That s the crucial test. New writers rarely think about a reader. Suggest to students that they experiment with viewpoint next. Rewrite from the viewpoint of the aggressor and then the victim. Suggest girls write male viewpoints and boys write as female protagonists.
Understatement is more effective in conveying a feeling than an accumulation of detail.
There s a tendency to mix up serious subjects and assume that this makes it a serious bit of writing. Explain that this is not enough. Subject must correlate with style. More is not necessarily better, so often a short satire will be more effective than a long descriptive piece. Provide or advise on a variety of topics and styles for young people to emulate.