Holly O.
Private tutor in Albany, NY
Education
Master of Fine Arts: Writing for the Screen & Stage Northwestern University, 2010 - 2012, GPA 3.8 Areas of Study: screenwriting, playwriting, writing for television, genre writing, narrative structures, television history, advertising history and film production. Bachelor of Liberal Arts: Concentrations in Screenwriting & Film History Sarah Lawrence College, 2003 - 2008, GPA 3.6 Areas of Study: screenwriting, film history and theory, political science, philosophy, narrative philosophy, literature, psychology, history of espionage, visual arts, Russian and Spanish.
Experience
For the past 4+ years, I have tutored pupils as young as 8 and as advanced as Ph.D. candidates. With all of them, we worked together to exercise and expand upon their command of the English language generally, and their creative and expository writing skills specifically. Whether the goal is to complete a writing assignment for World History class or prepare for an essay test on 18th Century Romantic Poetry, not only do we work on their ability to articulate their ideas with proper grammar, syntax and dynamic vocabulary, but we also work together on improving their critical thinking abilities, reading comprehension, research techniques, organization methods, and time-management skills. As a tutor, I feel that it is not only my responsibility to assist my students with their current school work, but to hone and cultivate the skills they will need to succeed on their own in college, the work place, or anywhere else that their dreams may take them.
Subject Expertise
4th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing9th Grade Writing7th Grade ReadingIB Language A: Language and Literature SLHandwriting4th Grade Science9th Grade Reading11th Grade Reading6th Grade WritingLiterature10th Grade WritingStudy SkillsIB Philosophy SLIB Language A: Language and Literature HLFiction Writing8th Grade Writing6th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing10th Grade ReadingIB Language A: Literature SLSocial StudiesIB Philosophy HLIB Film SLAP English Literature and Composition8th Grade Reading5th Grade Writing12th Grade ReadingWritingShort NovelIB Film HLVocabularyAP English Language and CompositionShakespeareIB Language A: Literature HL7th Grade WritingStudy Skills And Organization5th Grade ReadingHomeschool
Availability
Any day at any time, Weekdays after 9AM
Can Meet
Up to 25 minutes away for a flat fee
Hobbies
My hobbies include writing screenplays, reading, painting, running, cooking, trying new things, doting on my cat, and watching Star Trek.
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