Matthew Scribner
Writing Coach
| Degrees: | B.Hum (Carleton), M.A. (Queen’s), and Ph.D. (Queen’s) |
| Email: | matthewscribner@cunet.carleton.ca |
| Office: | 2A35 Paterson Hall Office Hours winter term: Starting February 5th: Every Monday and Tuesday from 9am to 12:00pm, and then after lunch from 12:30pm to 4:30pm. During those same hours, I will also be available over Zoom! Please find the meeting information below. |
Writing Coach services are open to all students in the College (BHum, GRS, Religion)
Hi everyone! I will be the writing coach this year.
I graduated from the College of Humanities in 2007, with a double-major in English. Like so many students before and since, I was fascinated by the continuities (and, of course, discontinuities) of ideas from ancient times to the present. The idea that medieval literature can have philosophical backing ended up being influential to me, since I ended up getting a Ph.D. in medieval English literature from Queen’s University. Now, I teach English (mostly essay-writing) across Academic Quad in Carleton’s English Department, as well as business communication at Algonquin.
I can help you with the structure, format, grammar, documentation, and argumentation of any of your essays. It has been a while and the curriculum has changed quite a bit, so I will not always be able to help with content, but I imagine that I can help you show the relationship between ideas.
As you have been noticing, you will receive more assignments as the term moves forward, but you do have assistance and resources to help you out. One source of assistance is me, your College of Humanities Writing Coach. I can help you with assignment structure, organization, style, and grammar. I can aid you in forming arguments and finding evidence to back them up. It does not matter what the course or the assignment is—if it involves writing, I can at least try to help.
Winter Term 2024:
As papers start coming due this term, I am holding more Writing Coach office hours! As Writing Coach, I can help you with any stage of the writing process, from brainstorming all the way to proofreading.
This term, starting on February 5th, I am in the office (Paterson Hall 2A35) every Monday and Tuesday from 9am to 12:00pm, and then after lunch from 12:30pm to 4:30pm.
During those same hours, I will also be available over Zoom! Please check your email for the zoom link and passcode.
Just pop into the Zoom waiting room and I will be sure to be with you shortly.
Also, you can always email me at matthewscribner@cunet.carleton.ca.
Happy writing!
Best regards,
Matt Scribner
Resources:
From Writing Workshops March 12th and 19th:
Templates for Incorporating Secondary Sources Matthew Scribner March 2024