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How to Be a Better Writer: Best Practices, Strategies, and Tools
We use writing to send emails, type messages, write essays, build resumes, and tell stories. Writing is a crucial form of communication, but it can feel hard sometimes. In this course, students will explore different strategies to plan, organize, and polish writing samples, and they will have the opportunity to dissect their own writing at each stage of the process. Whether the task is an essay for school or a resume for a job application, this course will help you to produce writing you are proud of.
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Bring assignments or tasks you are currently working on. The class will be taught in English.Location
At student's location: Around Seminyak town, Indonesia
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About Me
Hello!I'm Teacher Mariana, and I am from the United States. I am currently living in Indonesia. I have a Bachelor's degree and a Masters degree in English literature. I also have a 120 TEFL certification. I am a certified teacher in the United States, and I have many years of experience teaching English language, literature, grammar, writing, and history in the classroom and online.
I believe every student has the right to a fun and productive learning environment. I really like to get to know my students. That way I can tailor each lesson to the things that they care about and the way they learn best.
I can't wait to meet you so that we can learn together!
See you soon,
Mariana
Education
Master's Degree in English Literature, Simmons College, 2011Bacheor's Degree in English Literature, Univeristy of Denver, 2003
120 TEFL Certification, TEFL UK, 2020
Experience / Qualifications
Whales English, Online ESL Teacher, 2019-PresentYork English, Classroom and Online ESL Teacher, 2019 - Present
Brooke School, Classroom Teacher - Writing, Reading, Grammar, History, 2014-2019
Is poetry confusing when you try to read it? Do you want to write poetry but don't know where to start? Do you love poetry and want to talk about and share your favorite poems? If you answered yes to any of these questions - this class is for you! In "Why Poetry", we will look at different forms of poetry and the work of at least one new poet each week. We will practice reading and unraveling the meaning of poems together, and we will discuss the significance of specific poems and poets. You will also have a chance to introduce some of your favorite poems to the class. We will even practice writing some of our own poems. Below, you will find a list of some of the poets whose work we will explore together!
Amanda Gorman
Robert Frost
Tupac Shakur
Langston Hughes
Gary Soto
Maya Angelou
Emily Dickinson
E.E. Cummings
Poetry can show you images and make you feel, it has rhyme and rhythm, and signs and symbols. It can be simple or complicated, short or long. There is so much to learn from and experience when reading poetry. I can't wait to begin exploring some poetry with you!
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