Experience Summary
Crystal Lakes Elementary School (September 2008 – June 2013) as a Classroom Assistant. My duties included taking over instruction of lessons and group/one-on-one work with students while the primary instructor was indisposed. Other duties included classroom organization, passing out and going over assignments, and grading assignments.
I was also a part of the FSU Scribbles Youth Creative Writing Program (September 2012 – April 2013)
as a Mentor. My duties there included teaching children ages 9-12 on creative writing and facets such as conflict, setting, etc, as well as assisting kids with their own stories. I also taught program lessons to entire class.
My current position is a teacher at Todd Academy, teaching Theatre to students, as well as 8th grade English/Literature and Elementary Math.
Other Comments
If you would like to get in contact with me my email is: jackbond3@comcast.net
Composition |
This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Expert
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Received a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Psychology and English, from Florida State University. Overall GPA was 3.8, overall English GPA (classes in the English major) was 3.81, and 4.0 GPA for all college composition classes (and subjects in which grades were determined primarily by college compositions, papers, etc.). |
Creative Writing |
This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Expert
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Received a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Psychology and English, from Florida State University. Overall GPA was 3.8, overall English GPA (classes in the English major) was 3.81, and a 3.5 GPA in classes pertaining to creative/fiction writing (i.e. writing workshops). Was a mentor for the FSU Scribbles Creative Writing Program, which taught and assisted students (ages 9-12) with creative writing. |
Drama |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Studied drama and theatre for four years, as a theatre major, at Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, as well as teach Theatre currently at Todd Academy. |
Elementary Math |
Proficiency: Expert
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Highly knowledgeable in elementary school-level math. Received a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Psychology and English, from Florida State University. Overall GPA was 3.8, overall GPA of classes taken involving Math (College Algebra, Trigonometry, and two Statistics courses) was 3.3. |
Elementary Vocabulary |
Proficiency: Expert
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Highly knowledgeable of elementary-level vocabulary. Received a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Psychology and English, from Florida State University. Overall GPA was 3.8, overall English GPA (classes in the English major) was 3.81. |
English |
This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Expert
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Received a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Psychology and English, from Florida State University. Overall GPA was 3.8, overall English GPA (classes in the English major) was 3.81. Please see the 'Composition', 'Creative Writing', 'Literature', 'Poetry', 'Shakespeare', and 'Reading Comprehension' subjects for in-depth descriptions of my experience with those sub-sections of English. |
GRE |
Proficiency: Experienced
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This pertains to the Qualitative and Analytical Writing portions only (NOT Quantitative). Highly knowledgeable on the workings of(and knowledge demonstrated by doing) reading comprehension, text completion, sentence completion, and etc. for the Qualitative (Reading) section of the GRE, including techniques to help with them (achieved 93rd & 97th percentile on practice tests, as well as 84th percentile on actual test). I am also knowledgeable on the GRE Analytical Writing portions, including what they test and helpful techniques to use. |
Language Arts |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Received a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Psychology and English, from Florida State University. Overall GPA was 3.8, overall English GPA (classes in the English major) was 3.81. I have experience working with children in the field of English (which would be categorized as 'Language Arts'). As well as being a mentor with the FSU Scribbles Creative Writing Program, I have volunteered at Crystal Lakes Elementary school in Boynton Beach, FL, since 2009 as a classroom assistant. There I worked with students on a variety of subjects, but especially on language arts and writing subjects. |
Literature |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Received a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Psychology and English, from Florida State University. Overall GPA was 3.8, overall English GPA (classes in the English major) was 3.81. I have read, analyzed, and written about various texts in literature from Shakespeare to Orwell to Nabokov. Very well-versed and experienced with works written by Shakespeare and Chaucer (specifically 'The Canterbury Tales'). Overall GPA of Literature classes taken was 3.86 |
Poetry |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Received a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Psychology and English, from Florida State University. Overall GPA was 3.8, overall English GPA (classes in the English major) was 3.81. Have studied numerous poems and aspects of analyzing poetry, as well as understanding their elements and literary devices. Received an A in 'Interpretation of Poetry' class as a college senior. |
Psychology |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Received a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Psychology and English, from Florida State University. Overall GPA was 3.8, Psychology GPA (classes related to fields in Psychology) was 3.88 (2 B+'s, the rest A's). Extremely knowledgeable in developmental psychology, some neuroscience, a good portion of abnormal/clinical, & general psychology. |
Reading Comprehension |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Received a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Psychology and English, from Florida State University. Overall GPA was 3.8, overall English GPA (classes in the English major) was 3.81. I am well-versed in reading comprehension tasks, and have experienced them in a myriad of settings such as elementary, middle, and high school, as well as standardized tests and such. |
SAT - Verbal |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Received a 630 score for the Verbal section of the SAT Please see 'Reading Comprehension' subject for in-depth comments on knowledge pertaining to the Verbal SAT. |
Shakespeare |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Received a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Psychology and English, from Florida State University. Overall GPA was 3.8, overall English GPA (classes in the English major) was 3.81. Have read and know intricately a variety of Shakespeare's texts, including - but not limited to - Othello, Romeo & Juliet, As You Like It, Venus & Adonis, Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, and several of his sonnets. Have studied and analyzed several of his works in both literary and theatrical settings for several years. Received an A letter-grade my final semester as an undergrad in my English literature class dedicated to William Shakespeare's texts. |
Writing |
Proficiency: Expert
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Received a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Psychology and English, from Florida State University. Overall GPA was 3.8, overall English GPA (classes in the English major, which all required constant compositions, papers, etc.) was 3.81. Please see 'Creative Writing' and 'Composition' subjects for more in-depth comments. |
Writing Skills |
Proficiency: Expert
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Please see 'Creative Writing' and 'Composition' subjects for more in-depth comments. |