Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...Lee University, and my law degree from the University of Houston Law Center. I am a practicing attorney, so reading and especially clear and concise writing are the tools of my trade, and I've worked on improving these skills for over 25 years. Passing on these skills to others is and has been a source of great satisfaction over the past several years. Since 2011, I have worked with Literacy Instruction For Texas (LIFT) as...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...writing and learning English: from building vocabulary and brainstorming ideas to constructing a well-thought thesis, learning how to research and cite sources to discovering and developing your own style and voice--these are just some of the techniques I have helped students master. My students have been wonderfully varied, ranging from absolute newcomers to the language to students preparing for undergraduate and graduate university programs. In addition to working as a language tutor for over a...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...passions. For the last six years, I have had the privilege to teach English/Language Arts to students ranging from 7th grade to 12th grade, and I have loved every second of it. I began my teaching career in California, earning my teaching credential in Secondary Education at California State University, Sacramento. After teaching there for four years, I moved to Charlottesville where my husband was finishing his law degree. I had the great privilege of...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...Academy and the University of Illinois at Chicago. This past year, I received a Bachelor of Science in Biology on the pre-medical track. Throughout my undergraduate career, I served as a Peer Mentor which included providing formal tutoring services and academic advice to peers. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Biology and Writing. Also, I have helped prepare many students for standardized exams such as the PSAT, SAT...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...I graduated with a degree in Political Science with much additional coursework in literature and philosophy. My favorite part about being a tutor is the moment of satisfaction that comes with seeing one of my students greatly improve after a lot of hard work. My favorite things to tutor are the GRE and the SAT, in part because I feel like a high score on these exams should be accessible for anyone if they are...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...foremost an educator. I've taught children, adults, high school and college students, as well as graduate students. My main teaching experience is with college students, but I enjoy the challenges of working with all levels of learning. I earned my Ph.D. from Georgetown University in German Studies in 2012, and my MA from the University of Chicago in the Humanities. My main areas of expertise are in German and English language and literature, including an...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...BA's in English (Poetry Writing concentration) and French. Since graduating, I lived in St. Petersburg, Russia where I taught at the American Montessori International School and worked at The St. Petersburg Times, a weekly newspaper. I started tutoring before college, and I have since tutored students ages three-adult in French, SAT Reading, Writing, and Verbal, Essay Writing, ESL, Study Skills, and more. I am also an avid, competitive ballroom dancer. I began teaching dance at...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...including one year teaching ESL at a Kindergarten in Chiang Mai, Thailand, three years teaching ESL at a cram school for students in elementary, middle, and high school in Taipei, Taiwan, and two years teaching creative writing to undergraduates at the University of Notre Dame. As someone who has studied Mandarin Chinese for three years, I understand the difficulty of acquiring a new language and the importance of immersion in the language as opposed to...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...school English, including AP English Language and AP English Literature. Furthermore, I have served as an associate and head coach for a state champion Academic Decathlon team, which has given me additional experience in test preparation strategy across several content areas. In addition to AP English and Academic Decathlon exams, I have helped students prepare for SAT and ACT exams. Before teaching, I tutored students one-on-one and in small groups across subject areas. My strongest...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
I'm a college junior majoring in Creative Writing and Comparative Literature at Emory University. I've worked as a student assistant at the Benjamin Franklin Academy in French and English, and I have ample experience helping students one-on-one or in small groups. I'd like to someday become an English professor. When I'm not tutoring, I love playing board games with my friends, seeing local music or curling up with a good book.
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...related to English, though I certainly specialize in Writing. I am also qualified and available to teach ACT prep. I have an understanding of standardized tests and can help students formulate effective strategies to maximize their scores. As I mentioned earlier, reading and writing fiction have to be near the top of my hobbies list. Also, I would add listening to live music, playing and watching soccer, and collecting records to that list. At the...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...with a minor in Dance. I have previous tutoring experience in AP Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, for both high school and college age students. My personal teaching philosophy is to lead my sessions with a student-based approach. As a current student myself, I understand the frustrations that we can encounter when working to learn a new subject, and I am committed to working with students to help them learn in the best way for them....
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...currently working in Chicago. She graduated magna cum laude from Northwestern University with a degree in English Literature and Theatre, with a concentration in Theatre for Young Audiences. You can find a portion of her honors thesis on Virginia Woolf's last novel published in the next issue of the Madison Journal of Literary Criticism! Grace loves working with young people and has been teaching drama and tutoring students in writing and test prep for the...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...a secondary focus in economics. I am currently teaching a class on civic engagement and government to fifth graders. In the past, I have also run simulations with high school students for academic conferences. While volunteering in Peru, I tutored students at an all-girls orphanage in a bilingual environment. Throughout high school, I also helped students prepare for standardized examinations such as the SAT, ACT, SAT subject tests, AP Exams and Regents examinations. I am...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...Anthropology and Latin American & Caribbean Studies from McGill University with a deep passion for writing, critical thinking, and making complex ideas accessible. As President of the Spanish and Latin American Students' Association, I have regularly led workshops and discussions that explore global histories, cultures, and political movementsskills I bring into my tutoring to foster curiosity and confidence in students. My academic experience is grounded in research, writing, and interdisciplinary analysis, and I've published in...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
With a bachelor's and master's degree in English, as well as over 300 hours of tutoring in college writing, I have discovered that helping others learn is not just a job but a passion that I feel lucky to make a career out of. As someone who used to dread long reading and writing assignments, my favorite part of tutoring is helping my students find interest and value in writing beyond school assignments.
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...certification. With my broad experience, I can tutor in a variety of areas--academic writing, the research paper both undergraduate and graduate (as in theses and dissertations), creative writing of poetry, prose and essays, American literature from 1865 onward, British literature from the same period, public speaking, dramatic literature, theatre history, film history and literature--that's just a sampling. Of all of the subjects I teach, I do enjoy teaching all kinds of writing, as well as...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...writing and literature primarily. I earned my Master's and Doctoral Degrees in English with an emphasis in American literature. I have been teaching at the college level for about 20 years. I believe that every student can develop their writing skills. More importantly, I approach writing as a learning skill, which means as you develop your writing skills, you simultaneously develop your learning skills necessary for both school and life. Studying literature is also a...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...majoring in Biology and specializing in upper division science courses. I went on to receive my Master's degree in Medical Sciences from the University of South Florida. From my experience, some courses come easier than others, but with enough effort everyone can excel. I believe that a tutor should be knowledgeable, personable, andabove allpatient The only feeling better than helping someone is the feeling that they get when they make a breakthrough. I am passionate...
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Certified AP English Literature and Composition Tutor in Belfast
Biography
...Master's degree in secondary English education and an undergraduate degree in Mass Communication from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. I taught tenth and twelfth grade English to both AP and general classes and am AP College Board certified. In graduate school, I focused specifically on the works of Shakespeare, lyric poetry and modern and post-modern American literature. I have also taught journalism and public speaking. I am a state certified teacher for grades 6-12...
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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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Recent Belfast 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.
