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James D.

Private tutor in Jersey City, NJ

Education

Ph.D.: AMERICAN STUDIES, New York University - New York, NY; May 1997 Master of Fine Arts: RADIO, TELEVISION AND FILM, Temple University - Philadelphia, PA; May 1989 Bachelor of Arts: PHILOSOPHY, University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA; May 1981

Experience

I am an American Studies Ph.D., and over the years, I have taught a great number and range of English, Writing and U.S. History courses to a very diverse body of students in the New York/New Jersey Area. I work as a private tutor working with students ranging from middle school to graduate school on English, Writing, U.S. History, SAT Reading and Writing, and ACT English. Additionally, I work as a freelance writer, editor, and proofreader. I am currently also tutoring Chinese students in English online. From 2014-2016, I worked for Honors Review and Advanced Education Institute (both located in Marlboro, NJ) as an individual and class tutor in a range of subjects. My teaching philosophy is grounded in the desire and firm commitment to give what I know to my students and based in the belief that, above all, education must be an empowering process for students. I am expert in English grammar and punctuation. I am fluent in the various rhetorical modes – both as a teacher and writer – and I have an acute awareness of, as well as technical skill with, the ever-changing and newly developing platforms for student and professional writing in the twenty-first century. I developed and taught an American Studies course (U.S. History and Literature) at FIT. I also have a wealth of experience teaching English Composition, Developmental, and other writing courses at both county colleges and universities. Two years ago, I wrote a writing curriculum for the KEC Learning Center in Warren, NJ. I then implemented the course, working with middle and high school students on both expository and creative writing. I find classroom teaching and one-on-one tutoring equally challenging and rewarding.

Subject Expertise

SAT Critical Reading AP US Government AP US History AP World History Constitutional Law Creative Writing English Essay Editing European History Expository Writing Grammar and Mechanics GRE Analytical Writing AP United States History SAT Subject Test in Literature SAT Subject Test in United States History SAT Subject Test in World History SAT Verbal SAT Writing US Constitutional History US History World Civilization World History World Literature Writing ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension CLEP History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present 10th Grade Reading 10th Grade Writing 11th Grade Reading 11th Grade Writing 12th Grade Reading 12th Grade Writing 8th Grade Reading 8th Grade Writing 9th Grade Reading 9th Grade Writing CLEP History of the United States I ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills ACT English ACT Reading African-American History American History American Literature AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition AP European History AP U.S. Government & Politics

Availability

Any day at any time, Any day at any time

Can Meet

Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

I am immersed in civic affairs as a board member and Chairperson of the History Committee of The New Journal Square Community Association and as vice-president and board member of the Bergen Square History Association. I love to read, garden, stargaze, and bird watch. My passion is my creative writing: short and long fiction, screenplays, and poetry.

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