Writing & Languages
Writing & Languages: step-by-step Socratic AI tutors, core formulas, worked examples, and exam prep across High School, CÉGEP, and University.
High School & AP
✍️ Essay & Academic Writing
Thesis statements, 5-paragraph argumentative structure, transitions, MLA/APA citations
Open Course Track & Prompts →📖 Literature & Analysis
Character arcs, symbolism, motifs, theme extraction, Shakespeare, poetry analysis
Open Course Track & Prompts →🇫🇷 French Language & Grammar
Passé composé vs imparfait, agreement of past participles, subjonctif, vocabulary
Open Course Track & Prompts →🇪🇸 Spanish Language Foundations
Ser vs estar, preterite vs imperfect, por vs para, subjunctive mood, conversational vocab
Open Course Track & Prompts →CÉGEP & College
📚 College Literary Analysis
Close reading, critical synthesis essays, prose critique, rhetorical devices, argumentation
Open Course Track & Prompts →⚜️ Littérature & Dissertation
Analyse littéraire, dissertation explicative et critique, figures de style, littérature québécoise
Open Course Track & Prompts →University & Honours
🗣️ Linguistics & Language Science
Phonetics IPA, phonology, syntax tree diagrams, morphological analysis, semantics
Open Course Track & Prompts →🏛️ Literary Theory & Criticism
Post-structuralism, Derrida deconstruction, psychoanalysis, post-colonial theory, feminist critique
Open Course Track & Prompts →1-Page Exam Sheet: Operant Conditioning 2×2 Grid
In psychology, "Positive" means ADDING a stimulus (+), and "Negative" means REMOVING a stimulus (−). "Reinforcement" ALWAYS increases behavior.
- 1. Ask first: Did the behavior INCREASE (Reinforcement) or DECREASE (Punishment)?
- 2. Ask second: Was something ADDED (Positive +) or REMOVED (Negative −)?
- 3. Example: Buckling seatbelt stops annoying beep → Removed beep (−) + More buckling (↑) = Negative Reinforcement
Taking aspirin to make a headache go away is an example of what?
Negative Reinforcement: Removes pain (−) which increases future aspirin-taking (↑).
Getting your phone taken away for missing curfew is what?
Negative Punishment: Removes a desired item (−) to decrease late arrivals (↓).
What is the 3-part A+ Thesis Formula for History/English essays?
"Although [Counterargument], [Main Claim] because [Evidence A] and [Evidence B]."