Hjortshoj, takes this chapter to tell the readers why students have many weaknesses in writing. He starts the chapter talking about how teachers critique a student’s paper. He talks about how teachers often give what the student did wrong in the paper rather than the stuff they did right. He tells the reader that this doesn’t mean they are a bad writer, it just shows students what they need to keep working on. He moves on, telling the reader what the process should be when you are writing a paper. A major point Hjortshoj brings up to the reader, is that students often don’t take their time while writing, they make their first draft their last. He says that this in the end is not beneficial because it makes the paper a mess and unfocused. The
