What we do in Daniel 305

Ultimately, we do our best to help students to become better writers. How? Well there are many ways in which we might accomplish the aforementioned goal.

When students come in with a paper, the first thing is introduce yourself and create an atmosphere of ease in which ideas may be shared freely. Then, the you find out as much as you can about the task. Asking the students to explain the assigment aloud and to provide a copy of the instructor's description helps both of you to further understand the task at hand. If the students do not have any specific questions or problems in mind, they will now read their papers out loud while you listen attentively and read along. This allows the students opportunities not only to proofread their paper again but also to hear the flow of their words and gain a broad perspective of their paper. Meanwhile you able to get a feel for the overall structure and flow of the argument without running the risk of getting bogged down in minute detail before you can listen to the whole argument. You've been making mental notes of possible problem areas all the while.