Adam K.
Private tutor in Stony Brook, NY
Education
I graduated from Columbia University in 2008 on the Dean's List. I am currently working on my PhD in English Literature at Stony Brook University. I have also studied Spanish at the Centro de Lenguas Modernas in Granada, Spain. My dissertation is in Renaissance England--particularly John Milton. I have also written essays on Thomas More (Utopia) and Galileo.
Experience
Experienced tutor of kids ages 10-21. Experienced editor of grant proposals, applications, etc. My GRE Scores: Quant:760 (85th percentile), Verbal: 760 (99th percentile), 6.0. I have been a substitute music teacher at a private upper-east side middle school, covering two maternity leaves for the same teacher over a period of a few years. I have been an English teacher at a small, special-needs-centered High School. I currently teach college courses in English Literature at Stony Brook University. Students leave my class knowing how to WRITE.
Subject Expertise
Ancient and Medieval HeritageAP English Language and CompositionWritingWorld LiteratureWorld HistoryWorld CivilizationVoiceUS HistoryTest PrepSummer TutoringStudy Skills And OrganizationStudy SkillsPianoSSAT- Upper LevelSSAT- Middle LevelSSAT- Elementary LevelSSATSpecial EducationSpanish 4Spanish 3Spanish 2Spanish 1SpanishSocial StudiesSingingSHSATShort NovelShakespeareSAT Subject Test in LatinClassicsSAT WritingSAT VerbalSAT Subject TestsSAT Subject Test in World HistorySAT Subject Test in United States HistorySAT Subject Test in Spanish with ListeningSAT Subject Test in SpanishSAT Subject Test in LiteratureSAT MathematicsSAT MathSAT Critical ReadingSATReligious StudiesRegentsReadingQuantitative ReasoningPublic SpeakingPSAT Writing SkillsPSAT MathematicsPSAT Critical ReadingPSATPhilosophyPersuasive WritingOtherOtherOrganizationMusic TheoryMusicMiddle SchoolMedieval LiteratureLiteratureLiterary AnalysisLinguisticsLatin 4Latin 3Latin 2Latin 1LatinISEE- Upper LevelISEE- Middle LevelISEE- Lower LevelISEEIntroduction to PoetryIntroduction to FictionHonorsHomeschoolHistoryHandwritingGRE Verbal ReasoningGRE VerbalGRE Subject TestsGRE Subject Test in Literature in EnglishGRE Quantitative ReasoningGRE QuantitativeGRE Analytical WritingGREGrammar and MechanicsGraduate Test PrepForeign LanguageFiction WritingExpository WritingEuropean HistoryEssay EditingEnglishElementary MathElementary AlgebraDrawingCreative WritingCollege EssaysAmerican LiteratureAmerican HistoryAP US HistoryAP United States HistoryAP European HistoryAPAP English Literature and CompositionACT MathACT English9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade math9th Grade8th Grade Writing8th Grade Science8th Grade Reading8th Grade math8th Grade7th Grade Writing7th Grade Science7th Grade Reading7th Grade math7th Grade6th Grade Writing6th Grade Science6th Grade Reading6th Grade math6th Grade5th Grade Writing5th Grade Science5th Grade Reading5th Grade math5th Grade4th Grade Writing4th Grade Science4th Grade Reading4th Grade math4th Grade3rd Grade Writing3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade math3rd Grade2nd Grade Writing2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade math2nd Grade1st Grade Writing1st Grade Reading1st Grade math1st Grade12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade math12th Grade11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade math10th Grade Writing10th Grade Reading10th Grade math11th Grade10th Grade
Availability
Mon/Wed/Fri in the afternoon, Tuesday in the afternoon
Can Meet
Up to 1 hour away for no additional charge, Up to 5 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I play piano and I sing. I also like to play chess although I must admit I am terrible at it! I enjoy writing, which is good because, as a graduate student I do a lot of it. I also enjoy memorizing poetry. I can recite 150 lines of Paradise Lost from memory, among many other poems. I read Spanish, Latin, and some Hebrew. I can sing in all of those languages, plus Italian and German.
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