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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

Shakespeare Introduction to Poetry Journalism Languages Linguistics Literary Analysis Literature PARCC Persuasive Writing Public Speaking Reading Introduction to Fiction Short Novel Sociology Special Education Study Skills Study Skills And Organization Test Prep Vocabulary World Literature Writing ACT with Writing ACT English 10th Grade Reading 10th Grade Writing 11th Grade Reading 11th Grade Writing 12th Grade Reading 12th Grade Writing 9th Grade Reading ACT Reading 9th Grade Writing ACT Writing AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition British Literature College Essays English Essay Editing Expository Writing GED

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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