eric m.

• San Francisco, CA 94112 ( 35.5 mi )
• Creative Writing Tutor

• Male Age 79
• Member since: 12/2015
• Will travel up to 10 miles
• Rates from $40 to $60 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: English, Language Arts, Writing, Spelling, Reading, Poetry, Grammar, Composition

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Tutor Extraordinaire: Patient, effective, very experienced.

Patient, persistent, supportive.
I have taught/ tutored at all levels from K through college/ graduate school. I hold a Child development program Director permit in California and a Masters in Teacher from USF School of Education. i also hold a MA in Child development from Cornell, and ac BA in Writing from City University of New York.I am currently completing my PhD in Education. I currently teach English/ Language arts/ Writing and US and World History in a local, Sf, private school. I have many local, current references available. I am a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Danny M.

• Berkeley, CA 94703 ( 35.3 mi )
• Expert Creative Writing Tutor

• Male Age 31
• Member Since: 06/2013
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $20.00 to $30.00 /hr
• On-line In-Home
• Also Tutors: English, Writing, Spelling, Shakespeare, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Poetry, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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Creative Writing is one of my top subjects!

Emphasis and understanding of the fundmental material is crucial, and I would focus more on simplifying how certain topics should be understood rather than over-complicating the problem.
Law student based in Berkeley, studying in Ireland. Educated in Clongowes Wood College (Ireland), achieving top grades in English, Music and Geography. Received the RIAM silver medal at 15 for piano, and the gold medal at 18 years of age. Played drums for 12+ years. Certified TEFL English language teacher and runner-up in the 2011 Beckett-Joyce award for creative writing. Tutored for ages 15-18 in the English category and can teach piano and drums to all but advanced performers.

Leah A.

• Rohnert Park, CA 94928 ( 12.5 mi )
• Creative Writing Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 03/2016
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $30.00 to $60.00 /hr
• In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: English, Language Arts, Reading, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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I am clear, energetic, and provide students with lots of opportunity for practice.
I have taught middle school history in Santa Fe, led and organized dance competitions for middle school students in west Philadelphia, and spent a year teaching English as a second language in Taiwan for students grades 2-6. I am starting medical school in the fall. I achieved high scores on the new 2015 MCAT, and performed well in my premedical classes including biology, biochemistry, chemistry and organic chemistry.

Robert J.

• Petaluma, CA 94954 ( 13.6 mi )
• Creative Writing Tutor

• Male Age 78
• Member Since: 09/2012
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $34.00 to $39.00 /hr
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Journalism, Grammar

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My comments on tutoring Creative Writing : I have an active imagination and like brainstorming with others to come up with ideas for stories.

Very informal and conversational. I like to laugh and joke as well as understand things that are challenging, to both pupil and teacher. Repetition with interesting variation, coming at a problem from different angles solidifies concepts and ideas in our heads.
I have a B.S. in Technical Journalism from Iowa State University. I worked on a sales magazine upon graduating until I was drafted into the armed forces, spending four years as a Navy Electronics Technician. On the G.I. Bill I did Television Production coursework at College of San Mateo and entered the Broadcast TV Graduate Program at San Francisco State. I did not complete my Master's degree, but my training and contacts made there led to a 35-year career in television and video editing.

Linda D.

• Santa Rosa, CA 95409 ( 20.6 mi )
• Creative Writing Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 08/2016
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $25.00 to $35.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: English, Writing, Spelling, Reading, Grammar, Composition

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In 2001, I was a teachers aide at American Canyon Middle School, in American Canyon, CA, Napa County. I assisted the teachers in the classrooms with grading papers, entered the students tests and quiz scores in the computer and helped them after school with their reading and writing lessons. I was awarded for my Service to the Napa County Education Community Certificate for excellence and contribution to education by Congressman Mike Thompson of the 5th District of California. hompson
Develop a trust with the student and possess patience and kindness all along the way.

RaeShawn W.

• San Pablo, CA 94806 ( 29.4 mi )
• Creative Writing Tutor

• Female Age 55
• Member Since: 05/2012
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $25.00 to $65.00 /hr
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: English, Writing, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Poetry, Grammar

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Passionate Teacher who Empowers

I teach with laptops and traditional classroom style setting.
I have had over 4 years experience teaching grades K-12. I specialize in English, Basic Math and teaching life skills. I have mainly worked in urban areas and know how important it is for our youth to do well. I like being a positive factor in a young persons life. They need good leaders and I am happy to be the one who is leading them.

Andy H.

• San Francisco, CA 94121 ( 31.2 mi )
• Experienced Creative Writing Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 12/2012
• Will travel up to 40 miles
• Rates from $25.00 to $75.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: Shakespeare

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Creative Writing is one of my top subjects! Taught creative writing to high school and young adult students for Laney College in Oakland. Subjects include working with poetry, storytelling, dialogue, playwriting, movie treatments.

I have over thirty years experience teaching Theatre and Language Arts for public and private educational and performance organizations, including elementary school through junior college classes, and a mime/movement class at Yale University. I have studied at UCLA, San Francisco State University, the Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven CT, and the New School for Social Research in New York City. I've also participated in workshops and performance opportunities with trainers in the styles of Bolivia's Augusto Boal, Sanford Meisner, and the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. Drama and English students of mine have had widespread success in furthering their educations and careers.
I'm a fairly intense and mellow person. Focus on specifics comes from an understanding of the goals and overall needs of a given project. Who's my audience and what details do I need to gather ... read more

Deborah S.

• San Francisco, CA 94132 ( 34.4 mi )
• Creative Writing Tutor

• Female Age 50
• Member Since: 06/2013
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $35.00 to $40.00 /hr
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Shakespeare, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Literature, Composition

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EDUCATION 2011 – current MFA in Writing; University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 1997 BFA in Media Arts, Arts Management, and Theater Arts, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE/WRITING COURSES/CERTIFICATION 2012 Switchback ? Associate editor of literary journal 2009 Santa Monica Community College Continuing & Community Educational Program • Short Fiction Workshop (7/14/09-8/18/09) 2005 – 2007 UCLA Extension Program • Essential Beginnings: An Introductory Creative Writing Workshop (4/5-5/10/05) • Novel 1: Writing the First Novel (1/19-3/23/06) • Basic Writing Skills for News Media (7/19-9/13/06) • Creative Writing: Short Story (9/27-12/13/06) • Writing Funny: A Workshop in Creating Humorous Prose (7/11-9/19/07) 2001 California Basic Educational Skills Test Certification; Los Angeles, CA PUBLICATIONS March/April 2008 ... read more

Catherine M.

• Napa, CA 94558 ( 35.2 mi )
• Creative Writing Tutor

• Female Age 30
• Member Since: 06/2012
• Will travel up to 5 miles
• Rates from $10.00 to $20.00 /hr
• In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: English, Language Arts, Writing, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Poetry, Literature, Journalism, Grammar, Composition

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I am ranked 12 ou of 496 in my class. I am an Honors and AP college student. I have a 4.83 grade point average. I take eight classes a day from 5:50am - 3:00pm. I am a voluntary tutor for students after school and I have been successfully doing that for a year now. I love working with studens and I get along with all of them because they are usually around my age as well.

Estela D.

• San Francisco, CA 94112 ( 35.5 mi )
• Creative Writing Tutor

• Female Age 33
• Member Since: 04/2012
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $10.00 to $25.00 /hr
• On-line In-Home In-Group

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I have taken Creative Writing, Creative Reading, Craft of Fiction, Writers on Writing (met with authors and spoke with them about their published books). I have so experience in Literature as well. My professors have work that is published. I will help students reach into their creative side with basic writing exercises, then help them craft their work into a story. I use the book "Writing Fiction" written by Janet Burroway as a reference to craft.

Marc P.

• Camp Meeker, CA 95419 ( 14 mi )
• Creative Writing Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 03/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $46.00 to $50.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Writing, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Poetry, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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My approach to teaching is to provide what is needed, and sometimes that is not limited to the explicit task at hand. As an English teacher/tutor, I have often found that, rather than merely showing students how to recognize a complete sentence and use correct punctuation and grammar, the more important thing is to prove to them that they can think, and that they are intelligent. To this end, I use gentle Socratic questioning to stimulate students, loosen them up, get them interested, and increase their comfort. Often, what comes out of a student's mouth is surprisingly wonderful, and I quickly say, "That's great! Write that down!"
I was a community college English teacher for 12 years at Vista Community College in Berkeley, CA (now Berkeley City College). I taught in a special program tailored to working adults who had returned to school in order to earn their Associate of Arts de ... read more

Bruce M.

• Forestville, CA 95436 ( 17.1 mi )
• Creative Writing Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 04/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $65.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Reading, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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Gestalt and all other educational styles. I believe all students can meet their potential and can be successful.I love working with children. A good teacher can make a difference. I am there for the student and I will not let them down.
I have worked at every stage of education, primary and secondary. I hold a master's degree in secondary education. I have taught high school and junior college. I have ran a continuation high school and was the teacher in charge at both the primary and high school. I have tutored in English, History, and math.

Kathy R.

• Richmond, CA 94804 ( 30.5 mi )
• Creative Writing Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 06/2011
• Will travel up to 5 miles
• Rates from $52.00 to $58.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Poetry, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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I love to tutor because it gives me an opportunity to help students build their skills and to teach them that they have the ability to learn anything,they want to learn and are willing to put their mind, determination and dedication into. I strongly believe that most if not all students are capable of learning anything they truely desire to learn, if they are willing to work hard and be determined to acquire the knowledge. I believe that this is possible with a teacher or tutor that has the skills and dedication to transfer their knowledge or drive for knowledge to their students.
My Teaching Style is to build a relationship with the student and their family. That is based on trust, confidence and a great deal of praise. Everyones performance is driven by the encouragement that they get on a daily basis. So a very important part of my teaching style is to include the whole family. ... read more

Donna R.

• Agwin, CA 94508 ( 30.7 mi )
• Creative Writing Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 03/2010
• Will travel up to 50 miles
• Rates from $47.00 to $50.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Shakespeare, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Poetry, Literature, Journalism, Grammar, Composition

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Since I have worked students with a wide variety of learning issues; I feel that I am well prepared to assess and deliver educational materials and instruction to any student. I understand that each student has his learning style and prefers specific modalities such as: games & puzzles, logical sequential, the arts, naturalistic, etc. Although those would not be the only modalities I would use to educate my students, I feel that I must acknowledge this and respond with a portion of the lessons directed at personal interest. Also, the student's learning environment is important. My students are the recipients of a positive climate where tangible rewards/awards are delivered along with praise, emotional support and encouragement.
I have been in the field of education for approximately 14 years of which the last 8 years have been special education. I have worked with students of ... read more

Tsering W.

• San Francisco, CA 94118 ( 32.6 mi )
• Creative Writing Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 03/2010
• Will travel up to 40 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $63.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Shakespeare, Reading Comprehension, Poetry, Literature, Journalism

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I have not worked as an instructor in a school but all my life I have helped and tutored children in the community. I taught English to young monks in the Sakya Monastery in Nepal and also tutored young Tibetans new to English. I am patient, I have great imagination and I like witnessing children discover they too can tell stories.
Writing and reading has always been a constant in my life. I've worked as a writer for two magazines (in India) and have helped edit many papers and articles for non-profit organizations. For the past ten years I have worked for a non-profit organization as Staff Writer and Programs Officer and I had to use my writing skills to generate reports, proposals etc. While working full-time I was able to write two books of poetry (published by Apogee Press in Berkeley, CA) and I have just finished a non-fiction book. I enjoy helping young children disco ... read more