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Experienced College English Instructor in Writing and Literature
Robert R.

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I am an experienced college English instructor with more than seven years of teaching experience. I hold a BA in English Literature and an MA in Teaching from Georgia State University, where I have also completed the coursework for an MA in English Literature and am currently writing my thesis on Terrance Hayes, American sonnets, and literary influence. I have been certified to teach high-school English and have taught dual-enrollment students as well as traditional and adult college...

I am an experienced college English instructor with more than seven years of teaching experience. I hold a BA in English Literature and an MA in Teaching from Georgia State University, where I have also completed the coursework for an MA in English Literature and am currently writing my thesis on Terrance Hayes, American sonnets, and literary influence. I have been certified to teach high-school English and have taught dual-enrollment students as well as traditional and adult college students.

My teaching experience includes first-year composition, literary analysis, American literature, business writing, and developmental English. I have also tutored students individually through Georgia State University's Literacy Center. As an instructor, I have designed and redesigned college English courses and developed open educational resources for composition and literature. I was named Georgia Piedmont Technical College's 2024 Rick Perkins Teacher of the Year and have served as a reader for the AP English Literature and Composition exam.

My tutoring approach is centered on helping students understand how and why writing works rather than simply correcting their papers. I can help students develop topics and thesis statements, organize and strengthen essays, construct effective paragraphs, use evidence, conduct research, document sources in MLA and APA style, analyze literature, and revise for clarity, grammar, and style. I adapt my approach to each student's needs and explain instructor feedback in practical terms. My goal is not merely to improve the assignment in front of us but to help students develop writing, reading, and analytical skills they can use independently in future classes.

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Education

Georgia State University
English
Georgia State University
Masters
Georgia State University
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Essay Writing

Essay Writing

I have more than seven years of experience teaching college English, including first-year composition, where I teach the entire essay-writing process from topic development through revision. I help students develop effective thesis statements, organize and develop ideas, integrate evidence, conduct research, and revise for clarity and style. My experience includes teaching narrative, argumentative, research, rhetorical analysis, and literary analysis essays. My goal is to help students improve not only the essay they are currently writing but also the skills they need to become more confident, independent writers.
Literature

Literature

I have more than seven years of experience teaching college English, including literary analysis and American literature, as well as experience teaching dual-enrollment students. My graduate studies in English Literature include literary criticism, American and British literature, Shakespeare, and the pedagogy of fiction and poetry, and I am currently writing my thesis on Terrance Hayes and American sonnets. I have also served as a reader for the AP English Literature and Composition exam. I help students develop close-reading skills, understand literary techniques and contexts, interpret challenging texts, and turn their observations into well-supported literary arguments.
SAT Reading

SAT Reading

I am a certified high-school English teacher with more than seven years of experience teaching college English, including dual-enrollment students. As an AP English Literature and Composition reader, I have extensive experience evaluating students' close reading, textual analysis, and evidence-based reasoning. I help students approach challenging passages systematically by identifying central ideas, analyzing an author's language and purpose, and using textual evidence to support answers. My goal is to help students develop efficient reading strategies they can apply confidently to SAT Reading questions.
SAT Writing

SAT Writing

I am a certified high-school English teacher with more than seven years of experience teaching college English, including first-year composition and dual-enrollment students. I regularly teach grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, rhetorical effectiveness, organization, and revision: skills directly applicable to SAT Writing. My approach helps students understand why an answer is correct rather than simply memorize rules. I help students identify patterns in their mistakes and develop practical strategies for answering writing and language questions accurately and efficiently.
Writing

Writing

I have more than seven years of experience teaching college English, including first-year composition, business writing, and developmental English. I teach students to improve clarity, organization, sentence structure, grammar, style, and effective use of evidence while developing a writing process that works for them. My graduate training includes practical grammar, rhetoric, and the pedagogy of writing, and I have extensive experience designing college writing courses and instructional materials. I help writers understand not simply what to change in their work, but why those changes make their writing more effective.
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