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Benvenuti! About me.


I teach Italian Language and Culture –levels I through Advanced Placement– at Naples Middle High School, a Department of Defense Dependents ...


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Panorama Italiano 3


“Panorama Italiano 3”, is a digital course that presents a collection of cultural readings with a large variety of language activities...


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Panorama Italiano 4


Il progetto “Panorama italiano, tra radici e modernità” si rivolge agli studenti e alle studentesse di italiano L2 di livello pre-avanzato. Anche se ...


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Special Projects

  • Flash News

    Current events are a very important part of my syllabus in all classes. I present authentic material on a regular basis in classes of all levels, and I do several…

  • La Vespa

    The objective of this lesson and documentary is to teach about: Italy’s economic rebirth after WW2 Made in Italy products like Fiat 500 and Vespa Vespa’s history and iconic value…

  • Totò

    The objective of this lesson is to teach students of all levels about the most popular and important Italian comedian.  The presentation includes: Impact of Totò’s art on Italian language…

  • Non ci resta che piangere

    The objective of this project includes: “Non ci resta che piangere” movie in class One of the most representative movies in Italian cinema Using the language in context: provide an…

  • Influencer for a day

    The objective of this project is to complete the teaching unit “The use of Technology”. After we talk about the use of social media and the influence of technological terminology…

  • Cartoline dall’Italia

    This lesson is intended for students of Advanced classes.  The lesson includes: Video from “Quotidiano in classe”: guarda, ascolta e discuti. Blog: leggi, impara nuovi vocaboli ed esprimi la tua opinione.…

  • La pubblicità

    In this lesson, students will: learn about the structures of written ads analyze newspapers and magazines ads study some famous past and recent Italian ads  create their own written advertisement …

  • Il giornale e il telegiornale

    This lesson includes: The composition of a first page in a newspaper The topics in a newspaper The characteristics of a good article Read an article and provide a title…