Contact/Conference

Classroom: MU 038

Contact: alexander.dawson@rutgers.edu or raconteurbooks@gmail.com

Office Hours: Feel free to reach out. Happy to be an ear, if need be. I will listen to a lot, but will only comment on writing related topics. In other instances, I may recommend someone better suited.

I encourage students to visit virtually with me throughout the semester (visiting students should be equipped with specific questions and/or a work sample to discuss). Students MUST sign up for one half hour conference following the first submission, in which to pointedly discuss submitted writing. Students MAY sign up for a second conference, following the second/final submission; the second conference is totally voluntary (and, indeed, has no bearing on your grade.)

Note: Submitted work is not returned with “edits," instead, it is discussed during conferences. I find it best to be on hand to contextualize comments and to answer any questions or concerns such comments may generate. My objective is not to “fix” any one story, but rather to improve a student’s overall writing, and, as such, I’m not interested in students necessarily revising their work in close accordance with my comments. YOU own your story. Never forget that. Students may of course bring copies of their own work and take notes during these sessions.

 
 

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