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. 

 

I charge $450 for each specially designed course of 10 lessons. 
                                                  

 

Persuasion

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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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International Short Stories

 

Africa

“The Wasteland” Alan Paton assigned 10/17

“Dead Men’s Path” Chinua Achebe

Asia

“Swaddling Clothes”  Yukio Mishima

"The Post Office” Rabindranath Tagore 
 Middle East

“Gimpel the Fool” Isaac Bashevis Singer   
Europe

“Araby” James Joyce   
“The Necklace” Guy du Maupassant   

“The Bet” Anton Chekhov

 South  America

“Circular Ruins” Jorge Luis Borges  

“Axolotl” Julio Cortez  

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