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Enthusiastic AP Lit and Writing Teacher
Elena P.

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Hello, I'm Elena! I graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor's Degree in English and my Master's degree is in Adolescent Education with a focus in English. I have experience teaching all high school grade levels, some middle school, and AP Literature. I currently work as a high school English teacher!

During my Bachelor's, I was trained as a college-level, one-to-one writing tutor. It was this experience that sparked my passion for education. I truly enjoy working one-on-one with a...

Hello, I'm Elena! I graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor's Degree in English and my Master's degree is in Adolescent Education with a focus in English. I have experience teaching all high school grade levels, some middle school, and AP Literature. I currently work as a high school English teacher!

During my Bachelor's, I was trained as a college-level, one-to-one writing tutor. It was this experience that sparked my passion for education. I truly enjoy working one-on-one with a student: whether it is plotting out a paper; deepening analysis; correcting grammar and spelling; or close-reading literary texts, each stage of the writing process is an opportunity for growth for the both of us.

Most of all, I enjoy learning from my students! Whatever topic you are reading or writing about, I sincerely love learning your perspective and helping you express yourself concisely, efficiently, and gracefully!

I've tutored unofficially since I was in high school. My favorite subject to tutor in is English, with a focus in writing. I love meeting my students, seeing how unique each student is, helping them express themselves through writing, and building their confidence in their own skills.

Feel free to reach out! I'm excited to meet you!

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Education

University at Albany
English
College of Saint Rose
Masters
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Bar Mitzvah

Bar Mitzvah

For over four years, I worked as an assistant in a B'nai Mitzvah class, ranging from 6 to 25 students per class. On a regular basis, I pulled students and worked one-on-one with them on Hebrew, tefilot, Torah readings, Haftarah, Dvar writings, and occasionally trope practice. As the cantor I was working with was undergoing chemo treatments, I frequently led the classes in her absence. I've worked with students of all levels and abilities and of several different sects within Judaism.
Creative Writing

Creative Writing

Both in my career as a teacher and in my own personal writing, I've encouraged creative writing of all kinds. I co-run my school's literary magazine, where we focus on poetry and short prose/micro-fiction. We've worked through plotlines, character developments, conflicts and resolutions, setting details, "showing vs telling" (i.e. imagery/description vs exposition), dialogue, figurative language and poetic structure, rhyme schemes, and much more!
English

English

I have experience teaching English, as a language and as a literary discipline. I have taught grammar, literature, writing, reading, vocabulary, and proofreading and revision strategies.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

As an English teacher with 5+ years of experience, essay writing is my bread and butter! My students start from the beginning--with thesis/claim developments--and work their way through the structure of a body paragraph and an essay. We've worked on proper citations, cohesive and concise writing, counterclaims, grammar and sentence structure--everything! We've written analytical, persuasive, argumentative, narrative, and research essays. I've also supported peers in college and many freshmen writing their first college papers. I'm most familiar with MLA but have passing knowledge of Chicago and APA formatting.
Fiction Writing

Fiction Writing

Both in my career as a teacher and in my own personal writing, I've encouraged creative writing of all kinds. I co-run my school's literary magazine, where we focus on poetry and short prose/micro-fiction. We've worked through plotlines, character developments, conflicts and resolutions, setting details, "showing vs telling" (i.e. imagery/description vs exposition), dialogue, figurative language and poetic structure, rhyme schemes, and much more! I've also volunteered as a "beta" reader for over a dozen peers, supporting their writing in their own creative careers. These pieces have ranged from 1.5k to over 25k words! We focused on grammar and clarity, plot development and cohesiveness, character voices, pacing, and much more!
Grammar

Grammar

I have experience teaching grammar to students. Both as stand-alone lessons, and as a part of a lesson.
Literature

Literature

I have experience reading and studying multiple works of literature. I also have experience teaching literary elements to students, using texts.
Proofreading

Proofreading

I have experience teaching proofreading and revision skills explicitly to students. I have also acted as a tutor/proofreader to college and graduate-school peers.
Reading

Reading

I experience reading difficult texts in college and in high school, so I understand the challenges students face in English classes. I have experience teaching reading skills, including decoding and vocabulary.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

I have experience teaching English vocabulary to students. This experience includes spelling quizzes, context clues, and the use of a dictionary.
Writing

Writing

I have experience teaching writing skills. this includes creative writing and persuasive essay. Specifically I have taught sentence and paragraph structure, and proofreading and revision skills.

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Excellent proofreading

Excellent and fast proofreader. She really knows her material. She was fast and thorough and gave great examples to make my sons essay better and why. I highly recommend her.

Myriam , 11 lessons with Elena

Knowledgeable and Patient AP English Teacher

Miss Elena is an amazing tutor/teacher. She provides very good and helpful resources. She is one of my favorite teachers. Miss Elena is a very supportive teacher. She is very thorough and take careful measures in helping me grasp a concept that I had forgotten. Thank you, Miss Elena. I highly recommend Miss Elena. I’m glad that I found her here.

Gabriella, 22 lessons with Elena

Thorough and helpful tutor

I reached out to Elena to ask for help on preparing for AP Lit for my junior year after a diagnostic that made me feel unprepared. I went from scoring 3 to 4/6 on AP Lit essays to 5.5 to 6/6 on AP Lit essays. She was very helpful in editing every line of my essays, and helped me understand the art of conveying more in less writing. I highly recommend anyone who wants help on improving their essay writing, whether in AP Lit or in general!

Surya, 29 lessons with Elena

Communicative professional teacher

My son said Elena is a professional English Literature teacher. I am really happy to see my son's face after lessons. He wants to have more lessons with her. That matters a lot to me. Thank you, Elena!

K, 27 lessons with Elena

Awesome tutor!!

Offered great feedback and suggestions. My son felt very comfortable and is more open to ask questions. So kind and patient. So happy we found such a great tutor. I’d definitely recommend!

Rima, 13 lessons with Elena

Amazing!

We met for an hour session and I learned so much about the AP literature exam! Amazing price and very very sweet and helpful!!

Goldy, 1 lesson with Elena
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