Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...audiences at the professional and graduate level, and would be thrilled to help you prepare for admissions tests and essays! I went to undergrad at Georgetown University and did my grad work at the University of Chicago. I moved to Austin to work as an analyst writing for the House Research Organization, and have previous experience writing for federal and nonprofit interests. I have engaged in numerous professional and creative writing workshops for well over...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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Hold a PhD in communications and have taught university students writing for five years including students in Dubai and Almaty. I believe strong writing will help people stand out everywhere. We live in a world where storytelling, in all of its forms from essays and short stories to TikTok videos and documentaries, reigns supreme. Knowing how to create and communicate those stories is key.
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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I am a practicing attorney in California with years of tutoring experience ranging from elementary school students to graduate-level professionals. I specialize in writing, reading comprehension, and critical thinking skills, with a particular focus on college application and personal statement coaching.
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...tutor looking to work with students online or in the Greater Manchester areas. I strongly believe in differentiating instruction to meet the individual needs of students. No one lesson or method fits every student, and I make it my mission to bring instruction to students in a manner the best fits their individual learning needs and styles. Learning should never be tedious! As a current middle school teacher, former study center intern, and private tutor,...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...Applied Behavior Analysis (MS), and Education (MA), reflecting my passion for language and learning. I've been tutoring ESL, ELA, and test prep (SAT, ACT, IELTS, TOEFL) since 2012, working with students from K-12 and beyond, including college-level writing instruction. Currently, I'm preparing for a Master's in Social Work, driven by a desire to support individuals holistically. My tutoring philosophy is student-centered, focusing on active engagement and critical thinking to empower students to achieve their academic...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...my doctorate in American literature at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which means I have extensive experience instructing writing and literature to students at many different stages of their college education. With a background in college-level instruction, I have a firm understanding of what instructors expect from college students’ writing and high school students transitioning to college-level work. My familiarity with the challenges that students face informs my approach to supporting students...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...State University and I have recently relocated to the Austin area to pursue a Master's degree in Ethnomusicology. For the last year, I have been tutoring in the Washington, DC area while doing an internship with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the non-profit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. I find tutoring very fulfilling because with one-on-one interaction, students can take major strides towards achieving their academic goals. My main tutoring subjects are English and Writing. Often...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...BS Ed in Middle School Mathematics. Since the summer of 2021, I have tutored students from elementary to early undergraduate studies and I am most passionate about the topics of Math, History, English, and Literature. I find it fulfilling to aid students at all levels with standardized testing and regular academic subjects. Importantly, I aim to form personal connections with each student. I advocate strongly for all students to have an equal opportunity for success...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...school and currently studying at Texas A&M University. I am pursuing a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering. I have been tutoring students from middle school and have helped out a broad range of students. Although I can teach a wide array of subject I specialize in tutoring in math, science, and STEM related material. I am excited to be working with aspiring students looking to excel in academia. I believe that as long as one...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...instructor and tutor in secondary and tertiary education make me well qualified to help students in my areas of expertise. I believe in helping students find their own strengths and turn their weaknesses into strengths. In my tutoring, I guide students to learn and grow. I try as much as possible to get students to find answers themselves. I'm ready to provide answers where needed, but then I always try to make sure that students...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...Junior College Writing Center where I conducted intensive one-on-one sessions with a broad range of students from new English learners to advanced literature students. I gained experience teaching essay structure, style, critical thinking, and reading comprehension. I got along well with my colleagues and learned to work with difficult students and set proper boundaries. I have also done extended work with graduate students assisting with thesis papers in English literature. My warm and attentive manner,...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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I try to make tutoring as productive and fun as possible.... In a first session I would try to find out the student's goal and assess what their current strengths and weaknesses are in regard to that goal.
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...and passions to succeed in areas that challenge them. I have experience working with students from elementary age to college age, in a variety of subjects. I love to write, read, and learn about history and cultures - so if those are areas you struggle with, or want someone to geek over them with you, I'm here to help :) When I'm not tutoring, I enjoy hiking, exploring new places (like New Mexico - where...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...AP 4's and 5's. My degree is from Cal State Fullerton in Business. I also have 2 credentials from Cal State Teach in California, multi-subject for elementary school, and a Single subject in English for high school. After a lengthy career in business, I pursued, and fell in love with a career in teaching! For 17 years, I predominately taught ESL students in elementary and high school. Even though, I didn't speak Spanish, I managed...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...in Environmental Science and a B.A. in International Relations. Through my experiences, I have developed a love for education. I am currently a Middle School science teacher in the Kansas City area. I first began tutoring while I studied abroad in Thailand. I developed personalized English language programs for Thai graduate-level students. When I returned to the United States, I taught refugee fifth grade boys in all subjects for a year. I have tutored middle...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...passion for helping students growboth academically and personally. I believe that some of our greatest accomplishments come after pushing through adversity, and not understanding something in school can feel like just that. My goal as a tutor is to turn that struggle into a breakthrough moment. With degrees in Education from the University of North Florida and a Human Resources degree from Clemson University, I bring both teaching expertise and real-world perspective to my sessions....
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...my B.A. in Literary Arts and Visual Arts, taking courses in a wide array of subjects ranging from contemporary American fiction to ancient Indian classics. My first teaching experience came in college when I had the privilege of creating and teaching a series of literature courses at a local community center. There are few experiences I find more enriching than facilitating a meaningful dialogue centered around great works of literature and art. While literature and...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...Everyone has a unique style of learning that works best for them, and I promise to adjust my approaches and strategies to work best for you! One of the most rewarding experiences for me as a tutor is when I am able to explain a difficult concept to a student in a way that makes their eyes light up in understanding and I can see the gears turning in their head. Seeing my students achieve...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...and have an MBA from Ross School of Business at University of Michigan I've been teaching and tutoring 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...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor
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...something, even if it's merely personal satisfaction like playing a song for family after Thanksgiving dinner. As such, I believe that any sort of lesson ought to chase specific goals discussed and set together between tutor and student. Foundational skills (such as writing for your target audience or guitar scales) are critical and aren't always fun, but they feed into long-term goals and can be paired with smaller, more achievable goals to hold interest and...
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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 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.
