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Holocaust Story of Your Life Project

By Michele Panzera

Here is a great final project to go along with a Holocaust unit of study or novel. During the Holocaust, the shoes of the prisoners were taken away. The shoes that were left behind at the time of liberation are on display in the camp museum. In

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English Language Arts, Writing

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Fun Lesson To Teach External and Internal Conflicts

By Michele Panzera

Kids will love this interactive lesson that teaches external and internal conflicts. Students will act out scenes that will teach the types of conflicts. Once you teach this lesson, your students will remember the types of conflicts.

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Reading

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Business Letter Fun Project

By Michele Panzera

This is a fun project that teaches students how to write a business letter and address an envelope. Students will write to a business or a person and request something back. The persuasive technique included in this lesson increases the chances of

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English Language Arts, Writing

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Argument Essay Easy to Execute Powerpoint

By Michele Panzera

Here is what you need to teach the Argument Essay to your students! The PowerPoint explains the difference between argument and persuasive essay, breaks down the elements of each paragraph, explains how to set up a counterargument, and gives

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English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Argument Essay-Should Drones Be Banned in Your Neighborhood

By Michele Panzera

This high interest essay lesson contains videos and text discussing both sides of the argument of whether or not drones should be banned in private neighborhoods. Discussion on the topic involves issues of personal security violations as information

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ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Developing a Memorable Character in a Setting for a Story

By Michele Panzera

Here is a great lesson that will walk your students through the steps necessary to create a strong character in a setting for a story. The slides have the students select and develop a specific character. Students are asked to give specific details

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Children's Book Group Project

By Michele Panzera

Students will love this project! A group of students will write an original children's book with illustrations. I have had students make these books digital so that all members have a copy when complete. They can also add a scan bar to open with an

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Back to School Student Interview Sheets

By Michele Panzera

Here are two Back to School "ice breaker" interactive interview sheets to help students get to know their classmates. The first sheet has questions for one-on-one interviews while the second question sheet encourages students to move around the room

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Back to School, For All Subjects

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Mystery Lesson to Introduce The Pearl by John Steinbeck

By Michele Panzera

Here is a fun way to introduce the novel The Pearl by John Steinbeck. Students will work in groups with a set of clues that will help them solve a mystery. As the students form a hypothesis that answers the "big question", they will begin to

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Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Argument Essay-Should we allow refugees into our country?

By Michele Panzera

Students will conduct research through the use of videos viewed in class to obtain background on the pros and cons of accepting refugees into our country. After taking notes on the videos,students will be required to conduct additional research to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Assessment, Internet Activities

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The Punctuation Game

By Michele Panzera

The interactive PowerPoint game will be a great punctuation review for your students. Students will be given a sentence with no punctuation and will have to correct it. This game is a great review for commas, colons, and end punctuation. Use this

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Assessment

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Seedfolks Narrative Writing

By Michele Panzera

After your students have read the novel Seedfolks, this narrative writing will be the perfect assessment. Students will have to select two of the characters and continue the story of their lives based on information from the original novel. The

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Writing-Expository, Reading, ELA Test Prep

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6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Assessment, Literature Circles

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Special Education Accommodation Quick Reference Sheets

By Michele Panzera

This quick reference sheet will give you tried and true accommodations for your special needs students. The sheets include modifications for your lessons in the classroom as well as homework and projects that are sent home. Organizational strategies

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Special Education, Study Skills

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, ...

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Assessment, Professional Documents

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Generic Open-Ended Questions For Any Novel,

By Michele Panzera

Use these generic open-ended questions with whole class novels, literature circle novels, student at home independent reading of novels, or short stories. These questions can also be used as tests. Classroom tested in grades 7-8.

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Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Homeschool Curricula, Literature Circles

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Mystery Lesson to Introduce the Novel Gathering Blue

By Michele Panzera

Here is a fun way to introduce the novel Gathering Blue to your class. Students will become detectives and solve a mystery based on the clues given that connect to the novel. When the mystery is solved, students will have a clear understanding of

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Reading

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7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Fun With Homophones Advanced Lesson

By Michele Panzera

Use this fun PowerPoint activity to challenge your students and test their knowledge of common confused homophones. Each slide has one or more sentences that require students to use each of the homophones correctly. For example, students will have

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English Language Arts, Grammar, Vocabulary

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Assessment

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Narrative Writing Through the Perspective of a Different Character

By Michele Panzera

This high interest lesson will engage students through the reading of the introduction of the book Left to Tell and a video interview of the author of the book. Students will be given background information about the genocide in Rwanda involving the

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Creative Writing, Reading, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Assessment, Internet Activities, Lesson

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Mythology Myth and Movie Project for Lightening Thief or Any Myth

By Michele Panzera

Students will LOVE creating an original myth with a new, original god. This myth will then be turned into a movie trailer. The project can be used as a culminating activity for the novel The Lightening Thief or a mythology unit. Lesson includes

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Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Homeschool Curricula, Assessment

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The Verb Game

By Michele Panzera

This fun PowerPoint verb game will be the perfect review of verb tenses for your students. Verbs include singular and plural forms of the verbs along with verbs used in inverted sentences. This game can be used with the entire class, teams, or as a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Activities, Assessment

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Argument Essay PowerPoint with Topics for the School Year

By Michele Panzera

Looking for topics for the Argument essay? Here are five topics that will be high interest for your students. The slides are set up so that students can select to argue for or againist the issue. Slides can be printed and placed in student notebook.

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English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Homeschool Curricula

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught grades 6-8 for 25 years. During that time, I have designed curriculum that is currently used in our district's language arts classes. I hold a Masters +30 in education and am a published poet. In addition, I have also taught teacher training courses at college level.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style is hands-on with the "fun factor" built into each lesson.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I have received Teacher of the Year/Governor's Teacher Recognition Award for Excellence in Teaching, Who's Who Among America's Teachers, Lite Rock Teacher of the Month.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA in Literature and Language, Masters +30 in education.

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