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Clara M.

Private tutor in Orlando, FL

Education

I graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in English from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a minor in Classical Civilization. I was on the Dean's List for 8 of 8 semesters, finished with a GPA of 3.95 out of 4.0, and graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Experience

My teaching philosophy is that tutors should enable our students to continue improving their work after they have left the tutoring session. To do this I provide individualized techniques and resources that help my students help themselves. I am flexible and adaptable to many different learning styles and will give my students the personalized tools they need to excel! I worked for two years at the Writing Center at UIUC, where I discovered my love of teaching. I tutored undergraduate students (and occasionally graduate students) in one-on-one sessions, either focusing closely on a writing assignment or prompt, or working more generally on an area of writing they struggled with. I also worked at a second tutoring center for low-income and minority students at UIUC for one year. During college, I founded a literary journal and a literary magazine that are still thriving years later. In addition I have real-world experience with writing professionally, since I managed a hotel in Illinois and personally wrote all of the documentation and technical manuals that exist for that property.

Subject Expertise

Expository Writing Writing World Literature Vocabulary Summer Tutoring Study Skills And Organization Study Skills Short Novel Shakespeare Reading Persuasive Writing Literature Literary Analysis Introduction to Fiction Grammar and Mechanics Fiction Writing 11th Grade Reading Essay Editing English Creative Writing College Essays British Literature American Literature AP English Literature and Composition 11th Grade Writing 9th Grade Reading 9th Grade Writing 12th Grade Writing AP English Language and Composition 10th Grade Reading 10th Grade Writing 12th Grade Reading

Availability

Any day at any time

Can Meet

Up to 25 minutes away at my regular hourly rate

Hobbies

In my spare time, I love sewing and gaming. I am a cosplayer who makes all of my own costumes and I attend conventions multiple times per year. I play table-top roleplaying games, board games, and video games. I read voraciously, I write constantly, and I regularly attend Trivia Night events in town. I also have two cats and am a huge animal lover.

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