Essay-writing skills in ALL humanities subjects
for ALL Years 7 to 12.
Years 11 & 12 – both HSC & IB
HSC
English – Advanced, Extension 1 and Extension 2
History – Ancient, Modern, Extension
Visual Arts, Drama, Religious Studies, Legal Studies…
International Baccalaureate
English
All Humanities, including Psychology and Philosophy
Extended Essay mentoring
Extensive “Theory of Knowledge” (TOK) expertise
Essay-writing skills and Humanities mentoring for undergraduate University students
Evan Mitchell – Tutor
- Internationally published author of books and essays – NOT a recent HSC graduate or moonlighting teacher
- Extensive academic and writing background in English Literature, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Fine Arts…
- Over a decade’s tutoring experience – with outstanding results
- Small, select group of students at any time – no “racking and stacking”
- 1-on-1, 1-on-2 and Skype sessions – experienced at distance tutoring
- Extensive on-site humanities library made available to my students
NOTABLE TUTORING SUCCESSES
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“Top all-round performer” in NSW HSC 2016 – all marks 96+, ATAR 99.95, tutored across 10 units
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90+ Advanced English in ALL students, 47+ (out of 50) in ALL Extension 1 and 2 English students
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Achieved critical “bonus 3 marks” for Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge for ALL International Baccalaureate (IB) students
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2019 – 2 HSC students – ATARs of 98.4 (tutored 10 units) and 96.8 (tutored 6 units)
OTHER STUDENT SUCCESS HIGHLIGHTS
I work with my students on scholarship and internship applications, and on into their University careers, with successes including…
My Third Year Sydney University student awarded the prestigious “Wentworth Essay Medal” over Masters & PhD students
My HSC student one of twenty chosen (from over 20,000 applicants internationally) for the New York Times special internship scholarship
Secured paid internship for my First Year Advanced Science student at top Medical and Biotech advertising and media company
TESTIMONIALS
All authentic & unsolicited – originals available on request
“She always left her time with you re-focused, energised and enthused. You have been such a gift…”
“You’ve done amazing work with all our kids. Thank you…”
“I was so proud of her. She has such an authentic attitude to learning. I want to thank you for giving her that. I really appreciate how much you’ve done for her outlook. She has found a great perspective to focus on.
Thank you, Evan…”
“I’m extremely grateful for the wonderful experiences and guidance you generously give the boys – hope you realise what a difference you make in our lives…”
“Thanks for the care you show my kids beyond the tutoring – you are their role model…”
My mentoring methods don’t stop
at the HSC or IB
They facilitate ongoing high performance in
structure & writing
analysis & synthesis
investigation & research
idea & argument articulation
flowing on through University and their future career.
