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About Me• Graduate of WTHS in 1992• Teacher for 17 years, 16 years for Wash. Twp.• Associates in Liberal Arts and Science• Bachelors in English (Rowan University)• Bachelors in Elementary Education (Rowan University)• Masters Degree in Educational Leadership/Instruction

(TCNJ)• Rowan University: NJ Supervisor certificate• Full-Time Parent

American Literature from 1620-1910

• Puritan Literature including works about the Puritans such as The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter.

• An Emerging Nation and The Enlightenment• The Romantics/Dark Romanticism• The Transcendentalists• Realism including Regionalism and Naturalism• A New American Poetry: Whitman and

Dickinson

Other Areas• Writing and Grammar

– MLA research paper– Common errors in writing

• Vocabulary and SAT Practice

How can I help at home?

• Contact me periodically. My e-mail address is llopresti@wtps.org or call at 589-8500 ext.9255

• Check powerschool regularly for grades• Check my teacher page at http://www.wtps.org/Page/1101• and llopresti.wikispaces.com for homework assignments• Practice vocabulary at home (www.vocabularyworkshop.com) Choose

Level F 2012• http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/vw_a2h_units.cfm?

sp=teacher&level=f• Review novels with your child and check resources such as criticisms

and commentaries for additional support. • Textbook and novels materials are online at www.my.hrw.com• I available after school for extra help by request. Students will need to

make an appointment with me after their class period.

Novels/Plays for Honors English

• The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent• The Crucible by Arthur Miller• The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne• Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare• The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thorton Wilder• Emperor by Conn Iggulden• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass• Possibly Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, Red Badge of

Courage by Stephen Crane or another 19th century selection

Novels/Plays for CPA English

• The Crucible by Arthur Miller• Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by

Mark Twain or Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass written by himself

• Scrawl by Mark Shulman• Free read fourth marking period

Enjoy walking in your child’s shoes!!!