Editor and writer
Resume:
BENJAMIN THOMAS KORZEC
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Ludlow, MA 01056
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Degrees
Master of Arts in English, State University of New York at Buffalo, September 1999
Bachelor of Arts in English, Hampshire College, May 1998
Teaching Experience
Bay Path College, Fall 2001 - Fall 2006
Taught courses in the Computer and Information Technology Writing Core
Westfield State College, Fall 2000 - Fall 2001
Taught English Composition, Major British Writers, and British Literature since 1780
Holyoke Community College, Fall 2000 - Spring 2001
Taught Reading Efficiency and English Composition
Work History
Associate Editor
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, July 2001 - Present
Write website content articles on word histories and usage
Write, revise, and edit dictionary entries
Participate as a member on the Scripps National Spelling Bee Word Panel
Respond to correspondences about Merriam-Webster’s publications, services, and products and to inquiries about the use and history of words
Managed the online feature Word of the Day
Reading and Writing Tutor
Westfield State College, February 2001 - May 2001
Bay Path College, August 2001 - October 2001
Assisted students in organizing, researching, drafting, and revising writing assignments from various disciplines
Assisted students in analyzing and interpreting academic readings
Prepared students for the writing subtest of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure, including instruction on summaries, positional essays, and grammar and punctuation usage
Reading and Writing Tutor, Copy Editor
Learning Styles, January 2000 - June 2004
Provided one-on-one instruction to elementary and secondary students in reading, writing, and mathematics
Copyedited and designed a manual on teaching organizational and study skills and strategies to increase independent learning in elementary and secondary students
Tutored in a summer program at New Leadership Charter School in West Springfield, Massachusetts
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