Claire N.
Private tutor in Charleston, IL
Education
EDUCATION: Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL Masters of Arts August 2015 – Present Focus: English Awarded: Graduate Assistantship Knox College, Galesburg, IL Bachelor of Fine Arts September 2011 – June 2015 Focuses: English Creative Writing and Business Marketing and Entrepreneurship Awarded: Herman Muelder Scholarship; Knox College Founder Scholarship; Fern Award Scholarship
Experience
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL Writing Consultant August 2015 – Present • Edited and worked with students on their papers • Created and presented workshops on English and grammar-related subjects • Assisted professors with research Leyden High School Marching Band Northlake, IL Music Instructor June 2012 – Present (Seasonal) • Instructed hundreds of students in drill and music • Chaperoned students to and from field trips • Worked with other staff members to ensure safety and happiness of students Park District of Oak Park Oak Park, IL Writing Teacher June 2015 – August 2015 • Created lesson plans and implemented them • Had to account for a large variety in age groups • Was accountable for groups of four to sixteen students Knox College Center for Teaching and Learning Galesburg IL Writing Tutor July 2013 - June 2015 • Assisted students with paper writing • Worked with students in one-on-one sessions as well as group sessions • Led and taught classes in freshman-level grammar LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE Knox Tennis and Softball Galesburg, IL Captain October 2014 – May 2015 • Responsible for shaping the attitudes of the younger players • Being the “coach” when coaches were not present • Leading the teams in warm ups or other activities Knox Advocacy for Awareness of Mental Illness Galesburg, IL Founder, President July 2014 – June 2015 • Founded advocacy organization to end stigma of mental illness • Created presentations which were viewed by hundreds of students on Knox’s campus • Managed executive board of nine members Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity: Alpha Beta Gamma Chapter Galesburg, IL Historian March 2013 – March 2014 • Responsible for knowledge of chapter history • Assisted in ritual for chapter • Documented events and updated social media pages
Subject Expertise
8th Grade WritingCreative WritingCOMPASS Writing SkillsACT WritingACT with Writing9th Grade WritingACT with Writing8th Grade Writing8th Grade Writing8th Grade WritingCreative Writing5th Grade Writing5th Grade Writing5th Grade Writing5th Grade Writing4th Grade Writing4th Grade Writing4th Grade Writing5th Grade WritingAmerican LiteratureIntroduction to FictionEnglishAP English Literature and CompositionAP English Language and CompositionItalianEssay EditingCollege EssaysACTLiterary Analysis7th Grade WritingLiteraturePersuasive WritingShort NovelACT EnglishWritingFiction WritingExpository WritingExpository Writing11th Grade Writing2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade Reading1st Grade Reading1st Grade Reading1st Grade Reading10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing3rd Grade Reading12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing12th Grade Writing12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade Reading9th Grade Reading6th Grade Writing3rd Grade WritingPSAT Critical ReadingPSAT Critical ReadingACT Reading9th Grade ReadingACT Reading9th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing2nd Grade Writing1st Grade Writing8th Grade Reading7th Grade Reading6th Grade Reading8th Grade Reading4th Grade Reading5th Grade Reading
Availability
Weekends at any time, Mon/Wed/Fri at any time, Tues/Thurs in the morning
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for a flat fee
Hobbies
I simply love to write and read. Currently, I'm working on screenplays and novels and the differences between them. Right now, I plan on finishing up a novel set in an Italian-American city in a future destroyed by a war, then turning that novel into a screenplay. I will use that for my master's thesis and dissertation and discuss the difficulties between changing the two. However, I don't just have the "high flying" academia on my mind. I've also taught children as young as three years old, so I know how to monitor my excitement for English and make it accessible for anyone - just ask the college students I tutor.
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