
Phone: (205) 228-4171
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Master of Education, Secondary Language Arts, 2007 University of South Alabama Bachelor of Arts, English, 1999 University of South Alabama
Mr. Stephen McClurg
Advanced English 10
AP English Language and Composition
Current and former professional affiliations:
Mobile Bay Writing Project
National Education Association
National Council of Teachers of English
Alabama Council of Teachers of English
Experience
Hewitt-Trussville High School (2016--present)
Dual Enrollment 101 and 102
AP Language and Composition
English 11
Pre-AP English 10
Creative Writing Club
Homewood High School (2013-2016)
AP Literature and Composition
Debate
Gay/Straight Alliance
Hewitt-Trussville High School (2008--2013)
AP Literature and Composition
Dual Enrollment 101 and 102
English 10
Debate Team
Design Team
Philosophy Club
Film Club
Creative Writing Club
Hueytown High School (2007-2008)
English 10
Journalism
Other experience:
PTO Grant Recipient (2013-2015)
Developed a Visiting Writers Series at Homewood High School
Slash Pine Poetry Festival (2014)
Featured reader
A+ College Ready (2012--2013)
Instructor/Consultant for AP Literature and Composition
Alabama Council of Teachers of English (2013)
Teacher Inservice: “’They might not need me, yet they might’: Using Professional and Teacher-Written Models for Writing Poetry”
Trussville City Schools (2010)
Teacher Inservices on classroom management
Mobile Bay Writing Project (2006)
“The Zine’s the Thing: Empowering Student Writers Through Self-Publishing”
Alabama Library Association (2005)
Presenter and Panelist: “Alternative Literature and Media in Libraries: Divining the Future of Collection Development”
I’ve also worked as a:
baker
barista
bass player (electric and upright)
body donation program assistant
composer
grant proofreader
laboratory glassware cleaner
line cook
record store clerk
reporter
reviewer
tutor for Buddhist monks
writer
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Supply List
Advanced 10 and AP Language and Composition:
You are expected to bring your materials to class each day. No excuses.
Required supplies: binder, loose-leaf paper, pens, pencils
Recommended but not required: notecards, highlighters, and sticky flags
Please check the Summer Reading List for your class. Other books for each class TBD by the beginning of the academic year.