Garfield Reading Survey Article
Garfield Reading Survey Article
Garfield Reading Survey Article
Please circle the picture that describes how you feel when you read a book.
How would you feel writing a letter to the author of a book you read?
1.
2. How would you feel if you wrote about something you have heard or seen?
How do you feel writing a letter to a store asking about something you might
3.
buy there?
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Please circle the picture that describes how you feel when you read a book.
5.
How do you feel about spending free time reading?
How would you feel writing a letter stating your opinion about a topic?
8.
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Please circle the picture that describes how you feel when you read a book.
10. How do you feel if you had a job as a writer for a newspaper?
How do you feel about becoming an even better writer than you already are?
11.
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Please circle the picture that describes how you feel when you read a book.
14. How would you feel writing about something you did in science?
How would you feel writing about something you did in social studies?
15.
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Please circle the picture that describes how you feel when you read a book.
How do you feel about writing down the important things your teacher says about a
17. new topic?
How do you feel if your teacher asked you to go back and change some of your
20. writing?
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Please circle the picture that describes how you feel when you read a book.
How do you feel if your classmates talked about making your writing better?
21.
22. How would you feel writing an advertisment for something people can buy?
How do you feel writing about things that have happened in your life?
24.
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Please circle the picture that describes how you feel when you read a book.
How do you feel about writing about something from another person’s point
25. of view?
How do you feel about checking your writing to make sure the words you have written
26. are spelled correctly?
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Elementary Writing Attitude Survey Scoring Sheet
Student Name________________________________________________________
Teacher_____________________________________________________________
Scoring Guide
4 points Happiest Garfield
3 points Slightly smiling Garfield
2 points Mildly upset Garfield
1 point Very upset Garfield
4. ____ 18 ____
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