
SERVICES
Humanities
(English, History, Political Science,
Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy)
Goal: Go beyond surface level and understand complex concepts
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Breaking down complex concepts into digestible chunks that students can relate to, comprehend, and retain
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Enabling students to capture main concepts, themes, metaphors, motifs, symbols, images, and theories
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Encouraging students to delve deeper and connect details and specifics to the various literary devices
Writing Critically
Analyzing the essay/ test prompt and brainstorming about effective and entertaining ways to attack it
Goal: “Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say!”
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Providing a proven system that enables a student to write clear and coherent body paragraphs
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Delivering a technique that leads to effective yet ambitious thesis statements
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Learning to pinpoint the most relevant textual evidence
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Practicing making effective transitions that allow for the writing to flow
Executive Functioning
“Where did I put that essay assignment?”
Goals: Improve “process skills” and boost output
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Kill procrastination by holding student accountable by being in frequent contact
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Co-develop a planning system that allows for student buy-in (the student has a plan for each day)
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Learning to prioritize and plan ahead
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Exploring how to self-advocate best – and practicing it
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Cultivating and reinforcing effective note-taking habits by abbreviating