The​ student's first error was in step
1.
Step 1 should involve plotting a point at
  
8 comma negative 5. Step 2 should involve plotting a point
3
units
down
and
4
units
right
from the point in step​ 1, at
  
12 comma negative 8. Step​ 3, connecting the points with a​ line, was correct.
​(Type ordered​ pairs.)