My forum post for your enjoyment: 

Hi parents,
Over the years, there are some techniques i have devised as a tutor that can help to boost your child's english marks. I have collated these and turned them into a Creative Writing course and a Paper 2 Course and thought I should share some tips with parents so that they can understand my teaching style a bit more.

TODAY's Tip:

Instead of spending hours upon hours reading books (although this habit should be cultivated from a young age), your child can learn how to describe common scenes creatively and then adapt them to suit the story.

What do you mean ?

For example, a scene of waking up late can be used to start almost any story. Or the description of a person looking shocked can be used in any situation where a surprising or shocking event happens.

So where can you get such 'model starts'?

Of course you can find many assessment books on this. However, you don't want to use the same words as all the other students who use the same books.

My course helps ensure your child has his/her own unique set of scenes/ words/ phrases to stand out from the crowd.

If you like what you see here, you can pm me and I will give you more details about the course.

Also parents, please post excerpts of your child's work here and I will give feedback as to where problems are and how you can rectify them.

Cheers
Miss Raja