VI.++Conferring


 * Important Mini-Conference Questions ||
 * * What are you working on? I always try to be as unobtrusive as possible, but at the same time, I want the students to know that I expect them to be working on something.
 * Can you read me some of what you’ve got? Even if you know exactly what they’ve written, ask them to read it back to you. This is more for their benefit than for yours. One of the best habits we can help young writers develop is the habit of reading over their own work.
 * How is it coming along? or Is there anything I can help you with? Try to find out if they are having a specific problem that you can help them with right then and there.
 * What are you going to do next? This is the best question of all because it focuses the student’s attention on where they are headed, something that many beginning writers don’t give much thought to. ||