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50 DuBois Avenue • Valley Stream, NY 11581
(516) 578-7692 • rosie@scavuzzo.org
http://roselyn.scavuzzo.googlepages.com
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2003-2007 Stony Brook University Honors College Stony Brook, NY B.A., English/Secondary Education (Graduation: May 2007) GPA: 3.87 Dean's List (All 8 Semesters) |
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CERTIFICATION |
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New York State Provisional Certification Secondary English Education, Grades 7 - 12 |
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PROFESSIONAL Experience |
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January-February 2007 Student Teacher: Ward Melville H.S. Stony Brook, NY § Taught Senior English and English 10H units on Macbeth and Julius Caesar § Created embedded activities for Regents preparation, performance and technology using Shakespeare Set Free and Cambridge Shakespeare Student Guides § Observed and assisted in the teaching of A.P. Literature unit on Hamlet |
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February-April 2007 Student Teacher: Murphy Junior High School Stony Brook, NY § Taught English 9 Regents, Honors and Inclusion units on Romeo & Juliet, Research Paper Writing, and Great Expectations § Created embedded activities for Regents preparation, performance and technology using Shakespeare Set Free, Cambridge Shakespeare Student Guides, Moodle and Smartboard § Observed and assisted 7th grade, 8th grade, special education and ESL classrooms |
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Fall 2006 Writing Tutor: Stony Brook University Writing Stony Brook, NY § Observed and tutored students with academic, business, science writing concerns. § Tutored ESL students to improve their confidence and skills as a writer § Used tutoring strategies to appeal to students with different learning styles: visual, auditory, etc. § Working to have an essay on scaffolding in tutoring published in the Writing Lab Newsletter. |
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2005-Present Woodwind Teacher: New World Music Center Baldwin, NY § Successfully implemented educational scaffolding in teaching clarinet, saxophone and flute |
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2000-Present Reading, Writing and Math Tutor: Private Tutor Long Island, NY § Successfully implemented scaffolding in tutoring reading, writing and mathematics |
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OTHER Experience |
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2005 - Present Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY Undergraduate Assistant to the Dean of Students § Work closely with administrators, department chairs, professional staff, faculty and students to aid growth and development of student affairs § Proofread annual reports, mission statements, letters, essays, articles, etc. |
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Fall 2004 - Present: Stony Brook Statesman: Official University Newspaper Arts & Entertainment Editor/Writer § Assign writers to cover different events, performances, movies, and music. § Proofread all entertainment articles submitted into bi-weekly edition. § Critique writing for grammar, content, punctuation, spelling, and ethical aspects. § Work with other editors and individual writers to improve articles’ content. § Layout section using InDesign. |
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Pre-SERVICE REQUIREMENTS COMPLETED |
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§ Fingerprinting: August 2006 § Child Abuse Seminar: August 2006 § Drug Abuse Seminar: August 2006 § Violence Prevention Seminar: August 2006 § LAST: October 2006 – Writing Response Score: 300/300 § CST-003: December 2006 – Writing Response Score: 300/300 § AST-W: April 2007 |
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RELEVANT COURSEWORK |
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§ EGL 243 Shakespeare’s Major Works § EGL 302 Medieval Literature § EGL 346 Shakespeare II: Tragedies and Romances § EGL 360 Literature of Adolescents § EGL 362 Drama in Literature: Renaissance Domestic Tragedies § EGL 372 Black Women in Literature § EGL 374 Christian and Jewish Literature § EGL 440 Performance and Technology in Teaching § HON 110 Public Speaking and Performance § HON 116 Documentary Film as Argument § HON 116 The Poetry of Robert Frost § HUI 331 Italian Literature § THR 117 Media Analysis: Film, Video, and Audio Narration § THR 216 Introduction to Visual Interpretation § WRT 392 Mentoring Writers |
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HONORS & RECOGNITIONS |
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§ Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society (induced as a Junior) § Golden Key International Honor Society § Salutatorian Scholarship (High School Salutatorian: 2/396 students) § Linda and Richard Gelfond Scholarship for Leadership and Service § Columbus Citizen’s Foundation Scholar § North Fork Bank Achievers Scholar § Stony Brook University Emerging Leader Award § Stony Brook University Student Leader Award |
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ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS |
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§ National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) § Society of Professional Journalists § Stony Brook Alternative Spring Break Outreach (ASBO): Founder/Coordinator § Stony Brook Cultural Italian American Organization (CIAO): Founder/Past President § Stony Brook Student-Faculty-Staff Spirit Cup Competition: Coordinator § Stony Brook Student Ambassadors |
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REFERENCES |
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Professional and personal references available upon request |
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