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Tracy

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1^st lesson free

English
Reading
Literacy
Modernist literature
Classic Literature

Certified English and literacy educator helps middle school, high school, and college students strengthen reading, writing, comprehension, and academic skills online

English
Reading
Literacy
Modernist literature
Classic Literature

Lesson location

- online
- at your home or a public place : will travel up to 20 mi. from Long Beach

About Tracy

With 20 years of teaching experience and a master’s degree in Reading Intervention from Arizona State University, I am passionate about helping students grow as confident readers, writers, and thinkers. I have taught students from kindergarten through high school, as well as entry-level college students, and have worked at the community college level as a reading, ESL, and critical thinking teacher. My lessons are patient, encouraging, and personalized to each student’s needs. I focus on reading comprehension, writing, essays, grammar, literacy development, and academic confidence.

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What I Teach Online

I help students with:

Reading comprehension
Understanding stories, articles, novels, textbooks, and class readings.

Writing skills
Paragraphs, essays, grammar, sentence structure, organization, and clarity.

Essay support
Brainstorming, outlining, thesis statements, evidence, analysis, introductions, conclusions, and revisions.

Literature support
Understanding novels, themes, characters, symbolism, conflict, and author’s message.

Academic confidence
Helping students feel less overwhelmed and more capable in reading and writing.

College and scholarship essays
Helping students tell their story clearly, professionally, and personally.

Study and school skills
Note-taking, assignment planning, discussion posts, time management, and understanding rubrics.

Elementary School Lessons

For elementary students, lessons should feel warm, simple, and confidence-building.

What lessons would look like

Reading practice
We read short stories, passages, or books together.

Comprehension questions
I ask: Who is the story about? What happened first? What is the problem? How did the character feel?

Vocabulary building
We learn new words from the reading and use them in sentences.

Writing sentences and paragraphs
Students practice complete sentences, details, and short paragraphs.

Phonics or fluency support if needed
We work on sounding out words, reading smoothly, and understanding what was read.

Example elementary lesson

Topic: Reading a short story
Lesson flow:

Warm-up question: “What do you think this story will be about?”
Read a short passage together.
Stop and check understanding.
Talk about characters, setting, and problem.
Learn 3–5 vocabulary words.
Write 3–5 sentences about the story.
End with praise and one skill to practice.
Middle School Lessons

For middle school students, lessons should focus on building independence.

What lessons would look like

Reading comprehension
Students learn how to find main idea, theme, conflict, and supporting details.

Paragraph writing
We work on topic sentences, evidence, explanation, and closing sentences.

Essay basics
Students learn how to organize an introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.

Grammar and sentence clarity
We fix run-ons, fragments, punctuation, and unclear sentences.

Novel support
We discuss characters, symbolism, theme, and plot.

Example middle school lesson

Topic: Writing a strong paragraph
Lesson flow:

Review the assignment.
Identify the question being asked.
Create a topic sentence.
Find one piece of evidence from the text.
Explain what the evidence means.
Revise the paragraph together.
Give the student a simple writing checklist.

A good middle school skill formula is:

Point + Evidence + Explanation

Example:

Make a point. Prove it with evidence. Explain why it matters.

High School Lessons

For high school students, lessons should help them become stronger readers, writers, and thinkers.

What lessons would look like

Essay writing
Thesis statements, outlines, introductions, body paragraphs, conclusions, and revisions.

Literary analysis
Theme, symbolism, character development, tone, author’s purpose, and historical context.

Research writing
Finding sources, organizing information, quoting, paraphrasing, and avoiding plagiarism.

College prep writing
Personal statements, scholarship essays, brag sheets, and application responses.

Reading difficult texts
Breaking down novels, nonfiction, speeches, poems, and articles.

Example high school lesson

Topic: Literary analysis essay
Lesson flow:

Review the prompt/rubric.
Break down what the teacher is asking.
Choose a theme or argument.
Build a thesis statement.
Find quotes or examples.
Create an outline.
Draft or revise one body paragraph.
End with next steps for finishing the essay.

A good high school writing formula is:

Claim + Evidence + Analysis + Connection

College Student Lessons

For college students, lessons should feel more professional and focused on clarity, structure, and academic expectations.

What lessons would look like

Essay and paper support
We work on thesis, organization, argument, paragraph flow, evidence, and clarity.

Discussion posts
Helping students respond thoughtfully to readings and classmates.

Research papers
Outlining, source integration, citations, paraphrasing, and academic tone.

Literary/media analysis
Helping students analyze books, films, articles, theory, and course themes.

Editing and revision
Making writing clearer, stronger, and more polished without taking over the student’s work.

Example college lesson

Topic: Revising a paper
Lesson flow:

Review the assignment instructions.
Identify the main argument.
Check if each paragraph supports the thesis.
Improve transitions and organization.
Strengthen analysis.
Clean up grammar and sentence clarity.
Create a revision plan before submission.

A good college writing focus is:

Argument + Structure + Evidence + Analysis + Academic Voice

What a 60-Minute Online Lesson Could Look Like

You can use this for almost every student:

First 5 minutes: Check-in
What are you working on? What feels confusing?

Next 10 minutes: Review assignment or reading
Look at the prompt, rubric, text, or homework.

Next 20 minutes: Skill-building
Teach one skill: thesis, paragraph structure, main idea, quote analysis, grammar, etc.

Next 20 minutes: Guided practice
Work together on the student’s actual assignment.

Final 5 minutes: Wrap-up
Review what they learned and give next steps.

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Dexter

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Erik

Catherine

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