American Literature Level 2 Dr. Struzziero Room 131

Resume Education B.A. English, Cum Laude, Tufts University 2002 M.A.T, Simmons College 2003 A.P. English Literature Training, St. Johnsbury Academy 2006 Doctorate, School Leadership, UMASS Lowell 2015

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Professional Experience Newton North High School 2002-2003 Shrewsbury High School 2003-2006 Hingham High School 2006-Present

Challenging and Nurturing Read better Write better Explore Identity Enjoy their Friends Gain Confidence Have Fun

Grading: High Standards in a “Culture of Redemption” 45% Essays 20% Homework 15% Class Participation 10% Test 10% Quizzes

Teaching Writing: Planning Criteria Outline Rubric Model

Teaching Writing: Planning and Drafting Warm-up Design **** Draft (broken into pieces)

Teaching Writing: Revision Peer Editing Homework Check Check in with Teacher Rewrite until its done right Debrief (read, critique, final word, reflect)

The Curriculum Writing Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Writing: Variety Broadens Skills essay personal narrative speech reflections research paper Poetry or short story or script

Course Description “How do you know where you are going unless you know where you’ve been and what you stand for?”

Course Description freedom American Dream nonconformity

Innovation leads to evolution Course Description Freedom is restricted American Dream is rare Innovation leads to evolution

Reading The Scarlet Letter The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Great Gatsby Catcher in the Rye The Crucible The House on Mango Street American Literature Textbook

Teen Ref Part 2: Coming This Spring!

Writing Clearly: Grammar Quizzes to Rubrics SAT practice problems (Review) Subject verb agreement Pronoun antecedent agreement (Who/ Whom) Active vs. Passive Voice Parallel structure Misplaced modifiers

Writing Persuasively: Vocabulary Quizzes to Rubrics IT MUST BE USEFUL! from reading aids comprehension deepens understanding of themes

Challenging and Nurturing communication transparent collaboration problem solve

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2017 MCAS Scores percentage scoring Advanced or Proficient 98 vs. 91

2017 SAT Scores 1216/1600

2017 AP Scores percentage above 3 97 and 97.8

College Admission 90% college bound (2013-2017)