... scrutiny, an acceptable part of the writing process?’ Does this make ourwriting ‘bad writing’? Or is it more accurate – and helpful to the novice – to callit writing-on-the-way-to-being-good-writing, ... student is stilllearning to write and using writing to learn.Rambling writing may indeed signal rambling thinking, but it may also be afirst step, for students, in understanding their subject. ... Disciplinarydifferences • Thinking about structure • Prompts • Enabling studentwriting • Writing in a second language • Grammar, punctuation, spelling• Goal setting • Lifelong learning...