Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...My enthusiasm for teaching is boundless. My aim is to promote global citizenship and a broader understanding of our post-technological revolution world through bettering understanding of the English language, its contextual intricacies, and global communication. I have worked hard to build holistic environments which encourage questioning, student-created content, and a consistent focus on language processing. Now, on a more casual note, I love traveling and have done it extensively throughout North America, Asia, and Europe....
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...in Manhattan. 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...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...citizens. I specialize in helping students find alternative paths to learning through my theater background. In addition to working at Stuart High School, I teach Art History and Public Speaking at DeVry University and have tutored students in Reading and Writing for several years. I am entering the graduate theater education certificate program at George Mason University this coming semester. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, staying active, and taking my dog, Duncan, to...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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I am an attorney with a passion for teaching. I attended the University of Texas School of Law. I enjoy seeing others learn and I feel blessed to be a part of that learning when possible. I have taught English, Reading, Writing, and Social Sciences. I grew up in an education-oriented environment and believe that education is power. I look forward to working with you!
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...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 pay forward to future students. I try to blend my background, knowledge, and experience and create a positive learning experience for all students. In addition to tutoring, I have spent time teaching courses at the undergraduate level.
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...pursued Russian language in college as a major. Stemming from my love of Russian history, it was the greatest challenge I have ever undertaken. Pushing myself academically farther than I ever had before, I relished in the hours of study and reading. It made me love and appreciate not only a foreign language, but my own native language more than ever. I took the love with me when I studied abroad in St. Petersburg, Russia,...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...students, I especially enjoy working 1-on-1 with students. There is incredible joy in working together to make progress towards a goal, or to discover capacities students didn't even know they had. Tutoring is a place where I strive not just to "teach something" but to work with the student to help them explore and discover their own abilities, and find strategies and habits that will work for them in the long term.... Teaching is realized in...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...Editing, Literature, 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...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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I'm a firm believer in peeling back the layers to expose sources of passion in education because learning is fun, but seeking to understand the world and your personal "why" is a more rewarding pursuit than learning because you "have to."
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...continue my love of teaching into higher level courses. I currently tutor in the above topics, with a specific passion for Biology, Chemistry, and test preparation. As a tutor, I strive to challenge students beyond fundamentals, while focusing on and accommodating individual needs and individual learning styles. As an sewing and crafting enthusiast, I understand that with practice, tenacity, and perseverance comes success, a lesson I apply to my life and to my tutoring.... Before entering...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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I believe that each student has the potential to succeed. By teaching the fundamentals and constantly encouraging progress and effort, any student can learn any topic.
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...enjoy teaching students about enhancing their writing process and watching them grow their skills and confidence in their abilities! As an AP Seminar and AP Research teacher for several years, I have been able to watch 9th and 10th grade students feel more confident in not only their writing ability but also their public speaking as a result of these classes. My goal is to help the students I tutor feel the same way about...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...Art and Architecture. I also have a certification in teaching English as a foreign language. My favorite subjects to tutor are Russian, Japanese, and English, but I also am available to tutor in math (elementary to calculus), science, and SAT/ACT/AP prep. I have over five years of experience in both in-person and online tutoring, and I am passionate about helping students reach their academic and personal goals. I lead students to success by sparking their...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...in SAT, ACT, LSAT, and AP/college economics. I have a laid-back tutoring style, but I make sure to present the content in the most simplified way I can to ensure students understand the material through guided practice. I have been tutoring with Varsity Tutors for over three years now, and I previously served as the course tutor for several of Pepperdine's upper-division economics courses. In my spare time, I love to watch movies and tv...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...had success 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...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...as a writing tutor and consultant, I am dedicated to helping others foster a love for reading and writing and build their writing, analytical, and critical thinking skills. My approach is to create a supportive learning environment based on getting to know a student, their strengths, and weaknesses through discussions and questions about themselves and what they want to achieve. Then I use activities and discussions tailored to their needs to teach them reading and...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...try to 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....
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...enjoy restoring old things (bikes, cars, fans, you name it!), I love to cook, I'm a total computer geek, and I'm an avid jazz drummer. Of course, I enjoy teaching, too, and have tutored in a variety of subjects before. I like sharing my experience and helping others become better in those areas in which I am skilled, including speaking, writing, editing, analysis, argumentation, and critical thinking. As an English major I learned to apply...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...who is currently pursuing a business degree at Baylor University and graduated high school having completed both AP and IB courses, I'm fully aware that difficult coursework can become overwhelming. Students should feel no shame in seeking help with their studies, because even those with the highest GPAs don't have the answers to everything. Every question is valid. I strive to aid students with their coursework to the best of my ability, because my prior...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in North Saint Paul, MN
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...with a community-based organization in South Africa, to prepping middle school students for high stakes testing in the rural south, to coaching high school seniors prepare college statements. I am particularly passionate about language arts and I hope to help learners realize the beauty, complexity and joy of reading and writing well. I believe that education is transformative and necessary--and that one's education is a lifelong journey. In my free time, I enjoy reading, traveling,...
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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.
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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 North Saint Paul 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.
