Alexis Rivell - Writer

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Calm Before the Classes

As this is my first year teaching as an adjunct, there were a lot of moments where I have had nothing to do but pick apart my current lesson plan and come up with ideas for different exercises. As I sit on my couch waiting for my laundry to get done so I can get ready to go to my office, I feel like this is a good time to reflect on all that I have done so far. It was back in early spring that I…

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Office or Tiny House?

Office or Tiny House?

So, as I told you yesterday in my blog post titled “Office Space” I now have an office! Can you tell that I am excited?  Today when I went in to meet my office mate, we built a coffee station that my parents bought me (thanks mom and dad) and it fit perfectly next to the mini fridge. I got some canisters from Goodwill for the coffee, sugar, tea, and cocoa I plan on putting there, and brought in…

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Office Space

Yesterday, I stepped foot into my office for the first time. This is the first time I have ever had an office, and though I am sharing it with another student in the program, it is still a huge step up from what I was doing prior to teaching. I am so excited to have a designated space to work on my lesson plans and other materials for class, and I can picture myself being able to get work done,…

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Setting Up

Today, I worked on another (what I hope to be final) draft for lesson plans one and two of the first week of classes. I split the plan into timeslots, which I will likely not adhere to perfectly, but doing this gives me a good idea of when I should try to switch gears and move onto the next in-class assignment or lecture. I also completed all of my syllabus, but for the office hours. As I am not…

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Remember That Time

When I said that I was going to post about orientation days two and three? Yeah, I won’t be doing that. The reason? Mm laziness. At least I am honest, right? Basically, from here on out, if I say “post tomorrow” assume it means in several weeks. Thanks :)

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TEP - Orientation Day One

TEP – Orientation Day One

After orientation. When I arrived at orientation, I had no idea what to expect. I sat down near my friend from class and waited as the professor and other adjuncts arrived. Everyone was a mix of excited and nervous as the professor handed us all some swag: a Rowan tote, dry erase marker, Rowan pen, Rowan folder, legal pad, and two textbooks that will be used in our classes. Our first task was to…

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Orientation!

Tomorrow is day one of orientation for the Teaching Experience Program, or TEP. Seven other students were selected for the program after interviewing for a spot. The program provides the eight of us with a practicum on teaching at the college level, and orientation is supposed to provide us with enough insight to create our lesson plans for the first week or two. I will be teaching a composition…

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Contrary to What May be Popular Belief...

Contrary to What May be Popular Belief…

I have not in fact died. I am still here, though exhausted from the monotony of life working in retail. Hopefully within the next month that will change ;) So what have I been up to in my absence? Well, I am taking a poetry class, and will share some of my poems with you here once they are polished. For now, I am counting down the days before I start my new job as an adjunct professor with Rowan…

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News on Apex Submission

I received the results of the Apex Submission a while back, but I had a busy schedule, so I postponed my post. As I expected, the piece was rejected. I was not disappointed as I did not feel it was very good, but having worked on the research for it all semester, I figured I would give it a chance. This is a perfect example of putting too much effort into the research, and not enough time spent…

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Round Robin Writes

Writing students often struggle to find their niche outside of the classroom. I know from my own personal experience, that writing had always felt like a solitary activity. None of my friends ever cared about writing, nor did my family. Getting someone to read my work with the eye of a writer was nearly impossible. I tried to join online writing groups, but there were always so many members that…

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The Details

Okay, so last post, I told everyone that I was accepted into the Teaching Experience program with Rowan University, and that the details would be in the next post. I know it has been a while, but a lot has happened and I wanted to figure some things out before I shared. I am accepting the position with TEP but, after considering the cost of classes and winter break where I will not be getting…

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Results of My Interview

I will keep this short and sweet for now… I WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE TEACHING EXPERIENCE PROGRAM AT ROWAN UNIVERSITY!!! Details to come in the next post.

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Post Interview

Hello everyone! Yesterday I had my interview with professors Jennifer Courtney and Ron Block for the Teaching Experience Program at Rowan University. You can read about the prep work involved for that and my thoughts the night before in my previous post. On the day of the interview, I shared a Facebook post explaining all of the reading I had done and how I was a bit nervous still even though I…

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Preparing for My Interview

Rowan University has just created a new program for students pursuing a Master of Arts in Writing, called the Teaching Experience Program. This Program makes it possible for 8 to 10 current students to teach as adjuncts at the university, while getting their MA in Writing. I have wanted to be a professor since day one of college at Gloucester County College (GCC) now called Rowan College at…

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Preparing for my Interview

Rowan University has just created a new program for students pursuing a Master of Arts in Writing, called the Teaching Experience Program. This Program makes it possible for 8 to 10 current students to teach as adjuncts at the university, while getting their MA in Writing. I have wanted to be a professor since day one of college at Gloucester County College (GCC) now called Rowan College at…

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My First Blog...

My First Blog…

Christopher Filippone is an aspiring writer of science fiction. I am currently editing his first novel. Please check him out and follow his blog.

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You Never Forget Your First

Exciting news!!!

In my last post, I mentioned that I had some great news to share. Recently, I had sent out a short story to The City Key which you can read about here. Within a couple of days of sending it, I heard back from Ayesha Hamid, founder and chief editor. She told me she loved the story and asked me to add just a few more city elements to fit the magazine’s theme. I added some things in, Ayesha re-read…

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