My Life as a Writer--Elementary School Student Survey 2012

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* 1. What school do you attend?

Chapman School

Doolittle School

Highland School

Norton School

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* 2. What grade are you in?

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

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* 3. Are you male or female?

Male

Female

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* 4. Which statement BEST describes your feelings about writing?

I always love to write.

I enjoy writing most of the time.

Writing is OK.

I only like to write once in awhile.

I dislike writing.

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* 5. If it were up to you, how often would you CHOOSE to write at school?

I would choose to write every day.

I would choose to write 4-5 times per week.

I would choose to write 2-3 times per week.

I would choose to write once in awhile.

I would hardly ever choose to write.

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* 6. Please rate your top 3 writing genres.

	#1 choice	#2 choice	#3 choice
Poetry	Poetry #1 choice	Poetry #2 choice	Poetry #3 choice
Reports	Reports #1 choice	Reports #2 choice	Reports #3 choice
Letters	Letters #1 choice	Letters #2 choice	Letters #3 choice
Stories	Stories #1 choice	Stories #2 choice	Stories #3 choice
Biographies	Biographies #1 choice	Biographies #2 choice	Biographies #3 choice
Informational or How-to Books	Informational or How-to Books #1 choice	Informational or How-to Books #2 choice	Informational or How-to Books #3 choice
Arguments	Arguments #1 choice	Arguments #2 choice	Arguments #3 choice
Critiques of Literature	Critiques of Literature #1 choice	Critiques of Literature #2 choice	Critiques of Literature #3 choice
Book Reports	Book Reports #1 choice	Book Reports #2 choice	Book Reports #3 choice
Research	Research #1 choice	Research #2 choice	Research #3 choice

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* 7. How do you feel about these parts of Writing Workshop?

	Love it	Like it	Don't mind it	Dislike it
Looking at Examples of Good Writing	Looking at Examples of Good Writing Love it	Looking at Examples of Good Writing Like it	Looking at Examples of Good Writing Don't mind it	Looking at Examples of Good Writing Dislike it
Whole Group Minilessons	Whole Group Minilessons Love it	Whole Group Minilessons Like it	Whole Group Minilessons Don't mind it	Whole Group Minilessons Dislike it
Independent Writing	Independent Writing Love it	Independent Writing Like it	Independent Writing Don't mind it	Independent Writing Dislike it
Conferences	Conferences Love it	Conferences Like it	Conferences Don't mind it	Conferences Dislike it
Spelling Lessons	Spelling Lessons Love it	Spelling Lessons Like it	Spelling Lessons Don't mind it	Spelling Lessons Dislike it
Handwriting Lessons	Handwriting Lessons Love it	Handwriting Lessons Like it	Handwriting Lessons Don't mind it	Handwriting Lessons Dislike it
Author's Craft Lessons	Author's Craft Lessons Love it	Author's Craft Lessons Like it	Author's Craft Lessons Don't mind it	Author's Craft Lessons Dislike it

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* 8. How would you rate the amount of time you spend on each of these parts of Writing Workshop?

	We spend too much time on this	We spend just the right amount of time on this	We don't spend enough time on this	Don't know what this is
Looking at Examples of Good Writing	Looking at Examples of Good Writing We spend too much time on this	Looking at Examples of Good Writing We spend just the right amount of time on this	Looking at Examples of Good Writing We don't spend enough time on this	Looking at Examples of Good Writing Don't know what this is
Whole Group Minilessons	Whole Group Minilessons We spend too much time on this	Whole Group Minilessons We spend just the right amount of time on this	Whole Group Minilessons We don't spend enough time on this	Whole Group Minilessons Don't know what this is
Independent Writing	Independent Writing We spend too much time on this	Independent Writing We spend just the right amount of time on this	Independent Writing We don't spend enough time on this	Independent Writing Don't know what this is
Conferences	Conferences We spend too much time on this	Conferences We spend just the right amount of time on this	Conferences We don't spend enough time on this	Conferences Don't know what this is
Spelling Lessons	Spelling Lessons We spend too much time on this	Spelling Lessons We spend just the right amount of time on this	Spelling Lessons We don't spend enough time on this	Spelling Lessons Don't know what this is
Handwriting Lessons	Handwriting Lessons We spend too much time on this	Handwriting Lessons We spend just the right amount of time on this	Handwriting Lessons We don't spend enough time on this	Handwriting Lessons Don't know what this is
Author's Craft Lessons	Author's Craft Lessons We spend too much time on this	Author's Craft Lessons We spend just the right amount of time on this	Author's Craft Lessons We don't spend enough time on this	Author's Craft Lessons Don't know what this is

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* 9. Please estimate how often you use a computer for the following writing tasks.

	Never	1-3 times last year	4-10 times last year	More than 10 times last year
Doing research on the web	Doing research on the web Never	Doing research on the web 1-3 times last year	Doing research on the web 4-10 times last year	Doing research on the web More than 10 times last year
Taking notes on the computer	Taking notes on the computer Never	Taking notes on the computer 1-3 times last year	Taking notes on the computer 4-10 times last year	Taking notes on the computer More than 10 times last year
Typing on the computer	Typing on the computer Never	Typing on the computer 1-3 times last year	Typing on the computer 4-10 times last year	Typing on the computer More than 10 times last year
Writing a first draft on the computer	Writing a first draft on the computer Never	Writing a first draft on the computer 1-3 times last year	Writing a first draft on the computer 4-10 times last year	Writing a first draft on the computer More than 10 times last year
Editing on the computer	Editing on the computer Never	Editing on the computer 1-3 times last year	Editing on the computer 4-10 times last year	Editing on the computer More than 10 times last year
Revising on the computer	Revising on the computer Never	Revising on the computer 1-3 times last year	Revising on the computer 4-10 times last year	Revising on the computer More than 10 times last year
Using Google Docs on the computer	Using Google Docs on the computer Never	Using Google Docs on the computer 1-3 times last year	Using Google Docs on the computer 4-10 times last year	Using Google Docs on the computer More than 10 times last year
Using Wikki Spaces to do research on the computer	Using Wikki Spaces to do research on the computer Never	Using Wikki Spaces to do research on the computer 1-3 times last year	Using Wikki Spaces to do research on the computer 4-10 times last year	Using Wikki Spaces to do research on the computer More than 10 times last year
Watching writing lessons on the computer	Watching writing lessons on the computer Never	Watching writing lessons on the computer 1-3 times last year	Watching writing lessons on the computer 4-10 times last year	Watching writing lessons on the computer More than 10 times last year
Doing a writing project with other students on the web	Doing a writing project with other students on the web Never	Doing a writing project with other students on the web 1-3 times last year	Doing a writing project with other students on the web 4-10 times last year	Doing a writing project with other students on the web More than 10 times last year

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* 10. Do you prefer to write on a computer or with a pen/pencil and paper? Choose only ONE answer.

I prefer writing on the computer.

I prefer writing with pen/pencil and paper.

I like them both about the same.

My Life as a Writer--Elementary School Student Survey 2012

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* 1. What school do you attend?

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* 2. What grade are you in?

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* 3. Are you male or female?

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* 4. Which statement BEST describes your feelings about writing?

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* 5. If it were up to you, how often would you CHOOSE to write at school?

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* 6. Please rate your top 3 writing genres.

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* 7. How do you feel about these parts of Writing Workshop?

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* 8. How would you rate the amount of time you spend on each of these parts of Writing Workshop?

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* 9. Please estimate how often you use a computer for the following writing tasks.

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* 10. Do you prefer to write on a computer or with a pen/pencil and paper? Choose only ONE answer.

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* 11. What would you change about Writing Workshop if you could?