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Oyster Education
Rotational lessons
Oyster writing lessons rotate between lectures and workshops, bridging theory with hands-on practice.
Admissions
To ensure a quality cohort, we admit and sort students into classes by virtue of their performance in our free placement tests.
Hybrid Teaching
Experience zero-nonsense online teaching with our tech-savvy tutors who live & breathe the online space.
The Case Method
Inside Oyster Writing's Case Classroom, students analyse and discuss hundreds of cases to see where writing has worked, hasn't worked, or could have worked better.
Teaching Menu
English literature
ELIT 1 (year 9-10)
5-10 students
Description: A class for year 9 - 10 students who are already studying English Literature as an examined subject at school, but are not taking their CIE, IB, 8or NCEA qualifications. We rotate between theory and practice as students develop the taste for English literature writing while improving their essay writing fundamentals.
Content: literature analysis, essay structure, exam strategy, writing stylistics, essay case review, writing workshops.
ELIT 2 (year 11-12: IGCSE, NCEA, IB)
5-10 students
Description: A technical, application-heavy class best suited for year 11-12 students preparing to take their IGCSE/AS/IB English Literature exams. Under Luca’s ‘Case Method’, students rotate between discussing successful essay exemplars (case review) and writing their own (case workshop).
Content: Case review, case workshop, exam strategy.
ELIT 3 (year 12: AS, NCEA)
5-10 students
Description: A technical, application-heavy class dedicated to year 12 students preparing to take their AS or NCEA Level 2 exams. Under Luca’s ‘Case Method’, students rotate between discussing successful A-level/NCEA essay exemplars (case review) and writing their own (case workshop). Emphasis will be placed on the A-level/NCEA requirements/grading scheme for open/passage/unseen questions.
Content: Case review, case workshop, exam strategy.
ELIT 3i (year 12: IB)
5-10 students
Description: A technical, application-heavy class dedicated to year 12 students preparing to take their IB exams. Under Luca’s ‘Case Method’, students rotate between discussing successful IB essay exemplars (case review) and writing their own (case workshop). Emphasis will be placed on IB paper 1 & paper 2 requirements.
Content: Case review, case workshop, exam strategy.
ELIT 4 (year 13: A-level, NCEA L3)
4-6 students
Description: A technical, application-heavy class dedicated to year 13 students preparing to take their A2/NCEA level 3 or scholarship exams. Under Luca’s ‘Case Method’, students rotate between discussing successful A-level/NCEA essay exemplars (case review) and writing their own (case workshop).
Content: Case review, case workshop, exam strategy.
ELIT 4i (year 13: IB)
4-6 students
Description: A technical, application-heavy class dedicated to year 13 students preparing to take their IB English Language/Literature SL or HL exams. Under Luca’s ‘Case Method’, students rotate between discussing successful IB essay exemplars (case review) and writing their own (case workshop). Emphasis will be placed on IB paper 1 & paper 2 requirements.
Content: Case review, case workshop, exam strategy.
ELIT G (year 11-13)
15 students
Description: Developed by Luca and his colleagues at Harvard, ELITG is an intense 10 week crash course covering all the prerequisite English Literature theory of ELIT1 but in a compressed time frame. In most cases, students who are year 11+ must firstly take ELITG before being assigned to a more practice-oriented class: ELIT 2, 3, 4. If under year 11, the student should take ELIT1.
Content: Case review, case workshop, exam strategy.
Creative Writing Workshop
15 students
Description: A weekly workshop where students write together with Luca and explore various strands of creative writing. This workshop is suitable for students who want to write as a stand-out extracurricular means to gain admission into top US universities, as well as for students who would like to experiment with the infinite permutations of creative writing. Classes are kept informal, but Luca is a strict and technical mentor.
English language
Language theory, comprehension, grammar, punctuation, syntax, vocabulary, language competencies, general writing structure, theory & practice.
General English
10 students
Designed for adults wanting to develop their general English skills for applied everyday use.
General Writing
10 students
Designed for students wanting to develop their general English writing skills for future academic purposes.
Business English
10 students
Designed for adults wanting to communicate and write English in a business capacity.
ESL (English as a Second Language)
10 students
Designed for students (years 7-13) wanting or needing to learn English as a second or foreign language. Multiple classes available.
Book Clubs
Read books together with carious genres and authors, including poem collections, novels, nonfictions, translated works, classics and more...
Book Club Junior
10 students
Designed for students (Year 5 to Year 7) wanting to form the reading habit and read 10 books a year from cover to cover.
Book Club Senior
10 students
Designed for students (Year 8 to Year 11) wanting to improve their reading analytical skills and general reading capabilities.
Spaces at Oyster Education are limited and allocated based on students' performance in our placement tests.
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