Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...a great deal of writing. My Humanities students had short weekly essays for the small 'writing section' and longer essays for the primary texts. My English students, meanwhile, were required to write independent theses on literary works of their choosing. I enjoyed helping my students to conceive, compose, proofread, and revise these essays. At Portsmouth Abbey, I learned that a teacher must make every effort to enter a student's intellectual world, to meet the student...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...worked diligently to be a strong student and a life-long learner. My personal learning journey inspires my tutoring efforts. As a tutor, much of the advice, tips, and coaching I offer stems from my own hard earned learning experiences or from my experiences working with students. I have also worked with a multitude of tutoring clients, and each student that I have worked with always seems to teach me something novel that I try to...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...rising sophomore pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science at the California Polytechnic State University. I have been tutoring classmates and various students since junior year of high school, and I have learned that the best tutoring experience comes from a personalized one. Although I am qualified in tutoring a wide variety of subjects, I enjoy sharing my passion in all things history, english, and computer science. As a prospective student, you can expect a laid-back...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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Hello, my name is Eileen! I am studying Secondary English Education at Towson University. My passions include reading, writing, playing with dogs, and coffee. Education is the great equalizer and that is why I've devoted my work and study to it.... "The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing."- Albert Einstein. I believe that the foundation of education is curiosity. It is important when teaching any subject to value...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...found that engaging with the student and opening a line of communication helps me to determine what the focus of a session should be and how directly to approach learning specific topics. Some students require more direct visual step-by-step examples whereas others can benefit by completing a problem individually and then reviewing errors. Therefore, I try to keep in mind that figuring out a students learning process by asking questions about teaching styles and specific...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...same way... or at least feel confident in their abilities to do those things! Let me help you with powerful test-taking strategies so that you can approach your test ready to do your best. I love helping students find their unique voice as writers, whether it's in the form of a college essay or an assignment for class. You never know what you can discover about yourself once you sit down to put pen to...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...knowledge with peers and younger who can easily gain so much when catered to them personally. Thanks to this previous experience I found a love of teaching, which has led me to become an aspiring college professor. I value continually learning how to teach just as much as I value teaching. Outside of tutoring, I attend the University of Missouri- Columbia, which I am absolutely loving. Through the university I am part of Phi Sigma...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...what I know with other students. Before college, I wrote many a college application essay and took practice test upon practice test for the SAT, SAT subject tests, AP tests, and ACTs. I was greatly helped by my academic mentors back then and would love to help you out now if you need assistance with that process. I've tutored in a variety of subjects for several years, including algebra, Spanish, Python, and U.S. civics, and...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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After graduating with my Bachelors in English I found out I had ADHD, and now what I really want to do is take my struggles with learning and use them to help other students understand and enjoy what they're learning about.
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...Disney+ shows, toured in musical performances, and have had my artistic work seen by thousands! Throughout all this, I've had the pleasure of teaching, coaching, and mentoring all kinds of people. From small group leadership in religious organizations to workshops provided through theatre/arts organizations, I've had the chance to come alongside all manner of learners. I love getting the chance to help learners of all kinds in reaching their personal, professional, and educational goals! There...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...writing and editing professionally since my first post-college job as a copy desk editor at a daily newspaper before finding my true calling as an educator. I believe that a student-centered approach to teaching serves the student more thoroughly. The teacher is the guide who helps the student navigate the assignments from all angles rather than a lecturer who quizzes on memorized material. Together, the student and the teacher work to reach the common goal...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...allow my students to demonstrate metacognition, but they can continuously reflect on how they can improve. This is crucial when a student is studying a topic they have little interest in and have met with little success. I understand that my role as their teacher is to look for ways for them to improve - and that's when I share all the tools and tricks learned over 16 years in the classroom and 7 years...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...been on reading, writing, critical thinking, and literacy. I've taught all skill levels (developmental through doctoral students) as well as grades 6-12 in the K-12 sector. My excitement comes from watching students perform at their best, and I so enjoy helping them to achieve that goal. My most memorable efforts include students with differing abilities and helping them to find their own voice or pass a required state test for graduation. We each have a...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...the content. I believe that every learner ought to be given an opportunity to understand and interact with a subject, and I enjoy providing those opportunities to willing students. I love teaching, I love language, and I love working with people. When I am not at work, I love to read, especially mysteries and true stories. I also like card games, word puzzles and board games. I am really big on recycling and doing what...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...the final stages of a Ph.D program. I tutored fellow students in logic as an undergraduate, have tutored students in various capacity, and taught college and high school courses. I enjoy teaching history, literature, writing, math, and philosophy. The best tool a teacher or tutor has is that he can remember the experience of being a student, taking the same subject. This means you know what students need and where the points of difficulty arise....
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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Hi! I'm a Dartmouth '21 studying philosophy, computer science, and neuroscience. I am a generalist who loves learning and I'm happy & able to tutor in a variety of subject areas. I focus on helping students prepare for the ACT exam and AP or IB subject tests. My specialties are English writing and literature, psychology/neuroscience, Python programming, history, and environmental science.
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...be able to share my knowledge and empower students to be great thinkers. I have worked with students of all ages, and my favorite subjects to teach are art, German, and writing. In these disciplines, you really get to see a student's creativity and voice. I have a BFA in Art and Visual Culture Education and a BA in German Studies from the University of Arizona. My professional background is in museum education, but I...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...to teach clients effective ways to solve any problems they have. As a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, I am looking to major in communications. My primary interests are in journalism and the entertainment industry. I love writing, and I write for my schools arts and culture magazine. Additionally, I love to watch movies, travel, eat, and talk about pop culture. If theres one thing to take away from this statement, its that I...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...high school English, writing, college essay writing, and French. Tutoring is a passion of mine because I think that learning can be an exciting and enriching experience for all students, whether or not they know it. It can be hard for some students to find a reason to be engaged in their education when they're in large classes, but tutoring offers a unique opportunity to cater to their individual learning style and to identify ways...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...interests before my last year as an undergraduate. I have been tutoring for several years now, ranging from grade school aged children at local elementary schools (in both the greater Boston area as well as in St. Louis) to volunteering at a school for autistic young adults. My favorite subjects to tutor are math and science, since they are the two subjects I have been passionate about my whole life. I am, however, also comfortable...
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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.
