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Donia tutors in Toronto, Canada

Donia S.

Private tutor in Toronto, Canada

Education

Educated in the IB and IGCSE/ GCSE system in private school in England. Graduated and entered university at 15 years of age. BA Honours In Theatre Minoring in Dramatic Literature. BA Honours in VIsual Arts MA in Drama focusing of representations and performances of ethnicity and gender in literature and media.

Experience

Thrice published writer and poet (Commercially, Public by large publishing houses, not self published). Twice purchased and produced scripts. Taught University Level (employed by Brock and Guelph Universities) for multiple years. Tutored privately at all levels for over ten years, especially college level. Taught English as a Second Language over seas, particularly in the Middle East (Egypt). Father has a PhD in Linguistics and pioneered EFL (English as Foreign Language) in the 70s so I grew up soaked in teaching Engish to teachers, students, Foreign students, you name it. Experience with TOEFL, SATs, IELTS, Public speaking, writing, reading, vocabulary, literary analysis, discourse analysis, contextual examination. In short: if you want your speaking/writing to sound and look like you are extremely proficient... I am your best friend, even if English is not your first language, or you think you are impossible to teach.

Subject Expertise

Public SpeakingIB Language A: Language and Literature HLWritingWorld LiteratureWorld HistoryVocabularyShakespeareSAT WritingSAT VerbalSAT Subject Test in LiteratureReadingIB Literature and PerformancePoetry WritingLiteratureIB Theatre SLIB Theatre HLIB Extended EssayIB Literature and Performance SLIntroduction to FictionLiterary AnalysisPersuasive WritingCollege Essays10th Grade Reading11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade WritingAP English Language and CompositionAP English Literature and CompositionBritish LiteratureCLEP Analyzing and Interpreting LiteratureCLEP English Literature10th Grade WritingCreative WritingDAT Reading ComprehensionDrawingEnglishEssay EditingAP Art HistoryGRE Verbal ReasoningFiction WritingFinance

Availability

Weekdays in the evening, Weekends at any time

Can Meet

Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge, Up to 45 minutes away for a flat fee

Hobbies

My hobbies are my jobs. I LOVE teaching communication, writing, literature. I LOVE discussing ethics, public speaking. I'm a lead singer in a rock band called BOONE HELM. My lyrics are often socio-culturally relevant. I'm currently working on my second novel and a script commissioned by a production company wishing to film next year, as well as an album with my band.

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