1. Keith Roche
2450 22nd Avenue
San Francisco, California, 94116
415-200-9780
keithrayroche@gmail.com
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
- Masters in English Literature at San Francisco State University May 2016.
- Certificate in Teaching Composition and Post-Secondary Reading (in
progress).
- Teacher’s Assistant San Francisco State University/ Spring 2015.
- Volunteer tutor at the English Tutoring Center, San Francisco State.
- Dedicated to progressive education with a passion for the liberal arts and
multiculturalism.
- Resourceful work ethic with expertise in prioritizing tasks, establishing
goals, and completing long-term projects.
- Demonstrated experience with MLA style guide for research and writing.
RELEVANT COMPOSITIONAL SKILLS
- Knowledge of issues of composition theory, research, and classroom practice.
- Awareness of theory and practice of responding to linguistic, stylistic, and
rhetorical issues in student writing.
- Familiar with the integration of reading and writing from both rhetorical and
pedagogical perspectives.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of designing post-secondary reading
and composition courses.
- Ability of identifying and diagnosing specific reading/basic-literacy problems
(including those related to initial writing and spelling skills) and can develop
effective strategies for attacking these problems.
- Mac and PC proficient. Can word process with speed and accuracy.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Docs, Filemaker, social media
and networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, iLearn, Pinterest.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
- Honor Society, San Francisco State University, 2013-2014
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude, San Francisco State University, 2014
- Publication: “A Route of Evanescence: Emily Dickinson’s Elusive Grammar
and Nature as Magical Entity. Interpretations, San Francisco State University
Graduate Literature Association
- Presentations: 2015 HERA Conference-The Whitcomb Hotel; “Rhizomatic
Thought and Inspector Bucket as Nomad in the World of Bleak House.”

2. - “N. Scott Momoday and the Genesis of the Native American Renaissance,” San
Francisco State University, May 2013
- “Mikhail M. Bakhtin and Discourse in the Novel,” San Francisco State, May
2014
- “Duality of Identity in 19th Century Detective and Mystery Fiction,” May 2014
EMPLOYMENT
Hometown Creamery 1290 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122
2015/Present
AG Ferrari 468 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
Supervisor 2012-2014