After consulting with you about your child's needs and interests,
I can create an individualized course addressing those needs, geared to his/her own reading/writing level.  

I am happy to mix genres, approaches, authors...you name it.  

I'm open to feedback -- I encourage it --  adapting the course as we go along.   

​These individualized courses offer the greatest flexibility in scheduling.  Below are outlines of some of the courses I've taught in the past. 
                                                   


Art of the Essay
 
1. Process Essay
Emphasis on: chronology, clarity, organization
2. Introduction to the Persuasive Essay
Emphasis on: diction, audience, implicitness/explicitness
3. Comparison
 Emphasis on: structure, transition, purpose
4. Revision Strategies
5. Call to Action
Emphasis on: thesis, audience, counter-arguments
6. Narrative Essay
Emphasis on: voice, description, thematic coherence
7. Cause and Effect Essay
Emphasis on: introduction, analysis, structure
8. Critical/Literary Analysis Essay
Emphasis on: reading comprehension, literary terms elements,
incorporation of evidence/quotations
9. Definition Essay
Emphasis on: diction, clarity, organization
10. Revision 

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Persuasion

1. What is a Persuasive Essay?
2. Diction in Persuasion  
3. Audience
4. Three Argumentative Appeals (Ethos, Logos, Pathos)
5. Forms/Organization
6. Crafting strong Introductions & Conclusions
7. Incorporating Evidence
8. Citations
9. Logical Fallacies
10. Revision Strategies

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