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Literature and Writing Enrichment Course for High School Students

Explore major literary works while honing writing skills through essays, narratives, and more. Emphasis on compassion, leadership, and critical thinking. Prepares for standardized tests.

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Literature and Writing Enrichment Course for High School Students

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  1. HumanitiesLevel 3 Dr. Struzziero Room 131

  2. Resume Education • B.A. English, Cum Laude, Tufts University 2002 • Doctorate, School Leadership, UMASS Lowell 2015 • Hingham High School 2006-Present

  3. Resume

  4. Teen Ref Part 1: March 2018

  5. Grading: High Standards in a “Culture of Redemption” • 50% 4 Essays 1 test • 20% Quizzes, • 20%Homework • 10%Class Participation

  6. Teaching Writing • Criteria, Outline, Rubric • Model • Draft (piece by piece) • Peer Edit • Reflect • Rewrite

  7. Writing: Variety Broadens Skills • essays • personal narrative • research paper • short story • sonnet

  8. Course Description “…major works of literature that have shaped or reflect significant themes in world civilization…”

  9. Course Description • compassion • leadership • decision making • good vs. evil

  10. Reading • To Kill a Mockingbird • Greek myths • The Odyssey • The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet • Lord of the Flies

  11. Grammar • End marks and punctuation • Parts of speech • Parts of Sentences • Sentence Types • Comma Use • Pronoun antecedent agreement • Subject verb agreement

  12. MCAS 2018 HHS vs. State 75 vs. 51 98 vs. 91

  13. SAT 2018 HHS vs. USA Total= 1238 vs. 1068 Critical read= 612 vs. 536

  14. AP 2019 HHS vs. USA LANG= 96% vs. 29% LIT= 96% vs. 22%

  15. Thank you for your support! • http://hpswebs.hinghamschools.com/hhs/teachers/pstruzziero/index.html • pstruzziero@hinghamschools.org • 781-741-1560 ext. 2131

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