Sean O.

• Cle Elum, WA 98922 ( 16.4 mi )
• Writing Skills Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 12/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $40.00 to $53.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Study Skills, Homework Help, Continuing Education, Chess

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More About This Tutor...

As a high school honors student, I majored in English and achieved the highest score possible (five -- 5) on the English Exam. In College, I pursued my interest in English language by majoring in Literature, with an emphasis upon etymology, linguistics, speech and rhetoric. My senior thesis on the poetic technique of Alexander Pope earned both an "Honors A" and that year's sole English Faculty Award. I later chose to attend a law school that was renowned for its general emphasis upon writing and, in particular, "plain English" legal communication.
I love to see students grasp a new concept and revisit their work with greater pride and confidence as a result. Realizing we all learn in differing rates and manners, I find great satisfaction in teaching in several ways at the same time (e.g., varying visual and auditory cues, telling stories and providing mnemonic devices). Having wo ... read more

Jason K.

• North Bend, WA 98045 ( 25.7 mi )
• Writing Skills Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 03/2010
• Will travel up to 40 miles
• Rates from $48.00 to $52.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Study Skills, Homework Help, Chess

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A Little Bit About Me...

I first tutored for two years during high school when a family friend asked me to help him teach kids chess at four elementary schools. I thoroughly enjoyed these experiences and developed a patient tutoring style that emphasizes critical listening. I continued to tutor in college, after a professor recommended me to the Central Washington University Writing Center. I trained with eighteen other students and was one of five selected to continue in practicum classes for the 2008-2009 school year. I went on to work as a paid writing consultant for the fall and winter quarters of the 2009-2010 school year and consulted 293 undergraduate and graduate students on writing from a variety of disciplines.
If students lack motivation or direction, it’s often because they are trying to perform an advanced task without basic skills. For example, many students know about the “five-paragraph ess ... read more