An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. -Benjamin Franklin

  • Writing

    Writing is the most difficult part of all four areas in any languages. Clear, meaningful, and conveying writing is what will land you a job interview, the job position itself, acceptance to your dream university, or a grade A in English class. William Zinsser claims, “Writing is thinking on paper. If you can think clearly, you can write clearly.” To write well, you must read. Read daily. The more you read, the better writer you will be. Remember, the spoken word perishes, the written word remains. So if you are your writing, make your words expressive.

  • One-on-One Class/Group Sessions

    ACCEPTING AGE: 2nd Grade Level to College Level

    CLASS SUBJECTS:

    -Reading & Writing

    -Essay writings

    -Socratic Seminar Discussion

    CURRICULUMS:

    -Individualized lesson plans

    -your child’s syllabus from their current or future grade level that you would like me to assist him/her to receive better grades

    WRITINGS:

    - Persuasive or Argumentative

    - Narrative

    -Literary Analysis

    -Explication

    - Personal Statement

    - Research Paper

    - Grammar

    - Conjunction & Punctuation

    -Sentence Structures (Simple, Compound, Complex, Complex-Compound)

    -Figurative Languages

    -Literary Elements

    -MLA 9

    EXAMS:

    -CAASPP & ELPAC

    -SAT Preparatory

    -Mock Job Interview

    -Internship & Scholarship Application

    1-ON-1 FEE INFO:

    1 HR: $55

    1 HR 30 MINS: 82.50

    -The session will be held on Zoom. Materials will be provided and included with the price.

    WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM THE CLASS?

    -PowerPoint lectures

    -books/textbooks

    -in-class activities

    -homework packets

    Students are also welcome to bring in their homework assignments from school and work with me to get better grades.

    -If extra practice is needed on what was learned at school, I am more than happy to provide the supplemental help!

    GROUP SESSION:

    It’s up to parents to form groups.

    2 students: $90/hr ($45 per student)

    3 students: $120/hr ($40 per student)

    Note: The tutoring curriculum will be designed based on the students’ requests and needs. Schedules are flexible and have no minimum or maximum sign-up. In short, you can sign up for as many or as few sessions as you would like.

  • Questions? Uncertain?

    If you have questions or concerns that you want to clarify, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at 626-410-5956, or send me an email at: soriya.k.te@gmail.com. I usually get back to you right away or within 24 hours.

  • English Literature, American Literature, and World Literature

    This section is included in the writing class. Reading and writing go together. What better way to develop your critical thinking skills and analyze the texts than to read the classic renowned authors. Below are some of literary authors whose texts I integrated in the writing class for essays writing:

    Mary Shelly

    C.S. Lewis

    Jane Austen

    Harper Lee

    John Steinbeck

    Geoffrey Chaucer

    Charles Dickens

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Virginia Woolf

    Emily Dickinson

    William Shakespeare

    Toni Morrison

    Henry David Thoreau

    Leo Tolstoy

    George Elliot

    Edgar Allen Poe

    Hans Christian Andersen

    Dante Alighieri

    Fyodor Dostoevsky

    Robert Frost

    Sandra Cisneros

    Andrew Clements

    Alan Gratz

    Aisha Saeed

    Thannha Lai

    Amy Tan

    E.B White

    Roald Dahl

  • Writing & Editing Services

    Essays such as research papers, persuasive, argumentative, narrative, and article critiques of:

    -3 to 4 pages: $55

    - 5 to 7 pages: $70

    -7 to 15 pages: $85

    -Cover Letter: $35

    -writing consultation (this consultation is to provide ideas, and suggestions on what more you could write for your assignments. We work on the assignment collaboratively and yes I will help you compose your paper too): $45/HR

  • Essays with MLA or APA Format

    In every institution—elementary to college level—writing an essay is inevitable. Most professors depending on your field of major required the paper to be in MLA format or APA format. How can you incorporate an in-text citation from your researched sources? How can you tie in the evidence to support your thesis? How do you cite properly? To have a hands-on experience with massive materials and strategies, sign up to better your writing and get that A!