...I am a certified high school English teacher and have worked with students for many years helping them understand the rules of punctuation, grasp grammar and usage, detect and rewrite awkward sentences, avoid redundancy, and maintain relevancy. The English section of the ACT focuses on those wri... (read more)
...Most recently, I was an eighth grade English teacher. Because I have worked with middle school, high school, and college students, I am adept at identifying a student's strengths and weaknesses. I know that writing is a difficult skill, but I am confident that I can help you improve. (read more)
...I've been teaching writing to middle and high school students as well as at the college level for over 15 years. I've taught students one-on-one on essay writing, particularly in writing analyses of literature for high school and in writing that all-important college essay for applications. I'v... (read more)
...Grammar is a huge part of my teaching, as it forms the "foundation" on which we build the walls and roof that is the structural "house" that we call English conversation. I have taught and tutored over 200 students -- totaling over 850 classroom hours -- in the fascinating (albeit frustrating an... (read more)
...I graduated from The Governor's Academy with a high school GPA of 3.98 (unweighted) and 4.62 (weighted). I scored 1530 on the SAT, with 790 in Math and 740 in Reading/Writing, and achieved a composite score of 34 on the ACT, with a perfect 36 in Reading and 34 in Math. I have extensive experienc... (read more)