Hi, I'm Emma! I'm a rising senior Classics major at Carleton College in Northfield, MN. I study Latin, Ancient Greek, and the histories associated with the two languages. Outside of class, I'm an RA, and I spend 6-8 hours a week tutoring and teaching college access courses in a nearby high school. In the future, I hope to teach high school Latin!
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...including AP Latin and received the National Exam Gold Award all 4 years. I have also scored a 5 on nine different AP tests so I'm capable of helping other students prepare for their AP exams. For fun, I play the flute and practice martial arts. I am constantly reading and I particularly enjoy science fiction and fantasy. I find tutoring both exciting and rewarding and I'm looking forward to working with you!
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...who endeavor to contribute to its preservation and appreciation deserve to be supported. In addition to background and love for the Classics, shown through my BA from the University of Pittsburgh and a pending MA from King's College London, I also have qualifications in various areas of history (I double-majored for my BA), a field which works hand-in-hand with the Classics. It is similarly focused on the preservation of knowledge and is, I believe, instrumental...
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...a Clements Center Undergraduate Fellow. For my senior thesis, I am researching post-Cold War security and foreign relations with Russia and East Europe. I tutor a range of subjects within liberal arts, but I specialize in Latin tutoring, since I have studied the language outside of my normal areas of study for four years. As a student who was home-schooled for the entirety of my grade school education, I value working closely with students at...
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...of Arts in Classical Studies with a second major in Theology. I am currently enrolled in an MA/PhD program in Philosophy at The Catholic University of America. Since sophomore year of high school, I have tutored students in Latin and Italian and more recently also in helping students prepare for the SAT and GRE. In my senior year of college, I was appointed as the Classical Studies Department tutor for Latin. One of the things...
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...and undergraduates Latin and Ancient Greek language, literature, and culture. I am also available to work with students taking classes on Classical literature in translation. My goal in tutoring is to help students deepen their understanding of languages and make connections with Greco-Roman culture, literature, history, and mythology. When working with students, I also explore different approaches to the material in order to find skills and strategies that are most helpful for each individual's learning...
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High School: IB Diploma (Latin SL, Math SL, World Topics HL, English HL, Chemistry HL, Biology HL) College: University of Virginia, English Major, Biology Minor, Classics - 7 years (and counting!) of Latin -Familiar with most classic literature (Beowulf through modern authors), esp. Austen, the Brontes, Byron, Shakespeare's tragedies, and Gothic lit. -Most topics covered in high school biology, as well as neurobiology and cell bio.
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...with acknowledging and building on what students already know - usually more than they think. I've studied a lot of languages (Spanish, Latin, French, Turkish, Attic Greek, Ancient Hebrew, and, of course, English) and I've learned that a lot of the principles of communication are universal. If you're reading this, you already know one language, so you've made the first step toward learning another! I'd love to help you go further. If it's English that's...
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...Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. My current project is focused on developing immunotherapies to treat early stage tumors. Both in the classroom and in lab, I have always been more than willing to help others with their assignments or troubleshooting an equipment problem. On top of my scientific pursuits, I have immersed myself in the worlds of classical Latin and Spanish. The beauty of language and its power are so wonderful. I am extremely passionate...
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...Classical Languages (Latin) and minors in French and Dance. I have been a teacher for over six years, and I always strive to connect with my students to help them build confidence and learn the material and skills that they need to be successful. In addition, I always encourage keeping an open and clear line of communication with my students so that we can work together as a team. I can't wait to start working...
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...and watch TV/Movies, especially Marvel and Harry Potter. My background is in Language Arts and Latin which means I can help you with anything from Reading Comprehension to Vocabulary to Writing and Grammar! I also love helping people prepare for their ACT or SAT tests so if you're looking for help improving those skills you've come to the right place! I look forward to meeting you and learning how I can help you accomplish your...
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I'm a recent graduate of Kansas State University with a degree in Life Sciences. I am able to help students with many subjects but I feel best when teaching life sciences (obviously), as well as history and Latin. In my free time I enjoy reading, playing video games, learning new things, and watching and talking about films, TV, etc. I look forward to helping people succeed.
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...(Latin) and Communication Studies--and a minor (creative writing)--from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where I began tutoring both college peers and local high school students. I've tutored consistently since graduating in 2011 and absolutely love the work. I try to ensure that my student has as thorough an understanding of the subject as possible, but it's even more personally fulfilling when I see that I've made a positive (and hopefully permanent!) impact...
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...my chief qualification isn't a piece of paper, or even an experience, but a genuine love of learning and an ability to inspire others with that same enthusiasm. I can tutor any number of things given my wide ranging background, but my chief areas of expertise are in the political, historical and Classical realms as well as in test-taking and writing. In my free time I like eating an excess of chocolate and burning it...
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...well as AP and SAT tests in the fields of History or English. Additionally, I am happy to assist with college application essays, or help college students interested in applying to law school. Having previously worked as a T.A. in philosophy, I am aware that tutoring can involve complex ideas. I therefore place a premium upon clarity and precision: difficult ideas are best understood when put in simple terms. In my free time I like...
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...more valued than passion. My teaching philosophy revolves around the core idea that the student should be the one to find the answers they need. Rote memorization, reciting, and hurling out facts without context will always place second to a true desire to learn when it comes to succeeding in academics. Not only should the tutor and the student aim to understand a subject, they should also try to develop a love for it.
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...am also working on getting my certification in ASL (American Sign Language) so that I could further my career with special education departments. I work with students that may/can have developmental delays, emotional disorders, behavioral issues, autism, down syndrome, deaf/blind/mute, minor to severe cases of ADHD and ADD, and moderate to severe problems with learning disabilities and comprehension problems. I love my job and cannot wait until I get my teaching license. I hope to...
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...can get when you feel like you have to face it alone. With my passion for writing, I can aid my charges in overcoming character limits and the discomfort of talking about themselves, allowing their personal statements to express their best selves in an eloquent and concise manner. For standardized testing, I can use my experience to provide tips not only to improve vocabulary, reading and math skills, but also about how to deal with...
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I believe everyone can learn and there is joy in seeing someone learn. I believe tutoring is a powerful approach to helping an interested individual learn and as a tutor is my responsibility to motivate and inspire that individual. ... I make sure the students are comfortable with me and understand how I plan to support them. We would list ways that would help them be successful in the course.... I would provide activities which would...
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More so than lower-level courses in Latin, Latin 4 concentrates heavily on the translation of classical Latin passages, and such translation requires a mastery of Latin grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Latin 4 does not concentrate on school Latin, or simplified prose designed around a lesson, but rather real Latin prose and poetry from some of the great authors who wrote in Latin, including Caesar, Cicero, Tacitus, Ovid, and others. Because each writer has his or her own unique style, which may or may not adhere to the syntactical and grammatical rules you were taught in earlier Latin classes, you may find yourself wanting some extra help as you navigate through your Latin 4 class. Varsity Tutors will help you find a certified Latin 4 tutor, who can address virtually any difficulty you have in your Latin 4 class.
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Recent Hamilton Latin 4 Tutoring Session Notes
Today, we completed some translations, which I think went really well. On your own, try catching up with numbers and 3rd declension adjectives. As we talked about, writing out paradigms can be very helpful in addition to working through the exercises at the back of the book.
At the beginning of the session, I gave the student a list of basic Latin verbs. We reviewed how to identify conjugations and practiced conjugating and translating a few verbs in the present tense. Next, I gave him a list of Latin nouns and we reviewed recognizing declensions and gender, and reviewed case endings. Then he declined a noun in Latin and translated it.
We are moving very quickly for an introductory Latin lesson, but he is learning fast!
We focused on review of some basic concepts - mainly, declension endings - in addition to working on grammar and translation of Vergil's Aeneid. Constant practice is necessary and I have informed the student that he should be spending many hours reading and re-reading the material for class. He should also make use of online AP Latin Practice Test Questions or SPQR to help with vocabulary and context of the passages.
This past session we reviewed the first through third declensions. We discussed the ending patterns, practiced declining nouns using the Latin Library declension tool, and parsed nouns and adjectives from chapter 1 of the student's textbook. We also discussed parsing strategies if you don't know the dictionary entry for the word, and worked on breaking down words into stem/root+ending. He was struggling to remember the endings, but hopefully all our different forms of review helped activate his memory. I asked him to continue to work on memorizing the third declension, to practice declining words in all declensions, and to work on his chapter 1 vocabulary.
For today's session, we translated some more sentences in the workbook first. The student performed rather well at the sentences, but still struggles a bit with tense and case recognition. Particularly, it seems that she confuses the ablative and accusative. In our next session, I hope to review these case forms again in more detail. After the sentences, I explained to her the concept of the genitive of the whole, and gave her some short Latin phrases to translate which involved the case. I assigned her some work from the book to review this, and we reviewed the declension of duo and tres as a conclusion to this week's session.
I gave the student a comprehensive overview of the most common Latin concepts in the beginning of an introductory course. I started with basic sentences -- "Roma in Italia est" (Rome is in Italy) and took them apart, explaining how nouns and their cases work, going over a chart of the first declension, and making more simple sentences with the nominative, accusative, genitive and ablative cases. I was very impressed by how quickly he caught on to concepts like noun-adjective agreement that aren't familiar from English, and it gives me high hopes for his Latin progress. I also went over various words I thought might be useful --question words, greetings, etc. and I finally went quickly over how verb tenses work and some charts of the first and second conjugation. The student seemed to catch on pretty well as long as I explained everything clearly and methodically. Using analogies to English phrases seemed to help.
