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STEPHEN H. - $50.00/hr - Poughkeepsie, NY - View STEPHEN H. >>
...We practice making inferences, predictions, visualizations, and observations. I lead students through the process of essay writing, from brainstorming and note-taking to research and structure, and sentence-by-sentence syntax and eloquence. They learn sensory description, figurative language, and strategies for narration and persuasion in any context, from school to professional situations. (read more)
Eric C. - $50.00/hr - New Paltz, NY - View Eric C. >>
...Students should feel like they're part of the learning process: rather than me droning on and on about a topic, I work with students to help them understand topics in new ways, through games, audiovisual materials, or just by talking about how these topics might relate to our daily lives. I'm pa... (read more)
Daniela P. - $90.00/hr - Kingston, NY - View Daniela P. >>
...I attended Riverdale Country School, Princeton University, and Columbia Law School. I practiced entertainment law for many years and then parented my daughter full-time. For the past ten years I have tutored young people as well as adults in writing and reading. (read more)
Francis K. - $50.00/hr - Red Hook, NY - View Francis K. >>
...I became interested dramatic literature, so I decided to read English translations of the surviving Greek tragedies. I enjoyed them so much that I thought it would be better to study them in their original language. So when I enrolled in Bard College, I decided to major in Classics (also known as Greek and Roman studies). For my Senior Project I translated and directed Sophocles' Antigone. (read more)
Peg P. - $60.00/hr - Woodstock, NY - View Peg P. >>
...One can learn through so many interactive ways. I've taught writing and English for native and non-native speakers for over 15 years both in the U.S. and abroad. Every class I taught was a combination of in-class work and private sessions. (read more)