Assessment of Writing Skills
Name: ________________________________________Class: ________________ Date: _________________
Directions: Reflect over your writing sample and evaluate how well you think you did. Then
give your writing sample to a peer and ask him/her to evaluate how you did.
SELF-assessment
Skill
I Did
I Didn’t
Do
How I did an awesome job with
this skill
How I can improve on this skill
I have an
interesting
introduction
I gave 5 or more
steps to follow
I used transition
words (first, next,
then, after, finally)
I have an
interesting
conclusion
I used correct
capitalization,
spelling, and
punctuation
I proofread my
own paper
Peer-assessment by: ________________________________________________________________________
Skill
Has an
interesting
introduction
Gave 5 or more
steps to follow
Used transition
words (first, next,
then, after, finally)
Has an
interesting
conclusion
Used correct
capitalization,
spelling, and
punctuation
Did
Didn’t Do
What was awesome
What needs improvement
Peer-assessment by: ________________________________________________________________________
Skill
Has an
interesting
introduction
Gave 5 or more
steps to follow
Used transition
words (first, next,
Did
Didn’t Do
What was awesome
What needs improvement
then, after, finally)
Has an
interesting
conclusion
Used correct
capitalization,
spelling, and
punctuation
Peer-assessment by: ________________________________________________________________________
Skill
Has an
interesting
introduction
Gave 5 or more
steps to follow
Used transition
words (first, next,
then, after, finally)
Has an
interesting
conclusion
Used correct
capitalization,
spelling, and
punctuation
Did
Didn’t Do
What was awesome
What needs improvement