Does your home-schooled high school student know that history is fascinating and writing can be fun?
Warm-hearted, engaging Ph.D. in the Humanities available this academic year
for seminar instruction and individual tutoring on the following subjects:
Medieval and Renaissance History and Literature
Offering a seminar that will provide interested high school students an
intriguing, mind-expanding look at the culture and events of medieval and
Renaissance Europe.
Guided independent study is also available on topics such as:
The history of children, women, and the family;
Christianity and Judaism in Europe;
Writing by women;
and other topics by request.
Writing
With patience and encouragement, adolescents improve their writing skills.
Several years of training and experience as a writing tutor.
Skilled in teaching writers how to:
* plan and generate ideas for a piece of writing,
* write drafts, and edit effectively.
Specific writing skills include:
* organization,
*punctuation,
*grammar,
* writing for a particular audience,
* peer editing,
* effective use of vocabulary.
Based on learners' needs.
Individually tailored writing instruction.
Writing instruction can be offered as a group seminar or one-on-one.
Availability:
Thursday mornings,
9:00-11:15
Two Wednesday mornings per month,
9:15-11:45
Afternoons
after 4:30,
Evenings, and Weekends
by arrangement
Location:
Instructor's home in the Media area
Fees:
For group seminars,
$20 per student per weekly meeting;
For individual instruction,
$60/hour,
discounts available for tutoring packages.
Contact:
Chara Armon,
ca29@comcast.net,
610-565-2248
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