Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...in Math, Science, and Reading and decided to 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...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...to describe products and services so that others would actually want to buy them! Ultimately I became a senior integrated marketing manager for a Fortune 100 company: that meant I had the responsibility and opportunity to help my staff improve their skills so they could be better at their jobs and advance their careers. While building my career, I volunteered as a tutor to children and adults in reading, vocabulary building, grammar and writing. Upon...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...foundation in all STEM fields with an emphasis on maths and biology. I am also very familiar with coding (specifically Java, Python, Matlab, and R) and have applied these languages in programs such as simulations, machine learning, and image analysis. I love working with students of any age (I have experience working with students ranging from 6-18) and will work WITH you to develop a method of learning that is most effective FOR you. I'm...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...teach and I love to learn--and I want all my students to feel the same way. When students have a good time learning, they learn better and achieve more. In my experience, helping students explore their own creativity and build their critical thinking skills can help them excel in all subjects. Every student has their own learning style, and every learning style can be successful. I get to know what my students enjoy and what...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...enjoyed every moment. To me, education is not just about learning facts and passing exams, it is also about becoming a life-long learner. It is about using knowledge to improve one's life both personally and professionally. There are skills which need to be mastered and this is one important element of education. I also believe that education can improve one's enjoyment of life regardless of the occupation or field of study one pursues. I am...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...Bachelor of Arts in International Relations. During my undergraduate career, I tutored students for the LSAT, and I taught high school students in History, Political Science, and International Relations. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about the LSAT, ACT, US History, European History, and Writing. I very much enjoy teaching LSAT test preparation. It is a challenging obstacle for many students. However, once you understand what the test is...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...University. Over the past 5 years, I've gained experience privately tutoring students from 1st-12th grade in subjects ranging from simple math to AP Chemistry. I am capable of tutoring a variety of subjects including basic and complex math, English, biology, and chemistry. I am most passionate about teaching math, I find it rewarding to the confidence of students to grow as they become better at math. My strategy for ensuring my students' success is to...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...of Law. While I was in law school, I was the Managing Editor of the Barrister Newspaper. I have a BA in Political Science and a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Michigan. Over the years, I have garnered experience in teaching and tutoring. While I was at Michigan, I volunteered with the student organization, Intellectual Minds Making a Difference, by tutoring Detroit high school students in ACT prep. After I graduated...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...Cruz in Psychology, graduating Cum Laude. While attending college I had the opportunity to work for the University's Learning Support Services as a tutor and mentor for my fellow students. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Women's Studies, Sociology, Psychology, Writing, and Research. Few things are as rewarding to me as helping others to achieve their goals in and out of academia. I find that passing on healthy...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...determining what is effective for each student, and getting to know each student's particular academic needs and goals. When it comes to SAT prep, I believe that understanding the material is always more important than simply understanding the test. I teach specific testing strategies and tricks, but I ensure that at the heart of my tutoring is the academic material itself. A student who simply masters the strategies and tricks might do great on the...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...of West Florida and my teaching certification from LeTourneau University in Houston, Texas. I am certified in English Language Arts and Reading for grades 4 through 12 in Texas. I also hold two English as a Second Language certifications and have spent most of my teaching career working with ESL students, both to help them achieve grade level and to learn how to accel at standardized tests. I have one daughter who is working on...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...to work with you as a tutor! With a strong educational foundation and a passion for teaching, I bring valuable experience as a high school peer tutor and volunteer working with young elementary students. I have achieved top scores of 5s on AP exams and a digital SAT score of 1500+, underscoring my expertise in AP Biology, AP Chemistry and AP Social Studies/English, as well as SAT prep. Currently, I am pursuing my undergraduate degree...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...at Carleton College who is ecstatic about teaching and spreading my love of learning. I am also greatly interested in sociology and gender studies, and have yet to decide if I will minor in one of those fields, too. I love helping students discover a passion for reading and expressing themselves through writing. My favorite areas to tutor are those having to do with English; I enjoy everything from AP Literature to essay writing for...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...on international business - I am highly equipped to tutor students in business courses. In addition, I am competent in tutoring for English courses having taken AP exams and thoroughly enjoy dissecting texts. As I've been enthralled by reading, it has lead me to also become a proficient writer. I've been writing articles, songs, and poems for some time and find writing to be one of my major strengths. Having worked in the music industry...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...world. I began my tutoring career in high school as a peer-to-peer volunteer tutor. I tutored first generation students and students from historically marginalized communities with the federal TRIO program as an undergraduate at UW. In D.C. I tutored second language learners looking to improve their English skills. Most recently, I worked with student athletes through the athletics department at UT. I tutor a variety of subjects in the humanities and social sciences, but my...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree in English Literature. During my time at Kansas State, I worked as a student tutor on subjects ranging from geology to French, and while pursuing my Master's degree, I taught Expository Writing to college students. While I am experienced with Writing and Language tutoring and enjoy teaching both, I am primarily a standardized test tutor with Varsity Tutors. Test prep combines the challenge of adapting to...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...and an M.A. in Policy and Development from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Over the past six years I have tutored and taught students both in the U.S. and abroad. My favorite subjects are English/American literature and French. I also have a great deal of experience teaching English as a second language to both children and adults. I firmly believe that there is no one way to teach any subject, and to that end...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...The ability to connect with students across borders, cultures, and time zones is a testament to the boundless potential of remote education. Closer to home, as an Assistant Debate Coach at Ridge High School, I've found immense fulfillment in nurturing the next generation of articulate speakers and critical thinkers. Collaborating with students to refine their skills and amplify their voices has been nothing short of rewarding. Throughout my academic journey at Western Kentucky University, where...
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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.
AP English Literature tutoring can also help you prepare for the essay portion of the test by teaching you proven essay-writing techniques, adjusted to your own unique writing style. Your tutor can teach you how to draw upon material from books that you have already read in order to answer the essay prompts effectively. You can also learn how to successfully plan out an essay in just a few minutes, as well as how to execute that essay in a coherent and concise way within the given time constraints.
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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.
