Award-Winning AP English Literature and Composition Tutors serving Westchester, NY

...I taught College Writing, College Literature, Creative Writing, Rhetoric and Stylistics, Writing from Sources, and Film as Literature. I am currently teaching grades 6-12 where my students are learning such diverse subjects as the Hero's Quest, Dystopian Societies, Gothic, and film studies. I love teaching to my students the various sub-genres from literature and composition. Really helping my students think on their own, and actually realize that in each of them is a great writer...

I am a chemical engineering student at Cornell University. I enjoy learning math and science and want to share my passion for these subjects. I have experience working as a sleep-away camp counselor and enjoyed those summers. I also have prior tutoring experience at the high school level.

...course. That's only goal one. I aim for a tutoring environment which generates discussion, and proposes solutions, in which students think critically about the content at hand, ask their own questions, and exercise ways to find their own answers. Learning in this manner allows students to better face future challenges, and think critically about topics in and out of academia. I look forward to working with you and helping you better yourself, whether that be...

I am a highly enthusiastic tutor with a keen interest in teaching students with the learning style that maximizes their learning potential. I aim to not only raise your child's grades but also foster characteristics of an independent learner to ensure their future academic success.

...for brands and writing for television. Growing up, my favorite time was spent leading school clubs and I mostly enjoyed mathematics, history and literature. I believe that learning is about learning how you best interpret ideas. My goal is to help you find a nonchalant relationship with your passion and talent so that you can take on any subject. I was admitted to 10/11 elite colleges to which I applied and have worked with U.S....

...to major in Art History. I have a passion for the humanities, but an appreciation for mathematics and the sciences as well. I have experience working with students of all ages in subjects such as math and english (reading & writing). I can help craft and edit essays, assist with homework assignments, and help you study for upcoming assessments. I'm a runner, reader, and museum-goer. I'm a patient teacher, who will stop at nothing until...

...to my previous experience growing up as someone who faced learning difficulties in math and who entered the STEM field with a non-science background. I know what it feels like to struggle, and I also know how to overcome negative expectations about our ability (both those from people around us and those we have internalized) in order to succeed academically. For this reason, in addition to teaching content and helping develop skills, I especially enjoy...

...for close to two decades. I tutor all test prep including GMAT and LSAT. I used to teach AP Psychology and AP English, and tutor many other AP classes along with general school work. I teach via the Socratic Method, asking pointed questions that will guide you to the answer, ensuring that you can learn the material yourself as opposed to me telling it to you. I want to make sure you learn the concept...

...easily identify the learning style unique to each student and can teach to suit his or her needs. I am able to tell quickly how a particular student thinks and best learns, and from there I can either make the lessons more game-like or memory based. In every case, I approach the subject or concerning area from the most basic root and build from there. I have been working with children since middle school which...

...dedication to helping students refine their writing and presentation abilities, contributing to an average 15% GPA increase among my mentees. Beyond tutoring, I am also a published and award-winning writer. My prose and poetry have been recognized by The Chimaerid (Best Poetry), the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (Certificate of Merit), and the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards (Honorable Mentions, multiple years), among others. My work has been featured in dozens of newspapers, books, and magazines...

...concentration in Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies. My dissertation title is The Significance of the Insignificant of the Everyday in Elif Shafak and Orhan Pamuk's Istanul: A Study of Turkishness from an Aesthetic, Cultural, and Psychoanalytic Perspective. During my career as an undergraduate student and a masters student, I moved to the Dijon area of France and worked as an English-language assistant for one year. At the moment, I teach undergraduate students at the University of...

...my teaching skills. Finally, I worked for Grade Potential Tutoring and tutored 2nd and 4th grade English and writing as well as GED prep. My past experiences make me confident that I can help all students become stronger and learn to love learning! I have a love for education and believe it is a great opportunity that I am able to share it with other, and I try to give this appreciation to all of...

...and reflective. Besides providing my professional expertise in tutoring sessions, I also make it a point in my practice to have check-in conversations with students about how they think they are progressing and what strategies seem to be working best for them. I enjoy the art and science of teaching and strive to provide a research-based, creative curriculum to best ensure student engagement and success. I look forward to meeting and working with you!

...school subjects (English, History, Math, Science, Spanish), including English (ESL) to Spanish-speaking students, but my favorite subject to tutor would probably have to be English. I love challenging my students to accurately and grammatically express themselves through writing stories and learning new vocabulary words. I enjoy teaching them tricks to eventually self-correct themselves, use context clues to answer reading questions, and gain a better understanding of their English material. As a tutor, my style is...

...have spent the last four years teaching World History and AP U.S. History at the high school level and have had the opportunity to work as a curriculum planner for my school network. I bring a great deal of experience both in the classroom and out of it when it comes to content. My experience has not only allowed me to dive deep into the content you will need to study, but also find new...

...of the task, to fully engage with the materials intellectually and emotionally, and to be vulnerable. Self-knowledge and the capacity to look inward and challenge yourself to think deeply and honestly is critical to writing well, to analyzing correctly, and to obtaining admission to the colleges of your choice. As an English teacher for ten years and a reading and writing tutor for fifteen years, I have experienced so many different students' fears, concerns, and...

As career educator who is also a former procrastinator, I am well-equipped to assist students in a variety of academic subjects and study skills. I've taught middle and high school students, and spent the past 10 years teaching English Lit and Composition to college and post graduate students.

...for it, I can probably help you out, and of course I have experience with New York's SHSAT. Most of my past tutoring experience was helping classmates with history, English and literature courses, and I've also led a few coding workshops. When I'm not working or reading, I usually can be found with video games and anime close at hand. Please reach out to me by email; I may not be reachable by phone 24/7.

...results. I feel that I can provide effective feedback on writers of any aptitude. Finally, I know that I'm only half of the tutoring equation, so I will do my best to make myself easy to work with. My schedule is very flexible. Clear communication is of the utmost importance to me, so don't hesitate to get in touch. I strive to be prompt, and I will stay late if needed. I look forward to...

...teacher. My thesis explored the use of mise en abyme, a post-modern literary device, in graphic novels. My six years of work as an outdoor instructor in Vermont have nurtured my passion for experiential education, which I have completed through my work as a writing and French tutor. I have extensive experience editing college essays and helping students prepare for the Writing and Reading sections of standardized tests. I love canoeing, reading, and being outsideI'm...