Tessa Wright Email & Phone Number

Sooke, BC

• Teaching Secondary Education with specialties in English, Creative Writing and Art.

Victoria

• Taught grade 10 - undergraduate students the importance of English as a communication method and a skill.
• Provided quality editing to help students reach their full potential.
• Developed discussion topics and work material for English, Social Studies and English-Second-Language students.
• Aided students in navigating SIDES online classroom.
• Provided sentence structure, vocabulary building and essay editingworkshops.

Victoria

• Provided care, safety and a positive environment for thirty out-of-school care students in grades four and five.
• Prepared and supervised daily educational and fun activities including: science experiments, baking, art, craft making, games and sports.
• Supervised several successful out-trips where students participated in responsible leadership and team building activities.
• Maintained continuous coordination and communication with parents and guardians to ensure child safety and comfort.

District #63 (Saanich)

• Instructed poetry and drama units for higher level English 12 class of 33 students and lower level English 10 class of 26 students, of which 11 were English-Second-Language learners.
• Developed excellent rapport with students by collaboratively building student-centred and relatable lesson plans which fulfilled prescribed learning outcomes.
• Enriched the after-school Homework Club by contributing ESL and tutoring expertise to pertinent department meetings.
• Directed self-assessment, study strategy and cross-curricular workshops to improve and promote self-regulated learning.
• Embraced the friendly and energetic atmosphere at Stelly's Secondary by supervising a 130-student Social Studies field-trip and the Halloween Dance.

District #63 (Saanich)

• Created fun, reflective and flexible lesson plans which attended to a variety of necessary modifications and strategies for a wide spectrum of learning needs in First People's English 10/11/12 class of 21 students.
• Constructed and taught a poetry unit for English 12 class of 28 students, 10 of which were English-Second-Language learners.
• Improved English Second-Language learning opportunities with scaffolding of relevant and interesting material, writing workshops and student-conferencing.
• Collaboratively built and directed theme-based writing workshops to promote reading and writing to First People's English students.
• Contributed to Gay-Straight-Alliance meetings.

Victoria, BC

• Provided information regarding the cattle and beef industry of Canada and British Columbia to customers of various markets and shops.
• Answered questions about cooking, food safety and nutrition to customers.
• Worked alongside current BC ranchers to provide current facts, recipes and information regarding the BC Rancher's Task Force; became the public voice of the ranchers in BC.

Victoria, BC

Blog writer and website editor of Rankine's Remedies.

Hillside Mall, Victoria, BC

• Arranged and set up displays for Halloween costumes, accessories and cosmetics.
• Consistently reorganized and tidied store to keep area free of clutter and products available, including the folding and re-packaging of costumes.
• Received payment using register for cash, credit and debit transactions according to store procedure; reminded customers of and firmly upheld the no-refund policy for seasonal merchandise.
• Professionally greeted and helped customers with questions as they shopped, providing alternatives to unavailable costumes and Halloween ideas.

Vancouver, BC

• Prepared and served curries, wraps and breads.
• Professionally answered customer inquires involving food preparation, food ingredients and restaurant management.
• Performed duties as delivery driver including taking orders over the phone, taking payment and delivering food.
• Used registers for cash, debit and credit payments.
• Responsibly opened and closed the store by myself, involving storefront and food preparation.

Vancouver, BC

• Thoroughly studied, paraphrased and submitted observant breakdowns of more than 20 screenplays for film and television.
• Developed an understanding of writing quality in conjunction with analytical skills by closely examining character, plot and structure.
• Gained perspective in multiculturalism by investigating and researching foreign television media.

Bachelor Of Education (Bed), English Language, English Literature, Visual Arts, K-12

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Literature