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Hello!  I am "The Writing Tutor" and my name is Holly Van Houten.  I have taught writing and tutored students for 30 years (at all levels) and am eager to design an individualized curriculum that works for you.   I work ONLINE with students from all over the world and have had great success helping them to strengthen all areas of their writing, from organization to analysis.

I hold a Masters Degree in English and American Literature from USC, am A.B.D. (all but dissertation) for my Ph.D.  I earned my B.A. from UCLA in English Literature.

In addition to extensive experience in one-on-one writing tutoring with a wide variety of abilities, I have taught many classes for K-12 level students, including "Powerful Paragraphs," "Effective Essays,"  "Advanced Argument," "High School English (British Literature/American Literature/World Literature/Special Genres)," "Creative Writing," "Short Story Workshops," "Writing a la Mode," "Novels to Knowledge," "Read to Write," "Writing Adventures," and many others.  The students I work with go on to receive very high grades in their English 101 classes when they enroll in college. 


I have also taught multiple college classes in Writing and Literature:  
  • Freshman Writing (at all levels, including non-native speakers) at USC for 10 years; 
  • Freshman Writing & Intro to Literature at Pepperdine University;  
  • Developmental & Freshman Writing at CSULB;  
  • Developmental Writing and Reading, Cerritos College; 
  • Developmental & Freshman Writing at Golden West College; 
  • English 290 (British Literature to 1800) at Golden West College; 
  • Developmental & Freshman Writing at Cal. State Univ., Northridge; 
  • Writing Center, University of Southern California; 
  • Graduate Teaching Practicum at the USC Writing Program; 
  • English 501X, a year-long Teaching Practicum for incoming Assistant Lecturers (included a two-week intensive Summer Orientation) at USC.  

I have spent the last 10 years teaching a wide variety of Literature and Writing courses to K-12 students at the Huckleberry Center for Creative Learning. 
For More Information or to set up your 1st Appointment - Email:  Holly@TheWritingTutor.com

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