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Latin/English Tutor Specializing in Grammar, Translation, and Writing
Naomi K.

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The ingredient most essential in successful teaching is passion for the subject. My own passion for language and literature arises from my undergraduate and graduate educations and from my work as a tutor. My aim when tutoring is to share with and inspire in others this same passion. Over the past six years, I have worked with students of all ages and backgrounds in Massachusetts, New York City, and now Chicago, IL, helping them to master difficult subjects, to gain confidence, and ultimately...

The ingredient most essential in successful teaching is passion for the subject. My own passion for language and literature arises from my undergraduate and graduate educations and from my work as a tutor. My aim when tutoring is to share with and inspire in others this same passion. Over the past six years, I have worked with students of all ages and backgrounds in Massachusetts, New York City, and now Chicago, IL, helping them to master difficult subjects, to gain confidence, and ultimately to excel independently. My philosophy of teaching is defined by accountability and individual exploration. I believe that the relationship between tutor and tutee is fundamentally a partnership, with each participant striving towards the same end of academic excellence and personal responsibility. On the one hand, it is crucial for a tutor to be sensitive and supportive of her students, while simultaneously challenging them to improve upon their performance earnestly and sincerely. On the other hand however, a tutee must be committed to his or her studies and dedicated to making progress. The tutor and the tutee must be trusting and comfortable with one another in order for effective instruction to take place. I am also a proponent of the notion that discussion, rather than lecture, is the best kind of teaching. Rather than giving my students the answers, I prefer to ask questions—be they interpretive or more objective—and allow them to arrive at the solutions themselves. This is a process that I’ve found has yielded great results. Through conversation and testing different lines of inquiry, I guide my tutees through difficult concepts or problems, whether they are of a linguistic, literary, analytic, or grammatical nature. My primary objective is always, however, to assist students in fully understanding the subject(s) and becoming self-sufficient learners. Tutoring has been and continues to be an incredibly rewarding experience for me. It is a true pleasure seeing my students succeed.

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Education

Clark University, Worcester, MA
English and Classics
New York University (NYU)
Masters
CUNY Graduate Center
Graduate Coursework

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  • Tutor’s lessons: In-person
  • Hourly Rate: $50
  • Rate details: I am willing to adjust my hourly price if a student cannot afford the regular rate. I also offer discounted rates for sessions over 2 hours and in some cases for group lessons.
  • Travel policy: Within 40 miles of Evanston, IL 60202
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 5/12/2015

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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ACT English

ACT English

I have tutored students in ACT English for six years. I hold an Honors BA in English.
ACT Reading

ACT Reading

I have six years of experience tutoring ACT reading and have collaborated with a retired English professor and ACT tutor in all subjects.
Classics

Classics

I hold an Honors B.A. in Classics, and a MA in Medieval Studies, with a concentration in Medieval Latin. I am fluent in Latin (Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance) and Ancient Greek. I have studied the historical, artistic, and archaeological aspects associated with this discipline in great depth. I have translated Virgil, Horace, Catullus, Sophocles, Plato, Augustine, Jerome, and Orosius, to name only a few.
English

English

I have an Honors BA in English, as well as a MA in Medieval Studies. I have studied extensively English literature of all genres and time periods, though my specialty and true passion is in Medieval English literature, both of the Early and Middle periods. I can assist students with understanding poetry, novels, novellas, short stories, and epics, as well as deciphering the complexities of the English language from the Medieval to the modern eras.
Grammar

Grammar

I hold an Honors BA and MA in several fields across the Humanities. I have had exposure to a variety of writing styles, as well as advanced training in the grammar of English and Latin, as well as that of Old and Middle English. I have taken graduate courses in Linguistics, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the mechanics and structure of language. I can help students to master syntax, spelling, word structure, verb conjugation, noun declension, case, phonology, morphology, and lexicography.
Latin

Latin

I have an Honors BA in Classics and a MA in Medieval Studies, with a concentration in Medieval Latin, although I have studied both Classical and Renaissance Latin at great length. Latin is my singular passion, and I have enjoyed studying it for the majority of my life. I have passed the University of Toronto's Certification for Level I Medieval Latin, and intend to pass Level II in the upcoming months. I have read a wide range of Classical authors--Seneca, Caesar, Virgil, Catullus, Horace, and Quintilian, to name a few--and Medieval authors, such as Paulus Orosius, St. Jerome, St. Augustine, and St. Benedict. I have also read several Renaissance authors. I have tutored students in Latin for six years, and enjoy nothing more than helping tutees achieve a mastery of Latin grammar and improve their competence in translation. I've helped students of all levels and backgrounds.
Literature

Literature

I hold an Honors BA in English and a MA in Medieval Studies, focusing on Medieval literature. I have training in literature from all historic eras and artistic movements, from modern to ancient times. I have extensive knowledge in all genres of literature, both poetry and prose. I also have a background in literary theory. I am most competent in medieval literature, from the Anglo-Saxons to the later authors such as Chaucer. I can help students to understand literary structure, to crack the "code" of poetry and poetic works, and to unpack intricate metaphors and symbolism--the fundamentals of literary analysis.
Proofreading

Proofreading

My background in proofreading is broad. As a Master's student, I was an editor and a member of the editorial board for a graduate student journal. Further, I have edited and proofread papers, essays, non-fiction, and fiction pieces for my peers, as well as students of all ages and writing abilities. I have helped my tutees edit and proofread their writing for the past six years. I can help correct grammatical, syntactic, and spelling errors and/or mistakes. I offer advice and tips on ways to make the writing easier and less intimidating, as well as methods to reduce mistakes within the writing process.
Reading

Reading

My Honors BA and MA in the Humanities have given me the opportunity to read widely, across genres, periods, and disciplines. I have experience reading and analyzing a variety of rigorous texts, from the technical to the literary. I can assist students in reading multiple languages, though I primarily work in Latin and English. I offer useful techniques to utilize when reading and strategies with which to approach difficult works. In my work as a tutor, I encourage students to make use of ancillary methods such as annotation, highlighting, and note-taking. In helping students improve their reading abilities, I believe discussion is the best approach: asking students interpretive questions in order for them to fully and independently comprehend the material.
SAT Reading

SAT Reading

I have tutored students in SAT Reading for six years. I can help students master techniques for improving reading skills and reading comprehension abilities. I offer strategies and techniques for approaching reading on standardized testing.
SAT Writing

SAT Writing

I have tutored students in SAT Writing for six years. I can help students master techniques for enhancing their writing skills, specifically developing theses, formulating cogent arguments, and mastering the five paragraph essay structure. I believe that writing can be broken down into simple, technical, and methodical steps from which all writers can benefit. I assist students in improving essay writing on standardized testing, focusing primarily on ways with which to raise scores and to utilize effective time-management strategies.
Spelling

Spelling

I have helped students cultivate their spelling abilities for six years. I make use of strategies such as mnemonics, flashcards, etymology lessons, and drills to help students learn to spell more skillfully. I believe that one can improve his or her spelling capabilities most efficiently through reading and writing. These, in conjunction with technical strategies, can greatly boost a student's ability to spell and ultimately better understand words and word structure.
Study Skills

Study Skills

I have six years of experience tutoring students in test preparation for standardized testing, finals, and other school exams. I assist students in better understanding their learning styles and devising effective study strategies specific to the needs of individual students. I also help students to keep up with their coursework and homework, using lesson plans and scheduling systems. I work with my tutees to improve their studying skills by exploring aids and techniques that they find to be the most useful, such as flashcards, mnemonics, diagrams, outlines, drills, and other exercises.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

I have extensive knowledge of vocabulary due to my broad training in English literature, Comparative Literature, literary theory, History, Classics, English criticism, and many other scholarly and academic writings. Further, my expertise in vocabulary is enhanced by my broad background and fluency in Latin, from which much of English is derived. One of my passions is etymology, which has allowed me to understand fundamental morphologies of English words. While I have worked with students to improve English vocabularies, primarily I have tutored students in mastering Latin vocabulary: memorizing words, declensions of nouns, conjugations of verbs, as well as irregular nouns and verbs.
Writing

Writing

I have helped students with their writing skills for the past six years. I specialize in academic writing, namely research papers, scholarly analysis, abstracts, summaries, shorter writing assignments, and persuasive essays. I teach my students how to approach the writing process through an easy, simplistic method: consider a question; deduce a potential answer to such a question; devise a thesis; comprise a list of supports and/or evidence proving the thesis; and, finally, develop a comprehensive yet non-repetitive conclusion. My own writing resume includes an Honors thesis which won the top undergraduate prize in college, a Master's thesis, proposals for projects, abstracts for conferences, and blog posts, as well as countless essays and papers in my own coursework. I offer students techniques to improve their writing such as outlining, diagramming, and note-taking. I believe though, that above all else, the most difficult but most critical component in powerful writing is thinking and formulating ideas, which must be done before the metaphorical pen is put to paper.
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