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Complete the following diagnostic questions to help identify areas of need
I can develop effective questions and hypotheses to guide my research I don't even know what you're talking about I understand it, but I'm not sure I can do it Though it may not be easy, I can do this I'm a pro at this!
I can develop a sympathetic understanding (agree) of something I read, and then also argue with it (disagree) I don't even know what you're talking about I understand it, but I'm not sure I can do it Though it may not be easy, I can do this I'm a pro at this!
I know how best to generate and develop my own ideas for a written assignment or any academic writing situation I don't even know what you're talking about I understand it, but I'm not sure I can do it Though it may not be easy, I can do this I'm a pro at this!
I know several effective strategies for helping me deal with "writer's block" I don't even know what you're talking about I understand it, but I'm not sure I can do it Though it may not be easy, I can do this I'm a pro at this!
I can take several different positions into account as I develop my own opinion on an issue I don't even know what you're talking about I understand it, but I'm not sure I can do it Though it may not be easy, I can do this I'm a pro at this!
I can develop a sense of purpose, and an audience I am addressing, as I write and revise I don't even know what you're talking about I understand it, but I'm not sure I can do it Though it may not be easy, I can do this I'm a pro at this!
I can manage/organize my material to most effectively accomplish my purpose(s) I don't even know what you're talking about I understand it, but I'm not sure I can do it Though it may not be easy, I can do this I'm a pro at this!
I can develop my own argument, including finding and fixing flaws in reasoning and logic I don't even know what you're talking about I understand it, but I'm not sure I can do it Though it may not be easy, I can do this I'm a pro at this!
I can anticipate a readers' response(s) to what I write, and I can revise accordingly I don't even know what you're talking about I understand it, but I'm not sure I can do it Though it may not be easy, I can do this I'm a pro at this!
I have strategies for seeking and using feedback from others to help me revise (this does not refer to having someone else edit your grammar I don't even know what you're talking about I understand it, but I'm not sure I can do it Though it may not be easy, I can do this I'm a pro at this!
I can make appropriate decisions about how I use language (formal, slang, etc.) in light of the situation and audience I address I don't even know what you're talking about I understand it, but I'm not sure I can do it Though it may not be easy, I can do this I'm a pro at this!
I can edit my own prose so that the grammar contributes to, rather than detracting from, the success of my writing I don't even know what you're talking about I understand it, but I'm not sure I can do it Though it may not be easy, I can do this I'm a pro at this!
*** Adapted from the Writing Skills Questionnaire, pp. 447-449 in "A Community of Writers: A Workshop Course for Writing," 3rd edition, by Peter Elbow and Patricia Belanoff.