near-to a rough draft? What about a near-final draft?final draft?

Response to AdviceResponse to Advice

• Assuming you’ve had works edited by Assuming you’ve had works edited by your peers in the past, what sort of your peers in the past, what sort of advice do you find easy to follow? advice do you find easy to follow? What’s the toughest advice to follow, What’s the toughest advice to follow, and why?and why?

• Do you re-read your work after you Do you re-read your work after you print, but before you turn it in? How print, but before you turn it in? How about after your teachers return it? Do about after your teachers return it? Do you use teacher comments to improve you use teacher comments to improve your writing, or do you avoid looking at your writing, or do you avoid looking at your old work when you start new your old work when you start new pieces?pieces?

Writing Process 101Writing Process 101

• How much time usually passes How much time usually passes between the moment you receive between the moment you receive an essay prompt and the essay’s an essay prompt and the essay’s due date? How much of that time due date? How much of that time do you spend on essay writing (the do you spend on essay writing (the prewriting, re-reading, drafting, prewriting, re-reading, drafting, editing, and writing aspects)? editing, and writing aspects)? When do you tend to start?When do you tend to start?

• When do you produce your best When do you produce your best writing – early, late, under writing – early, late, under pressure, etc.? How can you tell?pressure, etc.? How can you tell?

Writing Process 101 (II!)Writing Process 101 (II!)

• Where do you write? Describe the room Where do you write? Describe the room in as much detail as you can. Do you in as much detail as you can. Do you have a desk? Do you use a computer? have a desk? Do you use a computer? Do you keep the lights on or off when Do you keep the lights on or off when you write?you write?

• Describe your writing process in as Describe your writing process in as much detail as possible. Do you listen to much detail as possible. Do you listen to music? Do you keep your book open? Do music? Do you keep your book open? Do you stay connected to the Internet? Do you stay connected to the Internet? Do you need to be alone, or do you feel you need to be alone, or do you feel more comfortable when working near more comfortable when working near company? Do you have a “pre-writing” company? Do you have a “pre-writing” process?process?

You as AuthorYou as Author

• How much time do you think you spend How much time do you think you spend each day “writing” (taking notes, each day “writing” (taking notes, sending texts, finishing assignments, sending texts, finishing assignments, etc.)? How much of this time is spent etc.)? How much of this time is spent writing voluntarily – the things you want writing voluntarily – the things you want to write?to write?

• Do you respect yourself as a writer – Do you respect yourself as a writer – would you want to read your own work? would you want to read your own work? Do you ever catch yourself writing Do you ever catch yourself writing something that you think someone else something that you think someone else wants to read, rather than writing wants to read, rather than writing something you want to write? And are something you want to write? And are you ever reluctant to write certain types you ever reluctant to write certain types of pieces?of pieces?