Student Writing Assessment Checklist

for Self-Assessment or Peer-Assessment

	Question	Yes	No	Examples/Comments
Content	Are the details specific and supportive of the topic?
	Are the ideas fully developed?
	Does the information support the topic and focus on the theme?
Focus	Was there a specific audience?
	Were all the ideas clear?
	Does the writing sustain a single point of view?
Organization	Is there a definite sequence?
	Does each paragraph deal with one another?
	Does logical sentence order and do transitions exist between paragraphs or ideas?
	Are the introductions, main bodies, conclusions clear?
Style	Is the word choice effective and appropriate?
	Does the structure vary?
Conventions	Are spelling, punctuation and capitalization correct?
	Is the usage correct?
	Are all sentences complete?

Task 1.4. Individual writing work: find out the writing difficulties and the ways of getting over them.

1.4. You`ve done the writing test, you`ve got experience in writing, choose what you feel when you think about your individual writing work. Choose the sentence that describes you.

• I work at my writing independently with great pleasure.

• I am usually in no mood to work at my writing independently.

• I usually work at my writing independently because I have to, but I don`t enjoy it.

• Other

………………………………………………………………………………

Comment on your answer, discuss your answers in pairs/a group.

1.5. State your opinion about individual writing work

• I work at my writing independently with great pleasure as …...............................

• I am usually in no mood to work at my writing independently as ………………………

• I usually work at my writing independently because I have to, but I don`t enjoy it as ……………..

• Other ……………………………………………

1.6. Compare your results with your partner and work out the reasons for negative and positive feelings. Make a list of it and discuss.

Reasons for positive feelings in writing	Reasons for negative feelings in writing

Think how you can get over or reduce the influence of the negative factors and reinforce the positive factors - how you can make yourself write. Make notes and compare them with Smart Writing Tips in Section A.

1.7. What techniques do you prefer to use or have you used to avoid distractions in your writing?

Give tips and tricks which are especially effective? For more information use Smart Writing Tips in Section A.

The sample of keeping your Learner Diary

Date _____ Unit _____ Task _____

Your answers and comments: ________________________________________

Your test results and comments _______________________________________

Your progress in writing competence and your comments

__________________________________

(on the basis of assessment grids, checklists)

A brilliant opportunity to develop and master your writing confidence is to use various writing strategies.

For more information see Smart Writing Tips: Section A.

1.8. What distractions do you have when writing?

You can minimize distractions when writing using Practical Tips by Ali Hale, see Smart Writing Tips: Section A.