Think about a recent team or group project you were part of.

Evaluate your team’s performance in the following ways:

A. How well did your team set goals and purposes for your writing project up front?

B. How did your team establish roles for the project? Was the rationale for these roles appropriate?

C. Did your team ever change direction during the project? Did you not change direction but wanted to? Explain how flexible your team was over the course of the project.

D. How effective were your meetings? Explain.

E. How well did all team members participate? Explain reasons for participation and nonparticipation.

F. How well did your team handle differences of opinion?

G. If you were to start the project over again, what three pieces of advice would you give to your team to create a better final report?