Ellen D.
Private tutor in San Francisco, CA
Education
MA in Curriculum and Instruction, focus on Language and Literacy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BA in English, minor in Secondary Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Experience
I taught high school English for five years. I taught college students studying to become English teachers for one year. Now, I teach incarcerated men how to teach high school English to their incarcerated students.
Subject Expertise
ShakespeareIntroduction to PoetryJournalismLanguagesLinguisticsLiterary AnalysisLiteraturePARCCPersuasive WritingPublic SpeakingReadingIntroduction to FictionShort NovelSociologySpecial EducationStudy SkillsStudy Skills And OrganizationTest PrepVocabularyWorld LiteratureWritingACT with WritingACT English10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing9th Grade ReadingACT Reading9th Grade WritingACT WritingAP English Language and CompositionAP English Literature and CompositionBritish LiteratureCollege EssaysEnglishEssay EditingExpository WritingGED
Availability
Thursday in the morning, Thursday in the afternoon, Friday at any time
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I care deeply about approaching education through a social justice lens. Paramount to me, as an educator, is knowing my students. I can't help them learn new information if I can't help them connect it to their prior knowledge and experiences.
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