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Matthew tutors in Toronto, Canada

Matthew P.

Private tutor in Toronto, Canada

Education

Master of Arts: English and Writing Studies (2016 – 2017); Western University, London, ON; 80% average. Bachelor of Arts: Honours Specialization in Creative Writing and English Language and Literature (2013 – 2016); Western University, London, ON; graduated with distinction (83%). Minor in Classical Studies and Ancient Civilizations (2013 – 2016); Western University, London, ON.

Experience

OneClass: Tutor, Editor, English and Writing Subject Expert (2017) • Provided extensive editing and writing feedback on student essays and assignments • Provided additional research, advice, and answers to follow-up inquiries as needed Teaching Assistant (2016 – 2017) • Scrutinized and provided feedback on all proposed assignments, quizzes, and exams • Graded 50% of all assignments, quizzes, and exams • Consulted with students during weekly office hours, after class, and via email • Suggested the use of a course online forum, posted weekly questions on forum • Encouraged students to submit their essays for publication (with great success) Achievements • 4 Nominations for Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award (2016 – 2017) • Dean’s Honour List (2014, 2015, 2016) • Faculty of Arts and Humanities Alumni Award (2014) • Mary Scott Kenny Beynon Continuing In-Course Award (2014, 2015) • Gordon and Myrtle Stevenson Scholarship in English (2015) I would like to be a tutor because I genuinely enjoy helping students improve their reading and writing skills, and helping them succeed in general.

Subject Expertise

Introduction to PoetryWritingWorld LiteratureShort NovelShakespeareReadingPoetry WritingPersuasive WritingLiterary AnalysisLiteratureJournalismAmerican LiteratureIntroduction to FictionFiction WritingEssay EditingEnglishCreative WritingCollege EssaysBritish LiteratureAP English Literature and CompositionAP English Language and Composition

Availability

Any day in the morning, Any day in the afternoon

Can Meet

Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

• Reading novels by Terence M. Green, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, Margaret Mitchell, Scott Fitzgerald, and H.G. Wells • Reading essays by Lauren Duca, Sarah Kendzior, Kurt Bardella, Natasha Bertrand, Asha Rangappa, Amanda Carpenter, Jared Yates Sexton, and David Frum • Reading, writing, and learning about human rights, the environment, the Universe, the ancient world, primitive survival, and deductive reasoning • Combatting authoritarianism, racism, Islamophobia, xenophobia, and white supremacy • Playing golf, billiards, hockey, and fantasy hockey; watching hockey and global news

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