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I am a private primary and secondary English tutor working in Sydney, Australia.

I am a private primary and secondary English tutor working in Sydney, Australia.
How to Write a Killer Creative Writing
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How to Write a Killer Creative Writing

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A comprehensive guide to writing a powerful short story for secondary students. A common challenge for students is understanding how to show, not tell in their creative writing. This guide goes in depth to advise how students can write authentically and perceptively. The guide includes tips regarding: The introduction; Character formation and development Language techniques; Showing, not telling; and The resolution. Three pages in total.
Learning letters 'B', 'C' and 'D'
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Learning letters 'B', 'C' and 'D'

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A short, 3-page picture story that assists kindergarten-Year 1 aged children with distinguishing between the letters ‘b’ and ‘d’. The story follows the character of Cally (who portrays the letter ‘c’) and her relationship with Benny (‘b’ )and Denny (‘d’). Cally ultimately decides to leave her position in the alphabet and explore new relationships (sounds) with other letters. The document finishes with a page of handwriting to practice the letters ‘b’ and ‘d’. Four pages in total.
How to Deliver the Best Speech
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How to Deliver the Best Speech

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A highly informative set of instructions to assist secondary students with understanding the fundamentals of speech writing and presentation. This guide is rich in useful advice for combatting performance anxiety and improving stage presence. Advice includes: Tips for writing your speech; Perceptions of your audience: Expectations vs reality; Interesting points to remember about an audience; and Tips for presenting your speech. 4 pages in total.
Question Words
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Question Words

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An educational guide for primary and high school students with autism who require greater understanding about different ‘question’ words. These words include: Who What When Where Why How Which A definition and three examples are provided for each word. 4 pages in total.
Extensive List of Language Devices and Techniques
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Extensive List of Language Devices and Techniques

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This document contains the ultimate list of language devices and techniques for secondary students to build their familiarity with. The list includes 70 different literary devices to be used in analytical essay writing. At the end of the document, there is also a list of** 12 techniques for analysing visual stimuli** which include helpful images. 8 pages in total.
English Textual Concepts
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English Textual Concepts

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This is a comprehensive essay-writing tool for secondary school-aged students. Particularly relevant for Year 11-Year 12 students. This resource goes into in-depth detail about the importance of different textual concepts students must consider when formulating their essays. Such concepts include: Argument Authority Character Code and Convention Connotation, Imagery and Symbolism Context Intertextuality Narrative Perspective Point of View Representation Style Theme 13 pages in total.
Sight Words Handwriting worksheets
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Sight Words Handwriting worksheets

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These simple handwriting worksheets help students practice learning sight words following the coloured line guide. The line guide is coloured blue at the top, green in the middle and orange at the bottom, representing the sky, grass and ground so students learn where parts of different letters are correctly written. 13 pags in total.
Types of Vowel Sounds
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Types of Vowel Sounds

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A series of detailed worksheets that consider all sound variations of different vowel combinations. The worksheets include: The ‘A’-vowel family of sounds; The ‘E’-vowel family of sounds; The ‘O’-vowel family of sounds; The ‘I’-vowel family of sounds; The ‘U’-vowel family of sounds; and The (honourary) ‘Y’-vowel family of sounds For example, the worksheet dedicated to the ‘A’-vowel family of sounds practices sounds including: Short ‘a’ Long ‘a’ a_e ai ay au aw The child is tasked with filling in the rest of the letters for each word that contains a specific vowel sound. Parental / teacher assistance is advised. 13 pages in total.
Stage 3 Primary School Writing Styles Bundle
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Stage 3 Primary School Writing Styles Bundle

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This is the ultimate bundle of resources that covers Stage 3 students’ range of writing styles. The bundle includes: Discussion writing Exposition writing Narrative writing Procedure writing Recount writing Each resource also comes with individual assessment grids to help children mark their own work and discover elements they may have missed.
Ultimate Essay Guide Bundle
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Ultimate Essay Guide Bundle

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This is the ultimate bundle of essay resources for high school students! The bundle includes: Essay template English textual concepts (13 pages) Essay phrases compilation Extensive list of language devices and techniques (8 pages) Triple-Decker Ice-cream essay plan These are all tried and tested resources that will help your students develop greater confidence and skills in essay-writing.