Exit Comp 2 Preview FA21 Question Title * 1. Please provide your name and Student ID Number. Question Title * 2. In my Comp 1 course (or my most recent writing course) , I: Worked hard and improved my writing. Worked hard but didn't see much improvement. Felt challenged by the course and appreciated the challenge. Felt overwhelmed by the course. Was not challenged. Didn't have to work very hard to get the grade I needed. Didn't work very hard, but was disappointed by my grade. Identify the grade you wanted and the grade you received Question Title * 3. Again, in my most recent writing course, I: Got the sort of help I needed from my professor. Didn't get the sort of help I needed from my professor. Got sufficient, detailed, quality feedback on my writing. Didn't get enough feedback on my writing. Received criticism, but not constructive assistance. Received general comments that didn't help me much. Got mostly trivial help on small details. Got mostly useless comments like "needs support," or "not persuasive." Clarify if you like Question Title * 4. The sort of interaction I would most value from my professor would be: Prompt feedback on writing I submit. Prompt responses to questions I email. One-on-one assistance in class, while I'm writing. One-on-one conferences to discuss my writing and my progress. Detailed feedback at every draft and rewrite. Quick, early guidance to get me started, then detailed notes on my drafts. A few general notes and let me do my thing. A grade and some specific advice. I won't rewrite unless I have to. Clear instructions and praise for what I do right. Clarify if you like Question Title * 5. If I am given the opportunity and good support, I will: Rewrite as many times as I'm allowed, to improve my essays. Rewrite twice if I feel better about the work myself. Rewrite once and then grow weary of the material. Rewrite once and then get frustrated if my grade doesn't improve. Do my very best on the first draft and hope it's good enough. Do a quick first draft and hope to make big improvements on the rewrite. Use feedback not to rewrite but to make my next essay better. Do as little as possible to respond to feedback. Clarify if you wish Question Title * 6. Specific help I'm hoping for includes: Grammar, syntax, and punctuation. Paragraph structure. Overall essay structure and organization. Clear, persuasive arguments. Better understanding the arguments of others. Recognizing reliable sources. Avoiding logical fallacies. Rhetoric, voice, and tone. Citation and identifying sources. Paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting (and knowing when to do which). Conducting good research. Crafting a meaningful, arguable thesis. Staying focused on a single theme and argument. Clarify if you like Question Title * 7. Grade I need. (Don't wait until May to tell me you need an A to keep your scholarship. Tell me now.) Must ace this thing B is a perfectly fine grade I really just need to pass with a C But a D is embarrassing Failure is not an option Question Title * 8. Personal goals for the course. As long as I get the grade I need, I'll be happy. I'm obligated to take the course, so I just want to get through it. I enjoy writing and want real help to do it better. I'm a good writer looking for a challenge. I have trouble writing and have never gotten the help I need. I know I can get better with quality assistance. I want a chance to enhance my personal style. I want to write better academic papers. I need specific help writing for particular courses. Clarify if you like Question Title * 9. Specific exercises and instructional techniques I'd appreciate. The chance to choose my own writing topics. Grammar instruction exercises. Model essays I can read to learn by example. Group writing exercises. Specific instruction on introductions, conclusions, thesis statements. Classroom discussions of controversial topics. Extensive, detailed feedback. Clarify if you like Question Title * 10. The writing course I enjoyed most was the one in which my instructor . . . Provided specific and useful feedback Let me do my own thing, choose my own topics, and express myself freely Gave me some prompt advice and got out of the way Offered me several chances to improve my work for a better grade Made me a more critical thinker, reader, and writer Encouraged lively classroom debates of controversial topics Done