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Colin F.

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I'm Colin! I've been teaching high school English for 12 years in mostly large suburban high schools. I have experience with all levels of high school English, the ACT, and the SAT. Right now, I'm a classroom teacher of honors sophomores and transitional seniors. However, I also do push-in and small setting work with ESL students. I've done it all: ESL, co-taught, regular, honors and now I'm moving into AP. The best ability is flexibility! Or something like that.

I got my English education...

I'm Colin! I've been teaching high school English for 12 years in mostly large suburban high schools. I have experience with all levels of high school English, the ACT, and the SAT. Right now, I'm a classroom teacher of honors sophomores and transitional seniors. However, I also do push-in and small setting work with ESL students. I've done it all: ESL, co-taught, regular, honors and now I'm moving into AP. The best ability is flexibility! Or something like that.

I got my English education degree from the University of Dayton (go Flyers!) where I also tutored elementary aged students in one-on-one and group settings. After being in the classroom for a few years, I got my Master's degree in reading with an ESL endorsement from Roosevelt University.

I love creating and adapting content. I have a wealth of stuff at my disposal from my twelve years in the classroom that can help you (or your student) achieve higher ACT scores, get better grades in English class, and become a more thoughtful reader and writer. Tell me what you'd like to work on and we'll make it happen!

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Education

University of Dayton
English Education
Roosevelt University
MEd
  • Licensed teacher

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ACT English

ACT English

ACT practice has been an essential part of my curriculum. I've used both direct practice with test questions and practice with grammar through writing. I have a wealth of practice tests and skill-specific questions to use for practice!
ACT Reading

ACT Reading

I have taught English at the high school level for over 12 years. ACT Reading is an explicit focus of our reading instruction. We focus on reading strategies useful in a timed setting like chunking and identifying question types. In the past, I have also focused on general close reading strategies like identifying main ideas and focusing on concluding sentences.
English

English

English is my primary subject. I've just about taught every age and level. If you've seen it in a high school English class, I've likely taught it!
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

I taught speech and public speaking for 4 years at the high school level. I also coached the high school Speech Team for 5 years. I am currently on the graduation speech committee where we choose speeches for graduation and coach students in speech-specific skills. In these experiences, I have taught specific skills like strong posture for confidence, articulation, pacing, emphasis, and eye contact.
Thesis Writing

Thesis Writing

I have taught thesis writing in all of my high school English classes. For thesis specifically, I have taught in three structures (MEL-Con, CER, and DBQ) where main idea or claim development is essential to a clear, focused essay. I have also taught outside of those structures in argument writing which requires an arguable and specific claim. Most recently, I worked with my students to complete a synthesis essay in the style of AP Language--a class I will be teaching next school year--where they needed to develop an arguable thesis determining if the World State in Brave New World is a utopia, dystopia or something in between.
Literature
SAT Reading
SAT Writing
Writing
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