Created For: livengood, connie
Student ID: 47254

Individual Essay Grading For: Livengood, 2025, Assertive Pretest
Question/AnswerPoints
Essay:  Write a 3-part assertive statement to a teacher who falsely accused you of turning in your homework late.
Student Answer:  Hello Ms. Blah I would like to clarify and apologize for the misunderstanding of turning my homework in. I distinctly remember giving you my assignment, you placed it on your desk. Again I would like to formally apologize on my behalf, I hope you understand.
Essay:  Write a 3-part assertive statement to a friend who keeps making plans with you and then cancelling at the last minute.
Student Answer:  Hey friend, these past few weeks I’ve been feeling a bit uneasy. You’ve been cancelling plans with me the last minute this passed week. It frustrates me only a tiny bit because I prepare things ahead of time for us. I’m not angry, I get important things happen but I would like to hang out with you soon.
Essay:  When you choose to be assertive, you won't always get everything you want. With that in mind, why should you still choose to communicate assertively? Provide two reasons.
Student Answer:  Assertive can help in many ways especially during situations where you think you’ve given an assignment to your teacher but they accuse you of losing it, being assertive can help clarify and provide detailed information, you’re also apologizing your behalf for the homework missing. Being assertive is also a calm direction to take when you’re trying to state things in a calm and orderly manner.