Assess your writing skills in English. 1) Complete the table. 2) Send the completed form to me by clicking on the SEND button at the bottom of the page. 3) Print out a copy for your records (right mouse click in this frame, PRINT > SELECTED FRAME). 4) Reset the page by clicking on the RESET button.

Use the following code (In the first column, leave blank those items you do not think you can do at all.):

	I can do this under normal conditions.		This is one of my goals.
	I can do this easily and well.		This is a high-priority goal for me.

Skill:	Self	My Goals	Teacher
I can write well-organized, readable reports and articles on complex topics.
I can write an essay or report on a topic I have researched. I can present the topic thoroughly, summarize the views of others, provide and evaluate details and facts.
I can write a clearly structured position paper in which I present and support my views with respect to a working paper or a project.
I can write critical commentaries on cultural events (film, music, theater, literature, radio, television).
I can write summaries of factual and literary texts.
I can write narrative texts about my experiences which are clear, fluid and stylistically appropriate to the chosen genre.
I can write clear, well-organized formal letters (applications, proposals, bids to governmental agencies, superiors or business clients, including letters dealing with complex subjects) in an appropriate style.
I can intentionally express ironic, ambiguous, and humorous meanings.
I can express subtle nuances of meaning precisely and can intentionally use the connotations and multiple meanings of words to achieve an effect.
I take my audience into consideration and can express my thoughts in a variety of ways, using the tools of language flexibly to reformulate, add emphasis or differentiate meanings