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 WritingWritingWorld LiteratureVocabularySummer TutoringStudy Skills And OrganizationStudy SkillsShort NovelShakespeareReadingPersuasive WritingLiteratureLiterary AnalysisIntroduction to FictionGrammar and MechanicsFiction Writing11th Grade ReadingEssay EditingEnglishCreative WritingCollege EssaysBritish LiteratureAmerican LiteratureAP English Literature and Composition11th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade Writing12th Grade WritingAP English Language and Composition10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing12th 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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