Reading critically and writing persuasively are skills Moses sharpened through an art history degree at Yale, where every assignment demanded close analysis of visual and written texts. He brings that same approach to English tutoring — teaching students to build thesis-driven arguments, integrate t...

A conversational teaching style makes Cory effective at breaking down reading passages and essay assignments, even though English isn't his primary field. His science training sharpened his ability to construct clear arguments and analyze how authors build claims — skills he brings to thesis develop...

From sixth-grade reading comprehension all the way through AP-level literary analysis, Marie has taught the full arc of English instruction in her classroom. Her MA in Teaching and dual-state English credentials mean she knows how to break a dense passage into manageable pieces — identifying tone, t...

An analytical mindset can be surprisingly useful in English, and Moayad brings exactly that. He teaches students to dissect prompts, organize their ideas into clear thesis-driven outlines, and revise for coherence — treating each essay like a logical argument where every sentence supports the next.

Reading a novel and analyzing a novel are very different skills, and Gail bridges that gap by teaching students to identify literary devices like unreliable narration, motif, and tonal shifts within the texts they're already assigned. Her own writing background — from college essays to GRE analytica...

From crafting research papers in her environmental science program to analyzing literature, Kourtney has spent years turning rough ideas into polished, well-argued prose. She teaches students how to build a thesis, organize supporting evidence, and revise for clarity — skills that transfer across ev...

Reading a novel closely and writing a clear analytical paragraph require the same core move: identifying a pattern and supporting it with evidence. Chica teaches students to break texts apart at the sentence level — tracking an author's word choices, structural decisions, and recurring images — then...

Between reading comprehension passages, literary analysis, and the first real essay assignments, middle school English asks students to do several very different things under one class name. Tsering unpacks each skill separately — annotating a text for theme versus structuring a five-paragraph argum...

Reading and writing are longtime hobbies for Jon, not just academic obligations, and that shows in how he teaches English. He digs into literary analysis by asking students to identify what an author is doing structurally — tracking motifs, examining narrative voice, unpacking how tone shifts betwee...

I'm a recent Stanford graduate (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science), and have been working at a major Management Consulting firm for a few years now. I personally scored a 2360 (out of 2400) on the SAT and 35 on the ACT and was successful in gaining admission to several top universities. I'...