Prewriting Worksheet

Name                                                        Class

1. Where are you most comfortable writing?  What do you like to have around you while writing?  Describe your best or ideal writing environment…..

2. What type of writing do you most like to do?  Journals?  Letters?  Email?  Research Papers?  Explain why?  What type of writing comes easiest to you?  What type is the most difficult?

3. Where is your most comfortable reading place?

4. What type of things do you like to read?

5. What is the first book you remember reading?

6. What teacher taught you the most?  Did you like him/her?  Describe one experience with that teacher that helped you.

7. Is there a person outside of school that you consider a great teacher?  Describe them…

8. Do you remember first grade?  What do you remember most about it?

9. What was your favorite year of school?  Describe and explain why…

10. How have you changed as a student?  Do you still feel the same way about school as you did as a young child?

11. What do you want to learn this year?  How is that going to help you with your plans for the future?

12. How will good writing skills help you in the future?  What skills do you need to develop as a writer?

13. What has been your best school experience?

14. What has been your worst school experience?

15. What do regret most about your school experience?  Why?  What would you change if you could go through school again?