Jenny C.
Private tutor in San Clemente, CA
Education
• Bachelor’s degrees in English and Journalism, USC • Master’s degree in English, UCI • English teaching credential, UCI
Experience
Experience: • High school English teacher, Irvine Unified School District (five years) • “Writing Your Personal Statement” Instructor, Irvine • Undergraduate Writing and Literature Instructor, Southern New Hampshire University • Course Author, Southern New Hampshire University How I Can Help: Reading challenging texts, developing insightful interpretations, and producing analytical essays are daunting tasks for any student. With a master’s degree in English, five years of high school teaching experience, and four years of undergraduate literature and writing instructing, I understand the challenges students face when reading and writing, and am eager to help them develop the skills and confidence necessary for success. Whether you are looking for help with remediation, hoping to prepare for the rigors of advanced English classes, or seeking strategies for completing English homework more quickly and efficiently, I can provide the guidance you need.
Subject Expertise
World LiteratureAP English Language and CompositionPersuasive WritingAP English Literature and CompositionMedieval LiteratureEssay Editing9th Grade ReadingWriting9th Grade Writing10th Grade WritingShakespeare10th Grade Reading11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing8th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing8th Grade Reading
Availability
Weekdays in the evening, Sunday after 1PM
Can Meet
Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
Teaching Philosophy: As a teacher and tutor, I hope to encourage my students to search for deeper meaning in every activity we do by asking “what does it matter?” If students are able to understand the relevancy of what we read, write and speak about in the classroom, they will be able to conduct deeper, more meaningful reflection – not only about the literature, but also about the world at large. While such reflection is critical to a student’s growth, it is equally important for teachers to facilitate their developing abilities to effectively articulate ideas. In Don DeLillo’s Mao II, one character, Bill, aptly describes the power and influence of effective writing. Every sentence has a truth waiting at the end of it and the writer learns to know it when he finally gets there… There's a moral force in a sentence when it comes out right. It speaks the writer's will to live. The deeper I become entangled in the process of getting a sentence right in its syllables and rhythms, the more I learn about myself." It is this sense of writing as learning – not only about different worlds but about oneself – which I strive to bring to students. I take my responsibility as an educator very seriously, recognizing the potential for student empowerment through a mastery of reading, writing and speaking skills.
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