Content Analysis

The problem that Dr. David Bartholomae addresses in the article is that students struggle with learning how to write in the language that a reader will understand. Bartholomae structures the content by giving out example of written pieces of work from students. Bartholomae’s thesis is that professors need to guide students to write as if their the expert. Some of the key moments in the text include one when Bartholomae gives an example of the essay “Clay Model.” This is an important section because this shows the intended audience that as writers we should act as if we are experts. Honestly nothing really bothered me while reading this article other than that I couldn’t understand what Bartholomae was talking about at first. As I continued to read the article I was able to understand it better.