Lisa G.
Private tutor in Los Angeles, CA
Education
Johns Hopkins University, BA Literature & Humanities. Professional training in AVID Media Composer editing for film and television. Selected for participation in intensive writing workshops with best-selling authors. Awarded Directing grant for 35mm film.
Experience
I love teaching and making learning fun and exciting. I've worked as an assistant teacher in middle school. I've tutored English, math and creative writing to students in elementary through middle school. I also have tutored community college students in creative writing. I am well-versed in current elementary and middle school curriculum because I provide ongoing homework assistance and test preparation guidance to my son who is in 7th grade and my daughter in 2nd grade. I am a popular volunteer in lower grade classrooms because I add insight to the lessons and inspire the students to learn more. I have volunteered with The Wonder of Reading, an organization which provides students at underfunded schools with literacy assistance. I have mentored with best-selling authors and screenwriters and published both fiction and non-fiction.
Subject Expertise
AP English Literature and Composition6th Grade Writing7th Grade math7th Grade Reading7th Grade Science7th Grade Writing8th Grade Reading8th Grade Science8th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade WritingAlgebra 1Algebra 2AP English Language and Composition6th Grade ScienceArtBritish LiteratureClassicsCreative WritingEnglishFiction WritingHandwritingIntroduction to FictionKindergarten - 8th GradeLiteratureVocabularyWriting3rd Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing1st Grade math1st Grade Reading1st Grade Writing2nd Grade math2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade Writing3rd Grade math10th Grade Reading3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Writing4th Grade math4th Grade Reading4th Grade Science4th Grade Writing5th Grade math5th Grade Reading5th Grade Science5th Grade Writing6th Grade math6th Grade Reading
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
In addition to writing fiction and screenplays, I work as an independent filmmaker and TV and film editor. As an editor, I also assist in the writing and research for documentary programs for the History Channel, Discovery Channel and National Geographic Channel. I created a pilot program to teach film-making to at-risk youth which resulted in a collaborative short film now used as a template for similar programs. Both my parents were leading research biochemists at NIH, so I also have a strong background in and love for math and science. I helped my parents out in the lab and assisted my father editing the Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. I am currently studying many aspects of particle astrophysics on my own, spurred on by my fascination with the attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics with the theory of relativity and the vital, dynamic search to detect and understand dark energy and dark matter. I have always been a passionate reader and have extensive knowledge of classic and modern literature. I have a very positive outlook on life, a great sense of humor and a deep love of learning which I love to share with others.
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