Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...believe I have the ability to make English understandable and enjoyable to students. I realize that each student has different needs, and I am accommodating, understanding and approachable, which allows me to cater to the diverse needs of students. Teaching is my passion, and I am really looking forward to doing what I love, teach! My tutoring abilities extend to Reading, Writing, Essay Editing, Phonics, Literature, College Essays, AP English Language and Composition, AP English...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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Rising junior at Vanderbilt University majoring in Mathematics and Spanish. Can teach European and American history, mathematics up to multivariable calculus and Spanish.
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...with all kinds of writers from PhD students to high school freshmen of all levels and diverse native languages. I have an expert understanding of AP literature, IB literature. and IB TOK, having taught for many years in those disciplines. I'm also fluent in the verbal sections of the ACT and SAT college entrance exams having been a proctor, site coordinator, and high school teacher for these exams. I'm knowledgeable, experienced, welcoming, and I look...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...towards a B.S. degree in mathematics with a concentration in applied mathematics. I want to help other students because community is very important in my studies. I also understand the difficulties of certain subjects. I am tutoring in many subjects, mainly English and math classes (e.g. AP Lit, Algebra, etc.), however I am qualified to tutor in Italian, Essay Editing, and other various topics. My tutoring style is student-paced; I like to assess where each...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...passion for knowledge - how to attain it and how to share it. Nothing leaves me as fulfilled as seeing a student's face light up in comprehension, to see the gears turn and connections form in their head. In terms of tutoring style, I emphasize a program of guided analysis. Each problem is broken down step by step, then each of those steps is thoroughly examined. This analysis fosters a deeper and more durable understanding...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...understand what the student's strengths and weaknesses are and then go from there. I explain each step carefully and then allow the student to eventually try more difficult topics on their own once I have helped them understand the concepts they need to know. I encourage a great deal of practice and organization to help clarify any problem areas the student might have. Other than academia, I enjoy reading, playing sports, and exercising. I have...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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I am a junior at Allegheny College who is majoring in Economics and triple-minoring in Mathematics, Psychology, and Dance and Movement Studies. Growing up, I was always one of the students who helped my classmates when they didn't understand certain problems.
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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I am a multi-passionate creator and innovator around all things emotional intelligence. In addition, I am an experienced recruiter, language arts instructor, published writer, podcaster, certified CBT life coach, and project manager mom.
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...ISEE Verbal/English, SAT Verbal, SAT Writing and Beginner Latin. I especially like to tutor writing, because it is my belief that with a little guidance, anyone can write. I also enjoy tutoring beginner Latin because as someone who took six years of Latin including AP Virgil, I understand how challenging Latin can be at first. Finally I also enjoy tutoring for the LSAT because my experience at law school and taking the bar exam has...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...a top journalism university with an affinity for words and languages. I have several years of experience as a peer tutor, working with college and high school students of multiple ability levels and backgrounds. I primarily tutor in the Spanish language, but am also able to assist with English, writing, ACT prep and general study skills! I believe in the power of drills and repetition to build confidence and familiarity to ease students' anxiety and...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...and my students tell me they love it. I have a great deal of experience with American literature (colonial through contemporary) as well as 18th and 19th century British literature and contemporary Brit lit. I am absolutely comfortable with Shakespeare (having taught most of his major plays) and poetry analysis is yet another favorite. My favorite thing about tutoring is watching my students blossom and fully understand the material in a new way. I also...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...foreign language to Thai students ages 3-4 and 10-11. Working in the classroom was both fun and exhausting, but I especially enjoy one-on-one or small group learning situations because it allows for the opportunity to target individual weaknesses and turn them into strengths. I am especially interested in tutoring writing and study skills/techniques, or in working with any IB Diploma or Certificate candidates on IB subjects. I myself am extremely passionate about learning and plan...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...developed as my heart for my students continued to grow; I realized firsthand how every individual deserves a quality education. Subsequent to my time in Boston, I moved to the Bronx where I immediately sought to connect with the community through volunteering as a tutor at Mexican American Students Alliance and teaching a NYS English Regents class full time at a charter high school. Throughout my career as a high school teacher, I also tutored...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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I have been a classroom teacher for over 10 years, mainly in secondary classrooms. However, I have experience teaching and tutoring students from ages pre-school to adult. I love seeing the "light bulb" go on for a student when they discover a new concept or read a new piece of literature. ... My personal teaching philosophy is that all students can learn at high levels.... In a first session, I think it is important for the...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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My name is Zoe Fullerton and I am current student at Harvard Medical School. I attended Vassar College as an undergraduate where I studied Science, Technology and Society. I am a patient teacher and eager to work with students of all ages. ... I try to cater each lesson to address that student's learning style. I like to cater to a person's strengths in an attempt to meet them halfway in the learning experience.... Get to...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...the University of Missouri St. Louis last year. I have experience tutoring French, English, Pre-algebra, Chemistry and I have volunteered helping elementary school kids with their homework. I love school and I love to learn but I know that it is really hard to have this attitude when struggling with a subject and I love helping someone take acquire the tools they need to succeed in hard subjects. English is my favorite subject to tutor....
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...were about 7, and my oldest well over 80 years old! My aim is always to combine clear learning objectives structured around the curriculum, with also ensuring that learning is fun. My particular specialisms are history, literature and politics, and I am familiar with both US AP and high school syllabuses, as well as UK GCSE and A Level. I am very comfortable teaching more general courses like General Studies (UK), and GED/ACT/SAT (US). I...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...in Emergency Medicine, I have served as a peer tutor, and obtained national certification as an EMS educator to further my passion of teaching Emergency Medicine. I believe that learning happens best through conversation, and that an exploration of a topic through examples and open discussion is critical for understanding. In medicine especially, it is crucial to be honest about knowledge gaps or weaknesses, and I strive to foster a supportive and welcoming environment for...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...a minor in theater. I spent my college years producing and directing student theater, writing plays, giving campus tours, and researching and writing my honors thesis on art criticism in New York City in the late 1960s. Since moving to New York, I have continued to hone my playwriting skills. I also work as an apprentice at a theater company currently in residence at the Metropolitan Museum. Eventually, I hope to get my MFA in...
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The AP English Literature and Composition exam is one of the most difficult exams on which to achieve a perfect 5. Not only do you have to be well versed in the traditional canon of English literature, covering everything from Chaucer to Fitzgerald, but you have to be ready to tackle both essay and multiple-choice questions that test your ability to recall, interpret, and expand upon key concepts, themes, motifs, and character traits. Although you may already be enrolled in an AP English Literature class at school, preparing for the AP English Literature exam with a private tutor could further help you boost that score toward a coveted 5.
Varsity Tutors helps you select a tutor based on your unique student profile, which accounts for your specific difficulties, strengths, learning habits, and concerns about the exam. Your instructor can help you become familiar with the types of multiple-choice questions on the AP English Literature exam, gaining the ability to answer with accuracy and speed. Each tutor has extensive experience in teaching effective test-taking strategies that are tailored to the AP English Literature exam. They have aced the exam, and regularly use the skills they gained through AP English and Literature. These tutors have hands-on experience that you can't get through a textbook.
Your personal tutor can help you learn how to actively read a passage while highlighting the most important concepts and identifying material that is likely to show up in the questions. You will also learn how to eliminate nonsense answers, how to find evidence that supports an idea in a passage, and how to select the correct answer choice in the most efficient manner, ensuring you do not run out of time on test day. You can even set goals with your tutor on your time limit, such as making sure that you have ample time remaining for the written or multiple-choice sections, depending on the one that you are the most challenged by.
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Recent AP English Literature and Composition Tutoring Session Notes
Today we worked on responses to Freakonomics. We finished the first two chapters and she is going to work on the next four over the weekend. These will be done by Tuesday so next week we can start on a new book and a new set of assignments.
The student and I reviewed one of his essays for English. He is an extremely bright student, very impressive but wants to improve his grades his is earning on his timed essays. We thoroughly examined and dissected what he wrote and the areas he needs to focus on to earn a higher grade. He has some slight trouble with proper word choice and being able to identify an author's tone and how to write and analyze that. I went over that with him and told him he needs to keep in mind the global idea and vision of what the author is trying to accomplish, keeping in mind the genre and rhetorical strategies the author is employing.
We went over the student's government, English, and chemistry material. Much of the session was spent reviewing what is currently being covered in his classes. We reviewed organization and study skills.
I helped get the student started on a research paper. She selected a prompt, brainstormed topic ideas, took extensive notes, developed a tentative thesis statement, and devised a plan for getting started on research.
The student and I worked through her annotated bibliography assignment, editing her existing sources and annotations as well as developing a number of additional possible sources. We discussed how the creation of the outline for her research paper influences the selection of her sources, and vice versa, and came up with a rough outline to guide her through the creation of the rest of her bibliography. We made plans to meet again on Thursday in order to edit the upcoming additions to her bibliography.
During our session, the student worked on his rough draft for his Personal Statement while I proofread his rough draft for his Frankenstein assignment. Once I was done proofreading and he had written his rough draft, we edited his Frankenstein paper. He is going to print off the paper so I can do a handwritten edit of the rough draft and we can finish the final draft at our next session.
