...I assisted two professors in classes for a full semester for ENGL 203: Writing About Literature and tutored in vocabulary through WyzAnt. Additionally, I completed my two-semester English thesis project. I chose English as my primary major because I have always loved reading and writing, and English is a passion of mine. (read more)
...Study skills represents a process of learning that includes surveying material before actually studying it, forming questions from the students curiosity, reading or looking for those answers, actually reading for those answers and reviewing and reciting answers to those questions. This is calle... (read more)
...It's lovely seeing the way someone's eyes light up when they land on the thing they want to write about, and following that urge leads to essays that go beyond checking each box on the rubric. Grammar and syntax and knowing how to cite a source in MLA is important, but writing well requires more... (read more)
...While earning my Ph.D., I designed and taught Composition courses, and taught a wide range of American and English Literature courses. I also worked with individual undergraduate and graduate students in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences fields as an instructor at the U. Wisconsin - Madison Writing Center. (read more)
I have been tutoring for over 20 years, both in an academic setting and privately at in students' homes and at my home. I enjoy working individually with students because I can see an ongoing increase in their understanding of and proficiency in a particular subject. Initially I assess a student's... (read more)