Literature
Close readings of texts you'll likely meet in school, plus background on the period each was written in.
- Shakespeare
- 19th-century novels
- Modernist poetry
Reading, writing, and the words in between.
Close readings, writing prompts, and grammar refreshers for students who want their sentences to land.
"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." — Rudyard Kipling
Writing
How to build a thesis, structure a paragraph, and make your evidence pull its weight.
- Argumentative essays
- Analytical responses
- Personal narrative
Grammar
The rules that actually matter — and the ones you can break on purpose, once you know why.
- Subject-verb agreement
- Modifiers
- Punctuation
Vocabulary
Word roots, false friends, and the small distinctions that change a sentence's meaning.
- Greek & Latin roots
- Common confusions
- Tone & register