Roxanne B.
Private tutor in Los Angeles, CA
Education
MFA in Screenwriting, UCLA (2013) BA in English (summa cum laude), Harding University. Certified to teach English, speech and drama.
Experience
- Score! Prep, Kaplan, and private tutoring (3 years) Specialized in verbal and critical thinking portions of the SAT test. - 826LA - 8 years as a volunteer. Tutored elementary, junior high and high school students; specialized in helping high school seniors with personal statements for college applications - Reading Partners - 1 year as a volunteer I love tutoring and helping kids achieve their greatest potential in English, reading, writing, and literature! At UCLA, my awards included a Humanitas Drama Fellowship nomination, the Four Sisters Award, and the Oliver's Prize for Best Family or Animated Screenplay. My short film "Miss Famous" was executive produced by James Franco and starred Kristen Wiig. I'm also a published children's book author; my first book, "Caterpillarland," was released in 2015. More information is available on Amazon.com and on my website, roxannebeck.com.
Subject Expertise
PSAT Writing SkillsASPIRE ReadingCollege EssaysCreative WritingEnglishEssay EditingFiction WritingLiteraturePSAT Critical ReadingASPIRE EnglishReadingSAT Subject Test in LiteratureSAT Critical ReadingSAT VerbalSAT WritingWritingShakespeare8th Grade Writing10th Grade Reading11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing7th Grade Reading7th Grade Writing8th Grade Reading10th Grade9th Grade Reading9th Grade WritingAmerican LiteratureACT EnglishACT WritingACT with WritingAP English Language and Composition
Availability
Weekdays after 10AM, Weekends after 1PM
Can Meet
Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
Screenwriting, movies, music, and animation. I'm also a professional voice actor ("Pokemon," "Doug").
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