English Literature
$110-$160 per lesson
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I hold a Master's degree in Literature from NTU and have a background in academia. I started out tutoring part-time as an undergraduate and became a full-time tutor after graduation, hoping to impart my earned and effective skills to a wider range of students.
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Literature is often perceived as dull or solely focused on Shakespeare, making it daunting for some. Many of my previous students faced a common challenge: 'I understand the story but struggle to answer questions or score well.' No worries—I'm here to help! To address this, my classes will extensively focus on techniques and a compilation of quote analyses. These will all be curated and adjusted according to syllabus updates and to the individual student's weaknesses, condensing exam preparation in the most efficient manner. A bonus I hope to achieve as your tutor is making Literature less of a foreign subject. I aim to make it much more comprehensible and even fun!
*While the Literature set texts vary across schools, be assured that given my tutoring experience and 10 years of specialised education in Literature, I will be able to teach your/your child's book(s). I will also be covering the (un)seen sections extensively.
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For reference, the books I have taught are listed below.
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Set Texts
Lower Secondary
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A Monster Calls
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Animal Farm
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Emily of Emerald Hill
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Hook and Eye
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Lord of the Flies
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Macbeth
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Red Sky in the Morning
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Sing to the Dawn
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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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The Merchant of Venice
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The Monkey's Paw
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To Kill A Mockingbird
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War Horse
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Wonder
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Unseen/Seen Poetry
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Upper Secondary/O-Level​
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A Raisin in the Sun
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All the Light We Cannot See
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Boom
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Great Expectations
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Kindred
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Master Harold...and the Boys
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Romeo and Juliet
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The Chrysalids
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The Crucible
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The Lord of the Flies
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Unseen Poetry
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A-Level (Syllabus 8841/9539)
*For students retaking the A-Level examinations, the old syllabus will also be covered
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Paper 1​
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Unseen Comparative Poetry
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Julian Barnes: Arthur and George
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Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre
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Charles Dickens: Hard Times
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Tan Twan Eng: The Garden of Evening Mists
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Thomas Middleton and William Rowley: The Changeling
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William Shakespeare: The Winter's Tale
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Paper 2​
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John Keats: selection of poems
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Percy Bysshe Shelley: selection of poems
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge: selection of poems
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Jane Austen: Persuasion
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Ann Radcliffe: The Mysteries of Udolpho
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Mary Shelley: Frankenstein
Paper 3​​
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​NgÅ©gÄ© wa Thiong’o: A Grain of Wheat
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Chinua Achebe: Anthills of the Savannah
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Rohinton Mistry: Family Matters
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David Malouf: Remembering Babylon
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Edwin Thumboo: selection of poems
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Jean Rhys: Wide Sargasso Sea
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Paper 2/3
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Unseen Drama and Prose
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William Shakespeare: King Lear
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Henrik Ibsen: An Enemy of the People (translated by James McFarlane)
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Thomas Hardy: The Mayor of Casterbridge
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Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness
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Emily Dickinson: selection of poems
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John Donne: selection of poems
Contact
Email - michzhx@gmail.com