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May 6, 2024 Commonly confused homophones (and how to remember which is which) 
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June 9, 2023 Why you should use original historical sources for your English papers
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September 26, 2022 The puzzle pieces of an argument
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February 9, 2022 How to use an outline to your advantage when you’re writing
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January 17, 2022 The beauty of a reverse outline
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December 1, 2021 Why I love teaching English
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August 20, 2021 Reading is hard. But it doesn’t have to be.
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June 30, 2021 How to organize a paragraph: the MEAL plan
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May 31, 2021 How to remember what you read
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April 21, 2021 Tackling the AP English Language and Composition Essays: Part 3
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April 9, 2021 Tackling the AP English Language and Composition Essays: Part 2
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April 7, 2021 Tackling the AP English Language and Composition essays: part 1
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March 10, 2021 Top grammar errors to avoid
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March 3, 2021 Four tricks to becoming a better academic reader
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February 1, 2021 Sentence structure tips from William Shakespeare
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January 27, 2021 How to use root words to learn vocabulary
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January 25, 2021 Middle School Writers’ Workshop: Understanding Characterization
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December 18, 2020 How to revise your work
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December 16, 2020 Up close and personal: how to prepare for a close reading paper
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December 9, 2020 How to “find your voice”
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November 17, 2020 What I learned about the writing process from bread baking
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October 21, 2020 How to tackle a writing prompt
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October 15, 2020 Why reading is the best way to improve your SAT score
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October 7, 2020 How to think like an AP Rater/Reader on the AP English Language exam
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September 4, 2020 The middle school writers’ workshop: 3 steps to a great literary essay outline
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August 29, 2020 How To Read a Poem
August 26, 2020 How to write more clearly in six steps
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August 13, 2020 Five quick and easy English words to elevate your writing
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April 8, 2020 Tone and mood
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March 9, 2020 How to tackle sentence and paragraph sequence questions on the SAT
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January 15, 2020 Confronting commas on the SAT writing and language section
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January 3, 2020 Homonyms
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January 1, 2020 Grammar: one to 1
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December 23, 2019 Fun English Facts
November 25, 2019 Betwixt and between: difficult grammar rules explained
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September 4, 2019 Five strategies to improve your writing
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July 17, 2019 5 tips to improve your writing
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June 7, 2019 SAT Reading: Which comes first? The passage or the question?
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May 17, 2019 A 5 Part Plan to Studying SAT Vocabulary
April 24, 2019 It’s all greek to me—how to build vocabulary from the ground up
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January 23, 2019 How to Draft an Essay in College in 4 Easy Steps
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November 14, 2018 Tips for writing an exam essay in 80 minutes
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November 12, 2018 How to Begin Writing: The Art of Imitation
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October 26, 2018 6 Young Adult Books Everyone Should Read
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October 8, 2018 The importance of keeping it simple: clear and concise writing
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August 31, 2018 Three Ways to Build Good Vocab Habits for Standardized Tests
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August 24, 2018 Taking essays to the next level: how to write in your own voice
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August 20, 2018 3 ways to better analyze poetry
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July 9, 2018 How To Strengthen Your Writing In One Easy Step
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April 13, 2018 Improve Your Writing By Getting Back to Basics: Why Grammar Matters
April 11, 2018 A quick list of ACT literary devices
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March 30, 2018 The power of anecdote: creative strategies for academic writing
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July 21, 2017 Speech is silver, silence is golden: how pausing transforms communication
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June 26, 2017 ACT testing tip: how to identify main and subordinate clauses
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June 7, 2017 A guide to your teacher's feedback: common abbreviations defined
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May 22, 2017 Why does English borrow so many words from other languages?
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May 1, 2017 5 key differences between American and British spelling conventions
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March 27, 2017 No butter? No bother! How context impacts meaning when speaking a language
February 27, 2017 Don't actually 'break a leg': common English idioms explained
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January 30, 2017 Back to the basics: past, present, and future tenses in English
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December 28, 2016 How do I Succeed as an ESL International Student? 8 Essential Solutions
December 24, 2016 What is the subjunctive tense in English?
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December 14, 2016 Turn back the clock on that grade! How to revise a bad college paper
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December 12, 2016 A list of common homophones and their differences
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November 7, 2016 One for all and all for none? Grammatical rules for one, neither, and each!
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October 17, 2016 The most common English prefixes and their meanings
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September 24, 2016 Possessive plurals and plurals' possessives
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September 9, 2016 Semi-colons, colons, and commas: how and when to use them
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August 24, 2016 Three essential things to remember when citing parenthetically
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July 27, 2016 Punctuate your point, correctly: how to punctuate dialogue
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June 13, 2016 You could care less about grammar, but maybe you could care more
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June 8, 2016 Did I Read The Same Text Everyone Else Did?!
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May 23, 2016 The new SAT Reading section in focus: “Evidence Questions”
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May 20, 2016 The best ways to prepare for an essay exam
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April 29, 2016 How to close read a passage of text
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January 13, 2016 Four types of questions and when to ask them
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November 17, 2015 Reading at all speeds: 4 types of reading and when to use them
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November 8, 2015 5 things you need to study Classics to really understand
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September 9, 2015 Which college literature classes should I take?
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September 10, 2014 How to love a poem
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March 10, 2014 The Writing Tutor: How to Write Like You're Going on Vacation
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February 21, 2014 The Writing Tutor: The Vital Importance of Writing Badly
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December 16, 2013 The Writing Tutor: What Level of Writing Do US Schools Require?
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September 30, 2013 Study Skills: Reading Like a Pro
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August 30, 2013 Academic Tutor: The Perks of Being an English Major (and a Drawback)
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August 28, 2013 Academic Tutor: Enhancing Vocabulary and Recognition of Themes
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August 8, 2013 SAT Essay Part III: Vocabulary and Sentence Structure
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July 19, 2013 Academic Tutor: Literature, History, Writing by the Poolside
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July 1, 2013 What's Better, a Writing Tutor or a Writing Textbook?
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June 21, 2013 How to rewrite an essay without losing your sanity
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January 28, 2013 Academic Tutor: The Value of Mindful Reading
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January 11, 2013 Tips from a Writing Tutor: How to Beat Writer's Block
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December 28, 2012 The Writing Wizard: The Arsenal of Adjectives
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December 19, 2012 An Academic Tutor's Two Cents: Read for Pleasure
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November 23, 2012 Writing Tips: Happy Thanksgiving from the Writing Wizard!
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November 7, 2012 The Writing Wizard: Expository Writing & Crafting your Argument
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October 19, 2012 Your thesis statement, or, the DNA of a good essay
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August 20, 2012 The Writing Wizard: Sound and Noise
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