1. American Studies English
Dr. Struzziero
Room 131

2. Challenging and Nurturing
Communication
transparent
collaboration
problem solve
trust+respect+fun= high performance

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

4. I Can’t Succeed Without Your Help
ext. 2131

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

6. Resume

7. Professional Experience
Newton North High School
Shrewsbury High School
Hingham High School Present

8. The Curriculum
Writing
Reading
Vocabulary
Grammar

9. Writing: 15 Essays Study skills “Eat the Elephant one bite at a time”
process
variety of genres (essay, research paper, personal narrative, reflections, poetry, short story, speech)

10. Reading
The Crucible
The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Great Gatsby
Catcher in the Rye
American Literature Textbook

11. Course Description: American Identity and Story Telling
freedom
American Dream
conformity vs. nonconformity

12. Skill-based Learning: Reading Purposefully
Monitoring comprehension
Strategies to repair meaning
predicting
analyzing (part to whole)
inferential thinking

13. 2015 AP Scores percentage above 3
96 and 100
vs.
67 and 65 (MA)
55 and 54 (USA)

14. 2015 MCAS Scores percentage scoring Advanced or Proficient
98 vs. 91

15. Newsweek and Boston Magazine
#104 in top 500 high schools in the US
94.5% college bound
(Boston Latin School, Brookline, Lexington, Westborough, Westford Academy, Weston)

16. Thank you for your support!