Credentials and Personal Information

Cynthia Rinaman Marsch (Cindy)

Invited Conference Presentations

  • Classical Christian Homeschooling “Webinar” (Internet)—Evaluating Student Writing, Writing About the Great Books (2007)
  • Pittsburgh Classical Christian Education Conference (Pittsburgh, PA)—The Progymnasmata (2005), Writing About the Great Books, Evaluating Student Writing (2006)
  • Home Educator Training Conference (Grove City, OH)—Using Imitation to Improve Writing, Evaluating Student Writing (2006)
  • CiRCE Institute (Charlotte, NC)--Evaluation of Writing, The Progymnasmata, Imitation in Writing (2002)
  • Covenant Classical School Association (Franklin, TN)--The Progymnasmata, Imitation in Writing (2000, 2001)
  • West Tennessee Home Educators Association (Jackson, TN)--Imitation in Writing (2001)

Consultations and Evaluations for Schools and Groups

  • Grace Baptist Christian Academy (Attleboro, MA)—Consultation, syllabus development, and Progymnasmata Tutorials for 14 students (2007/08)
  • Karen West, Local Writing Classes (San Diego, CA)—Evaluations of 6-10 papers for 8-20 students per year (2005 – 2007)
  • Fritz Hinrichs, Escondido Tutorial Service (Escondido, CA)—Evaluations of 4-7 papers for 70-110 students per year (intermittent 2002 – 2006)
  • Several classical, Christian, and other private schools nationwide—Limited consultations (2002 – 2006)
  • Augustine School (Jackson, TN)—As a founding board member, curriculum development and teacher training for grades k-8 (2001 – 2004)
  • Local Co-Op (Jackson, TN)—Instruction of Modern Literature and Writing course onsite for about 18 secondary homeschooled students (2002/03)
  • Accenture Corporation (International)—Evaluation of English skills of a group of native Spanish-speaking employees (2001?)

Courses Taught Online

  • Grammar and Composition for Real People
  • Great Books Writing Workshop (Ancients, Christendom, and Modernity)
  • Progym: Classical Writing Workouts (Narrative, Fable, and Proverb)
  • The Progymnasmata: Preliminary Rhetorical Exercises
  • Progymnasmata Tutorial:  Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced
  • The Report: A Simple Start
  • On Writing Well: A Composition Sampler
  • The Scarlet Letter: A New Look
  • Technical Writing Project
  • Writing Skills for the College Bound
  • Writing Skills Workshop for the GED / Timed Essay Workshop

Most of these courses are now available in some form on this site.

Affiliations and Community Service

Please see Links for current url's.

  • Affiliate member of the Association of Classical and Christian Schools (1997 to present)
  • Mentor for “The Lord’s Table,” a ministry of  Setting Captives Free (2007 to present)
  • Volunteer Community Judge and Instructor for West Pennsylvania Christian Orators (2005 to present)
  • Member of the Women’s Economic Development Organization, PA/OH (2007 to present)
  • Member of P.E.O. (Women’s service organization) (1999 to present)
  • Founding Board Member for Augustine School, Jackson, TN (2001-2004)
  • Instructor for The AOL Online Campus (now defunct) (1996-2000)
  • Message Board Monitor for The Classical Christian School Network (now defunct) (1999-2000)
  • Sysop and Chat Host for the AOL Practical Homeschooling Forum (now defunct) (1997)

College Courses Taught

  • Remedial Writing Laboratory (LPC)
  • Freshman Writing Laboratory (AU, FSU)
  • Freshman Composition (LPC, TCC, AU, FSU)
  • Freshman Article and Essay Workshop (FSU)
  • Writing About Mythology (TCC)
  • Survey of American Literature (AU)
  • Survey of British Literature (AU)
  • Business Writing Laboratory (AU)
  • Business and Professional Report Writing (AU)
  • Written Business Communications (AU)

College and University Positions

  • Las Positas College, Livermore, CA (part time instructor 1993-1994)
  • Tallahassee Community College, FL (intermittent part time instructor1986-1990)
  • Auburn University, AL (full time instructor 1984-1986)
  • Florida State University (part time teaching assistant 1982-1984)

Education

Master of Arts in English (general literature studies), 1984
Florida State University, Tallahassee GPA 4.0

Bachelor of Arts in English (creative writing) and Business (co-major), 1982
Florida State University, Tallahassee GPA 3.8 in major, 3.6 overall
Graduated cum laude with Honors in English

Honors

Graduate
Phi Kappa Phi national honor society
English Teaching Assistantship
Governor's Internship

Undergraduate
University Honors programs
Lambda Iota Tau literature honorary society
National Merit Scholarship
Southern Scholarship Foundation housing

Our Family and Homeschool

  • Husband Glenn Marsch--Associate Professor of Physics at Grove City College, Grove City, PA
  • Daughter Abby, eighteen—Freshman at Grove City College
  • Son David, sixteen
  • Daughter Betsy, fourteen
  • Son Benjamin, nine
  • Homeschooling classically, with a variety of curricula
  • Founding board members of Augustine School, a classical Christian school in Jackson, TN
  • Members of www.covenantopcgrovecity.org (Covenant Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Grove City, PA)

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Cindy Marsch / Writing Assessment Services / CMarsch786@aol.com / revised December 2007