Expository Writing Tutors in Piedmont, CA
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UC Berkeley - BA, English , Mills College - MA, English Literature
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For anyone who is looking for extra guidance?in their studies, I'm here to help.When I'm not tutoring or teaching, I like to spend time cooking, drawing, doing yoga, and playing with my kitten . I also enjoy writing and reading .? I can help with many subjects . This...
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University of South Florida-Main Campus - Bachelor of Science, Biology, General , University of South Florida-Main Campus - Master in...
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I now tutor many subjects, but my favorites to teach are writing, literature, and the biological sciences . I also enjoy helping students prepare for standardized tests, because I like teaching them a special?method they can use that will help them raise their scores .? When...
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State University of New York @ Albany - BA, Spanish Language & Literature , State University of New York @ Albany - MS, TESOL
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My career has included working at a college writing center to help students with all stages of the writing process, teaching English at the college level, doing private tutoring, managing tutor centers, and participating in professional development programs.Reading fiction is...
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University of Oregon - Bachelors, General Science , Illinois Institute of Technology - Masters, Biology
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My decision to become a tutor is based on the difficulties I had in class as an undergraduate . I would spend lots of time struggling and it was hard to get an answer, much less understand the material being taught . Tutoring is satisfying because I can make learning easier...
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I studied Biological Sciences at the University of Oxford and San Francisco State University, concentrating on evolutionary biology,...
Experience
I have always loved teaching, and as a kid would be forever seeking people out to explain to them things I had recently learned myself, especially after I realized that the true test of my understanding of a concept was in my ability to explain it to someone else . ...
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PhD in English and American Literature, Stanford University (2015) MA in English and American Literature, Stanford University (2015) BA...
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I've worked with individuals in middle school, high school, college, and graduate and professional school, as well as adult learners . Additionally, I have written ACT and SAT verbal and reading comprehension questions for a test preparation company . For two years, I worked...
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B.A. Classics cum laude, Harvard University, Certificate in Writing UC Berkeley Extension
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*2 years tutoring experience *Former credentialed substitute teacher in Oakland public schools *Experience teaching college workshops on metaphor and voice *Perfect score SAT English *3 years experience as reporter/writer for Chicago City News Bureau, Detroit Free Press...
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PhD in English Literature from U.C. Berkeley, 2015
Experience
The practice of close-reading involves learning to "scan" lines of poetry as wells as discussing the novel at the level of the form . These are all indispensable tools when it comes to reading and writing at the college level and to think critically about the world beyond...
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Unlike other tutors, I have been a college writing teacher and tutor for many years. So I bring a teacher's knowledge and skill set to my...
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10th Grade Writing, 11th Grade Writing, AP English Literature and Composition, 7th Grade Writing, 8th Grade Reading, 8th Grade Writing, AP English Language and Composition, Expository Writing When I taught composition and literature to college students, I showed my students...
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I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara. I am a graduate from De La Salle...
Experience
I have eight years of teaching experience in formal and informal settings with native and non native English speakers . Before my teaching career and the Peace Corps, I worked in the film and television industry in Hollywood as a Director of Photography. Fiction Writing,...
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University of California Davis-Anthropology and Political Science (BA) Western New Mexico University-Special Education (Masters-Completing)
Experience
Much of my time was spent in small-group and one-on-one settings, in order to provide students with the individualized attention they need . I loved those parts of my job most because those individual moments felt most impactful, and this has drawn me to want to be a tutor . ...
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Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ BA with Honors - English St. Mary's College of California, Moraga, CA MFA - Creative Writing:...
Experience
I want to help students feel more confident when approaching school subjects . I want to show them that the right strategies can help them both succeed in school and find their passion. 9th Grade Reading, Short Novel, Literature, Literary Analysis, Grammar and Mechanics,...
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B.A. in Religious Studies and Philosophy from Wesleyan University. 3.66 GPA.
Experience
1470 SAT (710 Verbal, 760 Math) Expository Writing, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP U.S. Government & Politics, AP United States History, AP US Government, AP US History, Arithmetic, Elementary Algebra, Elementary Math, AP English Language...
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B.A. English, Ohio State, 3.5 1996 M.Ed. English Education, Ohio State, 3.8 1998
Experience
Because of my own arduous experience in school, I strive to be the kind of teacher I never had, alive to the possibility in every student, aware that ability is often blunted by personal turmoil . My method is to connect ideas to the students' own lives, their own dreams, to...