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- Rate US$40
- Response 1h
US$40/hr
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Experienced and flexible college and high school writing tutor in Chicago, IL
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About Elizabeth
I'm a professional writer with a background in tutoring at the high school and college level. Right out of college (Cornell University, BA in Classical Civilization), I took a job as a test prep tutor; for the next two years, I worked on SAT/ACT prep with a side of subject tests for flavor. Then I worked as a freelance writer to put myself through my MA program at the University of Chicago. As a grad student, I was really involved in the UChicago writing center - I worked as a tutor in the first-year writing program and helped out with a lot of special projects, like helping STEM students with their grant proposals. After I graduated, I took a "real job" as a legal/technical writer, which is where I am right now. I'm also an assistant editor at a writing center studies journal, so I've kept up with the fine art of leaving feedback that makes an essay better without being discouraging for the writer.
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About the lesson
- Compulsory School
- Secondary School
- Higher Education
- +2
levels :
Compulsory School
Secondary School
Higher Education
Adult Education
MBA
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
I've worked with students in grade 4 through the Ph.D. level, and I'm always happy to work with anyone who wants to be a stronger writer. I think my job as a tutor is to help students think through problems or frustrations and come to their own solutions - I usually do a lot of asking questions and understanding what the student's own goals for his/her paper are. I really enjoy helping students figure out what work each part of an essay is doing and how to organize and connect ideas to make a strong argument in their papers.
I'm comfortable with the formal academic essay style, but I'm also mindful that isn't always the best way to make a particular point - I'm a writer myself, but I definitely don't write any 5-paragraph essays in my day job!
I do have a lot of students who ask for help with spelling and grammar, and I'm happy to help with those as well, but I don't just "fix the paper" for students - if you ask me about a grammar mistake, you're going to get an explanation of the concept and then we're going to work together to find the correct wording.
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Rates
Rate
- US$40
Pack prices
- 5h: US$190
- 10h: US$380
online
- US$35/h
Details
Cancellations 24 hours in advance are fine - we can just reschedule. If you cancel less than 24 hours in advance, I may charge you for the lesson if it imposes a significant inconvenience on me, if it's becoming a regular thing, or if it's hard to reschedule.
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