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Michael tutors in Providence, RI

Michael R.

Private tutor in Providence, RI

Education

PhD and MA in English from the University of Southern California, where I also taught for over 10 yrs. USC English fellowship winner. Andrew M. Mellon Foundation fellowship winner. NASSR grant winner. MS reading privileges at the Huntington Library. Book in progress with Edinburgh University Press. BA in English (summa cum laude) from the University of Florida

Experience

Teaching experience in writing, English and humanities at USC, Brown University, California Lutheran University, and other colleges (10+ yrs). Humanities instructor at top Turkish university for 2 years. Writing coach for USC graduate students in the Annenberg School for Communication for 4 years. 800+ SAT verbal score (1997)

Subject Expertise

LiteratureGrammar and MechanicsGRE VerbalGRE Verbal ReasoningHonorsHSPT Language SkillsHSPT ReadingHSPT VerbalIB Extended EssayIB Language A: Language and Literature HLIB Language A: Language and Literature SLIB Language A: Literature HLIB Language A: Literature SLLiterary AnalysisGiftedPCAT Reading ComprehensionPCAT Verbal AbilityPCAT WritingPersuasive WritingReadingSAT Critical ReadingSAT Subject Test in LiteratureSAT VerbalSAT WritingShakespeareShort NovelAP English Literature and CompositionCLEP American Literature10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade WritingWritingWorld LiteratureWorld CivilizationAP English Language and CompositionASPIRE ReadingCAHSEE EnglishASPIRE EnglishCLEP Analyzing and Interpreting LiteratureCLEP College CompositionCLEP College Composition ModularCLEP English LiteratureCLEP HumanitiesCOMPASS ReadingCreative WritingDAT Reading ComprehensionEnglishEssay EditingExpository WritingFiction Writing

Availability

Weekdays at any time

Can Meet

Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

My favorite authors include Thomas De Quincey, Charles Lamb, James Baldwin, Jeanette Winterson, Angela Carter, George Saunders, Junot Diaz, Philip Pullman, Christopher Isherwood, Charles Dickens... My hobbies include photography and fixing up old bikes and cars. Who are some of your favorite authors, and what do you like to do for fun?

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