WR 121 Writer's Profile (Self-Assessment Survey)
WR 121 Writer's Profile Name:______________________
Self-Assessment Survey
WR 121, Winter 2003, Prof. C. Agatucci Worth 10 points possible: __________Revised Deadline: Friday, March 14, 2003
A. WR 121 Course Learning Outcomes: Directions: Read each of the following WR 121 Course Learning Outcome statements, and do the following:
· Self-assess your skills & knowledge in each category using this 5-point scale:
5 = Excellent/A; 4 = Very Good/B; 3 = Satisfactory/C; 2 = Weak/D; 1=Poor/F· Feel free to Comment on any of the Learning Outcome statements & your self-ratings, and/or to list and rate any additional course or personal learning goals of your own.
___1. Write essays that . . .
___a. use a thesis to establish control over content;
___b. supply relevant and adequate supporting details drawn from observation, personal experience and responsive reading;
___c. employ the organizational strategies of effective beginnings, transitions, and endings;
___d. and conform to standard edited English.
___2. Achieve Outcome 1 (above) under time constraints (prior to the final exam), while . . .
___a. conforming to expectations of an assigned topic
___b. and of edited English appropriate for timed writing.___3. Demonstrate the ability to use a variety of expository essay patterns, such as definition, classification, process analysis, causal analysis, illustration, description, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, etc.
___4. Employ one or more sources responsibly (without plagiarizing) in a summary and other writing assignments.
___5. Demonstrate, in an essay, a sustained style employing rhetorically effective tone, persona, diction (word choice), idiom, and syntax (sentence structure).
___6. Use critical reading and writing to summarize and analyze an academic writing sample [i.e. in Summary & Analysis Exercises, Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis of Muller readings], identifying rhetorical patterns, major assertions, supporting details, etc..
___7. Complete appropriate written critical peer reviews of student essay drafts [i.e. Writer's Workshops, Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis of another student's essay], including suggestions for revision and editing.
___8. Complete (formal or informal) reviews of your own writing strengths and weaknesses, including effective self-prescriptions for improvement [e.g. implemented in your Revisions].
___9. You can identify and analyze steps in the processes that you use to complete an essay, including such steps as invention (getting started/getting ideas down on paper), thesis formation, organization, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading.
___10. Demonstrate an awareness of a variety of purposes and audiences [e.g., you can identify differences in communication situations, and in the rhetorical strategies used to address different writing purposes and audiences].
___Other Learning Goals of your own? (Please identify.)
Revised by Humanities Dept. Composition Committee, 1-28-02
B. Improvement. Circle Learning Outcome statements above that represent areas of your greatest improvement since beginning WR 121 this term.
C. In-Class Essay Writing. Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of your preparation process and in-class time management for timed in-class essays. List & briefly explain what you plan to do (1) the same way and/or (2) differently when you prepare and write the WR 121 Final Exam Essay.
D. Course Reflections.
(1) One or two aspects of this course that I found most helpful, and briefly explain why:
(2) One or two aspects of this course that I found least helpful, and briefly explain why:
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