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Amy B.

Private tutor in New Lenox, IL

Education

I earned my bachelor's degree in English from Augustana College (with highest honors summa cum laude, phi beta kappa) in 2001. I earned my master's degree in Education from The University of Chicago in 2002. I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in Liberal Studies from Northwestern University. My expected date of completion 2016, and I intend to pursue a PhD in literature with the ultimate goal of teaching at the college level.

Experience

I have thirteen years of experience as a certified high school English teacher. I have taught reading, writing, vocabulary, public speaking, grammar, and test preparation to students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. I have additional years of experience working in a college Reading and Writing Center as a tutor and an editor of writing. I am a graduate of a gifted high school program and have experience teaching gifted and talented youth in the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University.

Subject Expertise

Medieval LiteratureCreative WritingDrawingEnglishEssay EditingExpository WritingGrammar and MechanicsIntroduction to PoetryLiterary AnalysisCollege EssaysPersuasive WritingPoetry WritingPublic SpeakingReadingShakespeareVocabularyWorld Literature10th Grade ReadingBritish LiteratureArtAmerican LiteratureACT with WritingACT ReadingACT WritingACT English9th Grade Writing9th Grade ReadingACT12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing

Availability

Any day at any time

Can Meet

Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate

Hobbies

I feel I have a unique ability to empathize with and connect with the non-traditional student. I love literature but I am also an artist, a musician, an actor, and a creative thinker; I support an interdisciplinary approach that combines these forms of expression to maximize student enjoyment and understanding. I have two children of my own, ages 6 and 9. I also enjoy running, swimming, cycling, and triathlon.

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