Valerie E. Frankel
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- Reviews7
- School: Mission College
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- Department: English
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Location:
3000 Mission College Blvd
Santa Clara, CA - 95054 - Dates at Mission College: July 2017 - January 2020
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Would take again: Yes
For Credit: Yes
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Not Mandatory
Awesome
Prof Frankel is a remarkable teacher. She is lenient during class and very caring. We always ended class early when I took her in the summer. We watched a movie that related to the play we had to read and we even watched some funny SNL youtube videos. The tests were just timed essays, which pretty much lasted the whole 3 hours of class time.
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Would take again: Yes
For Credit: Yes
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Not Mandatory
Good
Attendance isn't necessary in this class. Her lectures are boring! Grade comes from essays, grammar, and short book journals. She also makes sure that everyone understands everything well. However, she's a little smart-mouthed, so she can also be annoying. For essays, she's knit-picky, but you just have to do what she wants to get a good grade.
Biography
Valerie Frankel is a/an Faculty in the West Valley Mission Community College District department at West Valley Mission Community College District
Mission College - English
Resume
2004
Conferences and Schools
Mission College
San Jose City College
Valerie offers a variety of presentations: Harry Potter
writing for kids
storytelling
a hilarious parody. Whether your goal is to entertain
enlighten
or inspire
your school will be assisted in creating a program that is custom-made to fit the unique needs of your school. You are not limited to a set number of performances or workshops per day. Valerie's happy to do lots of activities.\n\nValerie has spoken at numerous conferences
schools
and events including the following:\n\nThe World Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention\n\nAnnual Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference\n\nAnnual World Fantasy Convention\n\nAnnual Harry Potter Conference\n\nShe's done storytelling at libraries
and at three of the schools where she taught and was frequently known as “Storyteller Lady.”
Conferences and Schools
San Jose City College
San Francisco Bay Area
english and writing classes
Adjunct Faculty
2003
BEST SAT Review
Author
English Private Tutoring
San Jose State University
•\tCourse: English 1A: Composition\n•\tCourse: English 1B: Composition\n\nBaccalaureate-level composition
with attention to the “personal voice” and personal experience
on the one hand
and the more formal attitudes and demands of writing at the university (expository and argumentative essays)
on the other. Students will develop college-level reading abilities
rhetorical sophistication
and writing styles that give form and coherence to complex ideas and feelings.\n\nStudents will develop sophistication in writing analytical
argumentative
and critical essays; a mature writing style appropriate to university discourse; reading abilities that will provide an adequate foundation for upper-division work; proficiency in basic library research skills and in writing papers informed by research; and mastery of the mechanics of writing.
San Jose State University
•\tTaught classes of grammar and writing to gifted high school students each quarter.\n•\tCreated lesson plans
tests
curriculums
activities and games. Outside tutoring.\n•\tStudents improved 100-300 points on tests after eight weeks of training.\n•\tFormulated much of the instruction material for all English-related classes. \n•\tTaught nine SAT classes a week in one summer
seven of them writing.
BEST SAT Review
Author
Sunnyvale
CA
Valerie Estelle Frankel has won a Dream Realm Award
an Indie Excellence Award
and a USA Book News National Best Book Award for her Henry Potty parodies. She’s the author of many books on pop culture
including From Girl to Goddess: The Heroine’s Journey in Myth and Legend
Doctor Who - The What
Where
and How
Katniss the Cattail: An Unauthorized Guide to Names and Symbols in The Hunger Games
Teaching with Harry Potter
and Winning the Game of Thrones. Come explore her research at www.vefrankel.com or http://www.amazon.com/Valerie-Estelle-Frankel/e/B004KMCLQK.
Santa Clara
CA
Have taught English 1A including two classes taken over midsemester. Also English 1B and Intro to Shakespeare. Along with the usual instruction
grading
etc.
I make an effort to use new technology and school resources -- these include grammar and style aps
YouTube clips
pop culture
and helpful links to aid the students in individually improving. Students have been enthusiastic on my energy and the fun activities I bring to the classroom.
Adjunct Faculty
Mission College
About ten students (generally English-delayed) individually tutored each week in writing and other subjects. SAT scores improved by 100-300 points. Helped several young students to write entire books and self publish them. English
History
Spanish
French
Language Arts
English
Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary
Grammar
and Writing. \n
English Private Tutoring
2002
Whedon Studies Association
SFWA
SCBWI
Spanish
MFA
MFA in Creative Writing
Department of English
San Jose State University 2004.\n\tConcentrations: Fiction and Nonfiction\nThesis: The White Crystal of Calithwain\nAdvisor: Professor Alan Soldofsky
Creative Writing
1998
BA
BA in English: Department of English
University of California
Davis 2002.\nConcentration: Creative Writing\nMinors: Spanish and Education\n\nJunior Year spent at renowed creative writing program at University of East Anglia
UK
English
Spanish
Education
Mythology
Blogging
Curriculum Design
Non-fiction
Social Media
Editing
Storytelling
Research
Teaching
Publishing
Spanish
Books
Public Speaking
Magazines
Microsoft Excel
Tutoring
Creative Writing
Training
Fiction
Curriculum Development
Frankel
Valerie Estelle
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