1. American Literature Level 3
Dr. Struzziero
Room 131

2. Resume B.A. English, Cum Laude, Tufts University 2002
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

3. Resume

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

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

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

7. Teaching Writing: Planning
Criteria
Outline
Rubric
Model

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

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

10. The Curriculum
Writing
Reading
Vocabulary
Grammar

11. Writing: Variety Broadens Skills
essays
personal narrative
speech
reflections
research paper
poetry or short story or script

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

13. Course Description
freedom
American Dream
nonconformity

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

15. Reading The Crucible The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Great Gatsby
Catcher in the Rye
American Literature Textbook

16. Teen Ref Part 2: Coming This Spring!

17. 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

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

19. Challenging and Nurturing
communication
transparent
collaboration
problem solve

20. Thank you for your support!
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21. 2017 MCAS Scores percentage scoring Advanced or Proficient
98 vs. 91

22. 2017 SAT Scores
1216/1600

23. 2017 AP Scores percentage above 3
97 and 97.8

24. College Admission
90% college bound ( )