Claire N.
Private tutor in Lake Elsinore, CA
Education
BA - CSU Fullerton - high honors. While I was working on the BA, I was also working as a Bilingual Instructional Aide in Orange and Santa Ana Unified School Districts. I fell in love with medieval literature as an undergraduate, but the BA is a place for general studies. I took lots of Oral Interpretive courses - for children, Shakespeare, etc. and plenty of history. MA - CSU Fullerton - high honors. This is where I started working as a tutor. We tutored any student who wanted help with his/her essay in 20-30 minute sessions. This included Business English, English 101, English 99, and any other English course on campus. My final year, I was given my own English 101 class, and I became a professional teacher. My MA thesis was called, "Medieval Mums." It was about how mothers were seen through the lens of various kinds of medieval literature: romances, religious verse, sermons, ballads, etc. I also took courses in John Donne, Milton, Shakespeare, Chaucer, and lots of other cool stuff. PhD - UC Riverside - incomplete. I finished the coursework, but I had to take a break from the testing and writing my thesis. I have been teaching Composition at the university level for twelve years. I have taught Eng 99, 101, 1A, 1B, 1C, Eng 4, and Basic Writing 3. I have also helped people edit letters, Personal Statements, job applications and resumes, essays, theses, etc. Now that I'm retired, I have afternoons free to help you.
Experience
Patient, Professional, Thorough, Friendly! I love helping people achieve their goals of getting into a university, learning a new set of skills, or becoming a stronger reader or writer! I have worked with students from 5-50 years of age. Some of my students have had learning disabilities (undiagnosed or with IEPs), but some people just need a little refresher course offered with humor, patience and plenty of encouragement to be able to reach their goals. I love the challenge of being a tutor - working with one student (or small groups) to help each person become a better reader, writer, or test taker. I have taught English Composition at three universities for almost 15 years, and I tutored for 5 years at Santa Ana College, CSU Fullerton, Professional Tutors of America, and Wyzant. I am a writer and retired lecturer from University of California, Riverside. Four times, I was privileged to be one of the educators who graded the UC written entrance exams. I have edited academic books and theses.
Subject Expertise
Introduction to PoetryWritingWorld LiteratureSummer TutoringStudy Skills And OrganizationSAT WritingSAT VerbalSAT Subject Test in LiteratureSAT Critical ReadingReadingMedieval LiteratureLiteratureLiterary AnalysisAmerican LiteratureIntroduction to FictionGRE Analytical WritingFiction WritingExpository WritingEssay EditingEnglishCLEP English LiteratureCAHSEE EnglishAP Spanish Literature and CultureAP Spanish LanguageAP English Language and Composition
Availability
Tuesday after 12 Noon, Wednesday after 12 Noon, Thursday after 12 Noon, Friday after 12 Noon
Can Meet
Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
My husband and I have five children. Three of them served as US Marines. I have a soft spot for those who serve our country. I love animals, good books, and a wide variety of music - everything but rap and jazz. One of my favorite things to do is to learn new things. Right now, I am writing a book about my husband's life in a small town in Mexico.
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