High School English Teacher
Resume:
John Patterson
Phone: 917-***-**** / Email: *********.*******@*****.***
English Teacher
New York State Certified, English Language Arts 7-12
Flexible and organized education professional with 5 years teaching experience and an excellent ability to explain essay writing concepts in a manner easy to understand; talent for employing unique teaching strategies to effectively engage all students and foster a fun and fascinating learning environment. Encouraging and patient; provides individualized and extracurricular support for students struggling with learning concepts. Quickly develops an excellent rapport with students, staff members, and parents to produce a friendly and supportive school community.
Areas of Expertise: Creative Questioning - Creative Lesson Planning – Student Motivation - Critical Thinking
Education
Master of Fine Arts - Dramatic writing
NYU TISCH School of the Arts, New York
Bachelor of Arts - Major: Creative Writing / Minor: Music
Hunter College, New York
Teaching Experience
Churchill School and Center - New York, NY 8/2008 - 6/2011
English Teacher / Taught 9th, 10th and 12th grade English;
As a High School English Teacher I`ve used the following lenses to examine works of literature: characterization, setting, theme, point of view, metaphor, simile, symbolism, imagery, allegory and motif; and employed the following writing strategies: brainstorming, pre-writing, graphic organizers, outlines, visual outlines, character maps, collaborating with peers on group projects and editing/revision. These strategies were used to achieve the following goals: to refine basic mechanical errors and language use including issues in grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling word omissions, and word redundancy; to understand the components, organization, and purpose of body paragraph structure; to write precise topic sentences; to properly identify, integrate, and explain appropriate supporting evidence (quote, detail, fact, or example); and to write essays with a developed and structured introduction, with relevant background, clear thesis, appropriate preview points, topic sentences, transition sentences, central arguments and controlling ideas.
Bronx Community College - Bronx, NY 8/2007 - 5/2008
English Teacher/ Four English sections including Developmental Writing I&II, and Rhetoric and Composition I&II
Developmental writing classes include: Extensive writing practice in response to readings, and review and practice of basic principles of grammar and usage with emphasis on sentence structure and various mechanical aspects of writing. Rhetoric and Composition classes include: fundamental principles of organization and rhetoric and practice in expository writing.
Hostos Community College - New York, NY 1/2008 - 5/2008
English Teacher / Literature and Composition
Skills Taught Include: Introducing students to techniques for close reading of literary texts and developing student`s critical thinking skills through the study of literary elements such as plot, character, setting, point of view, symbolism, and irony.
References
Meagan McBrien / Head of Performing Arts, k-12 - The Churchill School and Center
Mathew German / Head English Teacher - The Churchill School and Center
Jason Wallin / High School Principal
The Churchill School and Center
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