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.
Literature and Writing Enrichment Course for High School Students
E N D
Presentation Transcript
HumanitiesLevel 3 Dr. Struzziero Room 131
Resume Education • B.A. English, Cum Laude, Tufts University 2002 • Doctorate, School Leadership, UMASS Lowell 2015 • Hingham High School 2006-Present
Grading: High Standards in a “Culture of Redemption” • 50% 4 Essays 1 test • 20% Quizzes, • 20%Homework • 10%Class Participation
Teaching Writing • Criteria, Outline, Rubric • Model • Draft (piece by piece) • Peer Edit • Reflect • Rewrite
Writing: Variety Broadens Skills • essays • personal narrative • research paper • short story • sonnet
Course Description “…major works of literature that have shaped or reflect significant themes in world civilization…”
Course Description • compassion • leadership • decision making • good vs. evil
Reading • To Kill a Mockingbird • Greek myths • The Odyssey • The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet • Lord of the Flies
Grammar • End marks and punctuation • Parts of speech • Parts of Sentences • Sentence Types • Comma Use • Pronoun antecedent agreement • Subject verb agreement
MCAS 2018 HHS vs. State 75 vs. 51 98 vs. 91
SAT 2018 HHS vs. USA Total= 1238 vs. 1068 Critical read= 612 vs. 536
AP 2019 HHS vs. USA LANG= 96% vs. 29% LIT= 96% vs. 22%
Thank you for your support! • http://hpswebs.hinghamschools.com/hhs/teachers/pstruzziero/index.html • pstruzziero@hinghamschools.org • 781-741-1560 ext. 2131