I make a joke or tell her a funny story to get her mind off of it I tell her to buckle down, study harder, and to make sure she uses good sources next time I change the focus a little and tell her about what I did to get an A on a paper I tell her that it's just one paper, the semester isn't over and that she's got this I ask her questions about the paper to see if there's something she could expound on and then I ask her if she can correct it and get re-graded ▶ Next Question ◀