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...My college writing center taught that we shouldn't even HOLD a student's paper, much less write on it or mark it up with red ink. Our purpose was to extract the thinking and ideas that help students master their own writing process. Now, I don't completely abide by this in my tutoring anymore, but the foundation is there: I always honor my student first. (read more)
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...I taught developmental writing classes and composition classes. I taught literature and creative writing courses. I taught literature classes ranging from Children's Literature to Mythology. (read more)
...Based as it is on a sense of language, the Writing portion of the SAT simply needs a few sessions of coaching, to see what the questions are actually looking for, along with some timed practice (which students can do on their own, between sessions). After 2-plus decades teaching English lit and ... (read more)