Composition Class Survey -- The Segmented (Creative Nonfiction) Essay

This survey concerns the segmented essay that you recently completed for this class. Questions 1-5 are on a scale of one to five. Please circle the number that BEST indicates your feelings about the question.

1. How engaged were you in the segmented essay?

1 2 3 4 5

not engaged somewhat very engaged

at all engaged

2. How enjoyable was the segmented essay, as compared to other writing assignments?

1 2 3 4 5

much less about the much more

enjoyable same enjoyable

3. When you were first assigned the segmented essay, did you find it harder or easier to understand than your other assignments?

1 2 3 4 5

much harder about the much easier

same

4. By the time you were finished with the segmented essay, did you find it harder or easier to understand than your other assignments?

1 2 3 4 5

much harder about the much easier

same

5. Overall, was this assignment more difficult or less difficult than other writing assignments, including those for this class?

1 2 3 4 5

much more about the much less

difficult same difficult

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Short Answer

1. What did you LIKE about this assignment, and why?

2. What did you DISLIKE about this assignment, and why?

3. If you had a choice, would you rather write something like this segmented essay in your Freshman Composition class, or would you prefer to write a more “traditional” essay? Why?