mary c.
- Wauwatosa, WI 53222 ( 13.6 mi )
- Percussion Tutor
- Female
- Member Since: 04/2010
- Will travel up to 25 miles
- Rates from $40.00 to $51.00 /hr
- I am a Certified Teacher
- Also Tutors: Saxophone, Vocals, Musical
More About This Tutor...
Free and unconstrained autobiographical writing is one of the best ways to coax a student insecure about his or her writing skills into putting into words intense experiences from their own life. I tell my students to just tell me in their own words what they are trying to say. When they speak aloud, the words flow, and then I say, "There is your opening sentence right there. Quick! Write it down." At other times, I ask them to pretend that they are really someone else, an actor in a television show, for example, and I have them imagine that the character, not they themselves, are speaking. This releases the student to let go of inhibitions and let the film roll "for the character" and then they stop focusing on themselves.
As a lifelong lover of literature and writing, I have taught students from fifth grade through junior level college literature and writing courses. My MA and Ph ... read more
