Kate Ostrander

Writers Memo
Hand in every writing assignment with a writers memo as a cover sheet. Reflect on a few
different aspects of your writing, describing your purpose and strategy in approaching this
assignment and asking questions about your writing. You may include answers to some of the
following questions:
What is your favorite part of this particular piece, and why?
Are there any weaknesses you see in this piece? Tell me about them.
What techniques have you tried that differed from your regular process?
How does this piece compare to other pieces you have written?
Does this piece connect to any lessons weve done recently? Tell me how.
What did you find difficult about this piece, and why?
What really worked in this piece? Why did it seem to work well?
Whats one thing you would like to do to improve the piece, if only you knew how to
do it?
What do you want the reader to take away from your piece? (Whats your
purpose/thesis?)

The memo should be at least a paragraph but no more than a page.

Source:
http://www.mhasd.k12.wi.us/cms/lib04/WI01001388/Centricity/Domain/123/Writers_Memo.pdf

Name:
Assignment:
Date:
Ms. Ostrander
Writers Memo (attach to the front of your paper)