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writing skills inventory
Writing skills are an important part of communication. Good writing skills allow you to communicate your message with clarity and ease to a far larger audience than through face-to-face or telephone conversations.
In this activity, I will rate my writing skills from 1-5 and how important these skills are to me.
Punctuating correctly:
Self-rating: 3
Importance: 5
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Citing sources of information:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Stating the thesis:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Reading about the topic:
Self-rating: 5
Importance: 5
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Addressing the needs of specific audience:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Getting the right tone:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Paraphrasing:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Spelling Correctly:
Self-rating: 5
Importance: 5
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Making an outline:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Narrowing down the topic:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Selecting relevant ideas:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Ordering ideas logically:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Describing non-prose forms like charts and tables:
Self-rating: 5
Importance: 5
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Writing an Introduction:
Self-rating: 5
Importance: 5
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Writing a conclusion:
Self-rating: 5
Importance: 5
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Using transitions or connectors to achieve cohesion:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Summarizing:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Being Clear:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Sticking to the point:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Editing grammar mistakes or proofreading:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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Using appropriate vocabulary:
Self-rating: 4
Importance: 5
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I realized that I still lack in many areas but with the help of this inventory I get to see and focus in improving in the skills that I have not yet mastered.
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