British Literature Tutors in Vallejo, CA
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Bruce B.
Private British Literature tutor in Piedmont, CA
Education
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...
Experience
When I taught composition and literature to college students, I showed my students how to write a powerful thesis and to structure an essay that flows from this thesis . I developed creative assignments to challenge students to think critically about literature . I...
Layla F.
Private British Literature tutor in Oakland, CA
Education
PhD candidate at UC Berkeley in Comparative Literature; Classics B.A. from Reed College; Lowell High School Class of 2003
Experience
Years & years of tutoring and teaching undergraduate writing/reading classes at Cal. 10th Grade Writing, Literature, Latin, Languages, COMPASS Writing Skills, COMPASS Reading, College Essays, Classics, 10th Grade Reading, 10th Grade Reading, 10th Grade Writing, British...
David M.
Private British Literature tutor in Oakland, CA
Education
PhD in English Literature from U.C. Berkeley, 2015
Experience
I enjoy showing students how to "close-read" literature and how to develop their ideas and observations into an expository essay . 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...
Timothy T.
Private British Literature tutor in Oakland, CA
Education
B.A. English, Ohio State, 3.5 1996 M.Ed. English Education, Ohio State, 3.8 1998
Experience
I have nineteen years of experience: six years in the classroom and thirteen years tutoring . I have taught a range of subjects in the classroom, including ESL, ESL History, English and French . I also have experience in one-on-one home instruction, both as a private tutor...
Olivia H.
Private British Literature tutor in San Francisco, CA
Education
B.A. in Modern European History from Stanford University - GPA: 3.62 High school: Bishop Amat Memorial HS - GPA: 4.51
Experience
SAT Composite 2180 (M650/R770/W760) ? ACT Composite 34 (M31/R36/E35/S32) Competitor on the Jeopardy ! Teen Tournament 2013. AP United States History, Handwriting, IB Language B HL, Geometry, IB Dance SL, History, Fiction Writing, Grammar and Mechanics, Essay Editing,...
Brighton E.
Private British Literature tutor in Oakland, CA
Education
UC Berkeley - BA, English Language & Literature, minor in Creative Writing , graduated with high honors. The Wright Institute -...
Experience
Pushcart Prize nomination for fictional short story in 2012 . Personal essay "Finding the Flexibility to Survive" featured on NPR This I Believe program in 2008, also published in This I Believe: Life Lessons . Google the title to read it ! Experience with a wide...
Wendi W.
Private British Literature tutor in Antioch, CA
Education
National Assoc. for Interpretation, Tulsa, OK (Apr 2014) Certified Interpretive Guide Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA (Dec...
Experience
COMPASS Reading, Handwriting, GRE Verbal, GRE Subject Test in Literature in English, GRE Analytical Writing, Fiction Writing, Expository Writing, Essay Editing, English, Creative Writing, COMPASS Writing Skills, HSPT Reading, CLEP Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present,...
Ellen D.
Private British Literature tutor in San Francisco, CA
Education
MA in Curriculum and Instruction, focus on Language and Literacy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BA in English, minor in...
Experience
I taught college students studying to become English teachers for one year . Now, I teach incarcerated men how to teach high school English to their incarcerated students. Shakespeare, Introduction to Poetry, Journalism, Languages, Linguistics, Literary Analysis, Literature,...
Sabine H.
Private British Literature tutor in San Ramon, CA
Education
-Second year French and Film and Media Studies double major at the University of California, Santa Barbara -Active brother of Phi Sigma...
Experience
My strength lies primarily in French and English, as I am proficient in writing analytical essays as well as literary essays in both subjects and languages . In college I have gotten A's as a freshman in upper division English literary courses, and I consistently do well in...
Samantha K.
Private British Literature tutor in San Francisco, CA
Education
I have my BA in English Literature with a minor in French from Northwestern University where I graduated suma cum laude in 2015. I was...
Experience
I am passionate about the value of analytical skills and the confidence that reading and writing skills can bring to young people . I specialize in short fiction and poetry as an entrance into literary concepts and strategies, and am adept at Essay structure and revision....