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American Literature Level 2

Join a challenging and nurturing course where students read, write, and explore identity through American literary classics. Develop critical thinking skills and gain confidence through diverse writing assignments. Course emphasizes freedom, nonconformity, and the American Dream.

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American Literature Level 2

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  1. American LiteratureLevel 2 Dr. Struzziero Room 131

  2. 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

  3. Resume

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

  5. Challenging and Nurturing • Read better • Write 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 • essay • personal narrative • speech • reflections • research paper • Poetry or short storyor 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. Course Description • Freedom is restricted • American Dream is rare • Innovation leads to evolution

  15. 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

  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: VocabularyQuizzes 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! • http://hpswebs.hinghamschools.com/hhs/teachers/pstruzziero/index.html • pstruzziero@hinghamschools.org • 781-741-1560 ext. 2131

  21. 2017 MCAS Scorespercentage scoring Advanced or Proficient 98 vs. 91

  22. 2017 SAT Scores 1216/1600

  23. 2017 AP Scorespercentage above 3 97 and 97.8

  24. College Admission • 90% college bound (2013-2017)

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