Tutoring for elementary, middle, and high school students by a high school student in Northwest Austin Texas and Cedar Park. I’ve excelled in many of the classes your student may need help with, and can develop custom plans to help them succeed. Click on an offering to find out more and book your first session.
Please do not hesitate to contact me (shannon@oneillscrossing.com) for a free consultation on what services are a best fit for you and your student. My services will be offered at a location of your choosing! When booking an appointment, please specify your location choice to make the process simple and easy.
Offered Services
Both advanced and/or on-level tutoring services for each class are available. When booking, however, please specify the level as well as the unit and specific topic so I know what materials I need to have prepared!
The listed courses are for the high school level, but middle school course help including for algebra I, English, science, and US history are also offered! All elementary classes relating to English and math are offered as well.
Shannon’s Qualifications: AP Exam Score 5 on AP Human Geography, AP Exam 5 on AP World History, all A Student, top 10% of 2027′ Class, 2025 Summer Pre-College Neuroscience Program Completion
If you have any questions regarding course content or what I can help your student with, please contact me!
AP Human Geography (Shannon scored a 5 on AP Exam)
| Unit | Weight on AP Exam |
| Unit 1: Thinking Geographically | 8-10% |
| Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes | 12-17% |
| Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes | 12-17% |
| Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes | 12-17% |
| Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes | 12-17% |
| Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes | 12-17% |
| Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Land-Use Patterns and Processes | 12-17% |
| AP Exam Prep | —- |
AP World History (Shannon scored a 5 on AP Exam)
| Unit | Weight on AP Exam |
| Unit 0: Religion and Basic Empire Understanding (Unofficial Unit but required at VHS) | Not covered on AP Exam |
| Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (Official AP curriculum starts) | 8-10% |
| Unit 2: Networks of Exchange | 8-10% |
| Unit 3: Land Based Empires | 12-15% |
| Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections | 12-15% |
| Unit 5: Revolutions | 12-15% |
| Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization | 12-15% |
| Unit 7: Global Conflict | 8-10% |
| Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization | 8-10% |
| Unit 9: Globalization | 8-10% |
| AP Test Prep | —- |
Chemistry
- Unit 0: Safety and Equipment
- Unit 1: Energy and Atomic Structure
- Unit 2: Periodic Table and Bonding
- Unit 2.1: Nomenclature Mini Unit
- Unit 3: Phase Changes, Solutions, and the Mole
- —-Midterms Prep—
- Unit 4: Nuclear Reactions and Measurement
- Unit 5: Reactions and Stoichiometry
- Unit 6: Gas Laws and Thermochemistry
- Unit 7.1: Kinetics and Equilibrium
- Unit 7.2: Acid-Base Chemistry
- —Finals Prep—
English I
- Any revision, vocabulary, STAAR prep, or essay help provided.
- First Six Weeks: Memoir (offers editing, revision, general aid) + journals
- Second Six Weeks: Vocabulary aid, interpretation of The Lottery, characterization + assessment prep
- Third Six Weeks: Vocabulary and poetry interpretation.
- Fourth Six Weeks: Grammar and vocabulary help, fallacies and counterarguments for debate
- Fifth Six Weeks: STAAR preparation and podcast
- Sixth Six Weeks: Shakepsear and Playwriting + Final exam prep
English II
- Any revision, vocabulary, STAAR prep, or essay help provided.
- First Six Weeks: Unreliable Personal Essay help, We were Liars paragraph
- Second Six Weeks: Craft Analysis, Nuances of Poetry, Book club help
- Third Six Weeks: “Lacrimosa,” Long Way Down symbolism and interpretation socratic seminar, Midterm prep
- Fourth Six Weeks: Debate and Rhetorical Analysis
- Fifth Six Weeks: Dialetical Journals, Lord of the Flies interpretation and symbolism, and characterization
- Sixth Six Weeks: Othello interpretation, Final exam prep
Biology
- Unit 1: Characteristics of Life, Cells, and Taxonomy
- Unit 2: Body and Plant Systems
- Unit 3: Biomolecules, Cell Transport, and Enzymes
- Midterm Prep
- Unit 4: DNA, Cell Cycle and Mitosis Protein Synthesis, and Virus Reproduction
- Unit 5: Mutations, Meiosis, Mendelian Genetics, Pedigrees, Non-Mendelian Genetics, and Blood Typing
- Unit 6: Evidence and Mechanisms of Evolution, Population Size and Relationships, Trophic Levels, Succession, Biogeochemical Cycles, and Ecosystem Stability
- Final Exam Prep
Geometry
- First Grading Cycle: Points, Lines, Planes, Angle Measures, Conjectures, and Intro to Proofs
- Second Grading Cycle: Parallel Lines and Transversals, Slope, Equations of Lines, Triangles, and Theorems
- Third Grading Cycle: Trangles, Probability and Permutations, Rotations, Compositions of Transformations
- Midterm Prep
- Fourth Grading Cycle: Ratios and Proportions, Polygons, Scale, Similarity Postulates, Trigonometry, and Polygons
- Fifth Grading Cycle: Parallelograms, Different Shapes and their Angles, Arcs, Chords, Tangents, SOH CAH TOA, Similar Figure Area Postulates
- Sixth Grading Cycle: Three Dimensional Figures, Spheres, Congruency
- Final Prep
Algebra II
- First Grading Cycle: Function Compositions, Absolute Value Functions, Quadratic Functions, Completing the Square, and Factoring
- Second Grading Cycle: Imaginary Numbers, Solving Square Root Equations, Solving Quadratics, and Polynomial Functions
- Third Grading Cycle: Systems of Equations and Inequalities, Gaussian Elimination, and Matrices
- Midterm Prep
- Fourth Grading Cycle: Rational Exponents, Radical Inequalities, Cube and Square Functions, Piecewise Functions, and Multiply and Divide Rational Functions
- Fifth Grading Cycle: Applications of Rational Functions, Base e, and Logarithms
- Sixth Grading Cycle: Logarithms, Circles, Ellipses, Parabolas, and Conics
- Final Exam Review
Human Body Systems
- Unit 1: Bone, Skeleton, and Muscle and Movement
- Unit 2: The Brain, Endocrine, Neurons and Neurotransmitters
- Unit 3: The Eye, Respiration, and Circulation
- Unit 4: Urinary, Digestion, and DNA Gel Electrophoresis
HOSA Members State Competition: Medical Terminology HOSA Test Prep
ASL I
- First Grading Cycle: Parameters, Handshapes, and Survival Signs
- Second Grading Cycle: Clothing and Numbers
- Third Grading Cycle: ASL Culture
- Midterm Prep
- Fourth Grading Cycle: Family
- Fifth Grading Cycle: Numbers and Spring Signs
- Sixth Grading Cycle: Extracurriculars and Time
- Final Exam Prep
ASL II
- First Grading Cycle: Childhood Story and ASL Culture
- Second Grading Cycle: Deaf Atheltes, Culture, and Personalities
- Third Grading Cycle: Thanksgiving Signs
- Midterm Prep
- Fourth Grading Cycle: Food, Math, and Numbers
- Fifth Grading Cycle: Time, Money, Countries, and Flat Stanley Mini Project
- Sixth Grading Cycle: Food, Menus, and Final Presenations
- Final Exam Prep