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Marya T.

• Traverse City, MI 49684 ( 17.6 mi )
• Poetry Tutor

• Female
• Member since: 01/2012
• Will travel up to 10 miles
• Rates from $30 to $80 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Journalism, Grammar, Creative Writing, Composition

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My comments on tutoring Poetry : My students learn about life and about themselves as they draw from their inner resources to write meaningful, unique poetry.

I am always working to make learning engaging, vital and fun. I have implemented school-wide science fairs, maintained an ongoing chess club, created community-wide mental math competitions, presented at various professional conferences, and directed the district environmental summer program at the school forest. My students videotape flora and fauna, study the stars first-hand, plant and nurture an urban garden, start our own worm farm, and over the years have planted hundreds and hundreds of trees. We practice division of decimals by searching the grocery store for the cheapest gram of protein or lightest weight calorie We perform at senior centers and create videos promoting diversity which are used by school counselors in their classes. Last year my students presented at a Native American/Hmong conference, spoke to legislators, performed at the State Capitol, and won a Project C ... read more

Matthew V.

• Traverse City, MI 49684 ( 17.6 mi )
• Expert Poetry Tutor

• Male Age 48
• Member Since: 09/2014
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $30.00 to $45.00 /hr
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: English, Language Arts, Writing, Spelling, Shakespeare, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Literature, Journalism, Grammar, Creative Writing, Composition

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Poetry is one of my top subjects!

I hold an M.A. and an M.Phil. in English Language and Literature (with a concentration in Renaissance literature) from Yale University and a B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of New Mexico. For the past year and a half, I have been a full-time, tenure-track Instructor of English at the Carlsbad branch of New Mexico State University. I have taught a wide variety of courses in English composition and literature at Yale, UNM, NMSU, and Central New Mexico Community College for the last six years, including courses in developmental and college-level composition, technical writing, traditional grammar, literary criticism and theory, world literature, the Bible as literature, Shakespeare, Milton, modern poetry, and contemporary fiction, often carrying enormous course-loads. I have also collaborated with colleagues on numerous administrative committees and have a wealth of exper ... read more