Hello! My name is Brian R. and I am a full-time English, Theatre, and Speech Communication/Public Speaking teacher. I have sixteen years of experience in all grade ranges. (read more)
...Please don't hesitate to contact me. I am happy to answer your questions.I began my teaching career just a couple of years after the introduction of Common Core State Standards. In other words, I've been referencing and utilizing these standards for my entire time teaching. (read more)
...While this helps provide a clear path for an outline and offers students a formula for future essays, it also demonstrates the importance of honing your close-reading skills; the critical approach that you take to a poem's diction, for example, can also be applied to how you address tasks at work or school. After this, I assess the notes/draft they have. Then we discuss paths forward. (read more)
...I even won the award for best thesis -- it was 45 pages! My doctorate program has introduced me to a new passion: teaching. I've worked as a teacher's assistant for veteran professors and even taught my own classes! (read more)
...Some of the skills I help my students excel at are: reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and math. I also have years of experience in most test prep: SSAT, HSPT, ITBS, and CoGat are frequent tests I help my students prepare for. Teaching students editing skills is impe... (read more)