Vinny T.
Private tutor in Chicago, IL
Education
University of California Irvine - Bachelors, Drama
Experience
My passion for theater began before I even started school, when I would plead with my brother to dress up with me and enter some pretend universe. We became wrapped in those adventures, entirely losing track of time as we immersed ourselves in the worlds we'd created. That interest persisted through elementary school plays and into a more in-depth exploration in high school. In the earliest days, of course, I didn't expect that this childhood passion would fuel my career. However, in high school I began to learn more about the philosophy behind the theater, discovering methods, strategies, and ideas that I would ultimately share with my own students. I continued along this path at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California at Irvine. As I experimented with new aspects of the theater, I developed my own method of acting by combining techniques of various great actors into my own personal system. It was during this process, observing my own teachers, that I discovered a passion for teaching. I realized that one of the most important elements of teaching is simply setting a student in motion. It isn't an educator's job to provide students with one "right" approach, but to expose them to ideas and inspirations that will empower them to find their own "right way." As a tutor, I aim to have the student do most of the talking, making discoveries, and developing processes with minimal prompting from me. I am excited about the opportunity to assist you in honing your own ideas and creating a structure that allows you to express yourself.
Subject Expertise
10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing1st Grade Reading1st Grade Writing2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade Writing3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade Writing4th Grade Reading4th Grade Writing5th Grade Reading5th Grade Writing6th Grade Reading6th Grade Writing7th Grade Reading7th Grade Writing8th Grade Reading8th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade WritingAdult LiteracyAmerican LiteratureBritish LiteratureBusinessBusiness WritingCAHSEE ELAClarinetClassicsCollege EssaysCreative WritingElementary School ReadingElementary School WritingEnglishEssay EditingEuropean HistoryExpository WritingFictionFiction WritingFrenchFrench 2French 3French 4GiftedHandwritingHigh School EnglishHigh School WritingHomeschoolHonorsIntroduction to FictionIntroduction to PoetryLanguagesLinguisticsLiteratureMedieval LiteratureMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMiddle School ReadingMiddle School WritingMusicOtherPersuasive WritingPoetryPoetry WritingPublic SpeakingReadingShakespeareSingingSocial studiesTechnical WritingTechnology and Computer ScienceVocabularyVoiceWorld HistoryWorld LiteratureWriting
Availability
Weekdays at any time, Weekends at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
Reading, Writing Poetry, Acting, Improvisation, Cooking (or at least attempting to), Reading, Baseball (Go Cubs!), Walking (especially outdoors), studying other languages, and did I mention reading?
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