The American Experience

UTA Online Nursing Program

How about this for job market:

"According the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of registered nurses is expected to increase more than 22 percent by 2018, which is more than half a million jobs created. But, there aren't enough nursing schools to handle those numbers."

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Check to see if you are on track to qualify for Dallas County Community College Rising Star Scholarship.

There are even scholarships for those who want to transfer to a four-year college after finishing at a DCCCD. Transfer scholarships.

QR Resume (Video)

Check out this video. We'll use this concept next week.

Video

 

PowerPoint Presentation Template

Download this template for your presentation about your after-Woodrow choice.

Download Life after woodrow slideshow

Fill in each slide. You will use this to accompany your presentation.

Sixth Six Weeks Schedule (Reading and Vocab)

Schedule:  Download 6th six weeks schedule

If you are unable to keep up with the reading in class, Half Price Books on Northwest Hwy has some copies for about $6 or you can download the audio version in iTunes or Amazon.

Not sure if these files will be accessible: 

Download 01 A Lesson Before Dying Part 1 of 2

Download 02 A Lesson Before Dying Part 2 of 2

Here are the words to study for the vocab tests:  Download Top 100 sat words

EXTRA CREDIT!!! Poem in Your Pocket Day (April 14th)

Thursday, April 14th is National "Poem in Your Pocket Day."

Tomorrow, if you can show me a poem in your pocket, I'll drop your lowest grade on a poem (even a zero). 

Check out more info HERE.

5th Six Weeks Test

Download 5th six weeks test

Make sure to respond to all three questions. I expect a well-developed paragraph for each question.

End of the 5th Six Weeks

Pink Poem Sheet (Pick 5):  Download Poem frameworks 2

Literature Terms Test:  Download Literature terms test 7

Modified Liet Terms Test:  Download Literature terms test mod

Literature Terms Test Study Guide:  Download Literary terms definitions

***Make sure you have completed 5 poems based on the "Pink Poem Sheet" and that you have aced the "Literature Terms Test."***

5th Six Weeks: Assignments for 1st 4 Weeks

Here are tools to help you complete any missing work from the first 4 weeks of the 5th six weeks grading period. If you need something not available here, or if you have trouble accessing any of these materials, email or seem me ASAP.

Hughes Poems from Lit Book:  Download Langston hughes poems

Hughes Selection Test A/B:  Download Langston hughes questions

Hughes Short Answer Questions:  Download Short Answer Questions Langston Hughes

Reading/Annotating of Hughes Poems:  Download Langston hughes handout

Cultural Bingo: White Bingo

Cultural Venn Diagram:  View this photo

Cultural Bias in Testing:  Download Cultural word problems

Theme for English B Poem:  Download Theme for English III

Adj./Adv/Alphabet Poems:  Download Adj and adv phrase poems

Orange Sheet Poems (Pick 6):  Download Poem frameworks