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Certified English and literacy educator helps middle school, high school, and college students strengthen reading, writing, comprehension, and academic skills online
- English
- Reading
- Literacy
- Modern Literature
- Classics
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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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About the lesson
- Primary School
- High School
- Year 10
- +7
levels :
Primary School
High School
Year 10
Year 11-12
Year 12
TAFE
Adult
Diploma/Certificate
PhD
Early childhood education
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
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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