Writing Attitude Survey
Name:
Rate each according to how you would feel if you were asked to do each of the following.
1. Think it is a great idea and can’t wait to start
2. Might be depends on the situation
3. Can’t think of a situation in which I would want to do it
4. Wouldn’t do it no matter what
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Write a letter to the author of a book you read. |
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Write about something you have heard or seen. |
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Write a letter to a store asking about something you might buy there. |
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Describe in writing why something happened. |
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Write in my free time. |
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Keep a diary. |
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Write poetry. |
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Write your opinion on a topic. |
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Be an author of a book. |
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Take a job as a writer for a newspaper. |
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Practice to become an even better writer. |
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Write a story instead of doing homework. |
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Write a story instead of watching TV. |
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Write about something you did in science. |
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Write about something you did in social studies. |
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If you were asked to write more in school. |
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Write down important things your teacher says about a new topic. |
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Write a long story or report in school. |
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Write answers to questions in science or social studies. |
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Your teacher asks you to go back and change some of your writing. |
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Listen to your classmates talk about making your writing better. |
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Write an advertisement for something people can buy. |
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Keep a journal for class. |
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Write about things that have happened in your life. |
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Write about something from another person’s point of view. |
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Check your writing to make sure the words you have written are spelled correctly. |
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27 |
Let your classmates read something you wrote. |
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28 |
Write a lot less in school. |
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29 |
Write a play. |
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30 |
Write a song. |
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Write a television program. |
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Write a script for a video. |
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Write ...
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