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Maxim D.

Private tutor in South Lake Tahoe, CA

Education

Ph.D. Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz M.A English, San Francisco State University B.A. English, University of Southern California, 2012 Certificate in Effective College Instruction awarded by the Association of College and University Educators and the American Council on Education (ACUE) on August 28, 2018.

Experience

I can help students, beginning to advanced, with: English composition, writing preparation for college, research papers, grammatical competence, critical thinking, analysis of literature or other texts, interpretive strategies, writing techniques, argumentative writing, and methods of reasoning. For all other questions, feel free to contact me, and we can discuss how to best meet your needs.

Subject Expertise

10th Grade Writing 11th Grade Writing 12th Grade Writing 9th Grade Writing Expository Writing Persuasive Writing Technical Writing AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition American Literature British Literature Literature World Literature Essay Editing SAT Writing English

Availability

Any day at any time

Can Meet

Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

I have five years of teaching experience from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where I led and taught over twenty courses. Some courses taught: 1) The Historical Imaginary 2) Literary Interpretation 3) Translation Theory 4) Colonial American Literatures 5) 19th C American Literature 6) Film Noir 7) Introduction to the Fairy Tale 8) Contemplative Reading 9) Authorship 10) The Other Woman: Muse, Monster, Machine 11) The Holocaust 12) The Vampire in Popular Literature and Culture 13) Pedagogy of Literature

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