This class is designed for students who want additional tutoring in developing thesis statements, essay writing, novel studies, and more! Sessions can be requested by students at any time; please just contact me so that we can work on creating a private session just for your student to get the one on one help they want and need! 

Students will begin this class learning about thesis statements: what they are, their purpose, and how they function and their location within a paper. Students will then walk through a step-by-step process to developing their own thesis. The teacher will work with each student step by step in helping them write a clear and concise statement. Students will progress through the process after approval from the teacher on each step who will work one-on-one with them. This helps students understand the purpose of the steps and to master them.

Students will have the opportunity to choose their topics so that it is catered directly to their own interests and needs.

This class is perfect for students who have a paper they are working on and need support developing their statements. It is also a good class for students who need practice in developing their own.

To provide some examples of things that students have worked with me on during tutoring, here is a list of many of those items:
1. Novels:
     - The Outsiders
     - Of Mice and Men
     - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
     - The Book Thief
     - The Road
     - Tuck Everlasting
     - To Kill a Mockingbird
     - Animal Farm
     - The Hate You Give
     - Born a Crime
     - And more!
Skills covered under the novels include but are not limited to:
     - Annotations
     - Essay Writing (Analytical and Argumentative)
     - Discussion
     - Short Question Prompts
     - Creative Writing
     - Journaling
2. Short Stories
     - Cover 75+ Unique Short Stories
Skills covered under short stories include but are not limited to:
     - Discussion
     - Reading Comprehension Questions
     - Summarizing
     - Text Evidence (Location and Use)
     - Literary Device (Symbolism, Character Analysis, Theme, Etc.)
     - PCR Formatted Writing
     - And More!
3. Essay Writing
Outside of Novels or Short Story Skills, We Also:
     - Mechanics of Essay Writing
     - AP-Level Writing
     - College Preparation and Applications
     - And More!
4. Other Subjects:
     - History/Social Studies