Over the course of my high school and college experience, my essay writing skills have excelled to the point where I receive an A on every essay I write. In high school, I took 8 AP classes; for the... AP Lit Exam, I scored a 5, and for the AP Lang Exam, I scored a 4. Both of these scores were due to my improvement and skill with writing timed essays analyzing the literary devices and themes in short and long pieces of literature. In college, I have written essays on a wide variety of topics ranging from analyzing the effects of prescribed drugs on college students, to outlining the history of maternity homes, to analyzing political song lyrics and using it as evidence for why voting is incredibly important in the modern age. I received As on all of these essays and more due to my proficiency in academic essay writing. Additionally, my journalism classes have helped me gain great experience in learning how to write narrative essays and stories. These skills have greatly improved my writing abilities and would allow me to help any student coming to me with questions on how to improve their essay writing abilities. I have one year of tutoring experience helping middle and high schoolers improve their academic abilities in english and essay writing. My lesson plans usually involve practice questions about analyzing a piece of text or a timed writing exercise. After either activity, I like to go through the work slowly to show the student what they did well and what they could improve on before walking them through a similar activity and helping them improve their academic skills. I am very flexible with my lesson plans and can easily switch it up based on the subject and needs of the student. read more

Hi! I’m Carlie! I’m a Massachusetts native currently going to the University of Massachusetts Amherst for journalism and political science. On top of my studies, I enjoy fiction writing, crocheting, p... laying games from the Legend of Zelda series, drawing, and hiking. My tutoring philosophy is that if a student doesn’t feel confident and comfortable, then I’m doing something wrong. When I tutor, I like to make the space as comfortable and safe as possible to make sure the student can feel like its okay to make mistakes. The best way to learn is to make mistakes and grow from them, so whatever I need to do to make the student comfortable, is something I will do! The main reason I like tutoring is I like helping people and seeing them grow. Throughout my education experience, there have been many times where I have felt lost, but teachers and tutors have consistently been there to pick me up. Being able to do the same thing for other students brightens my day and continues to drive me as I work towards being a professor.read more