Teaching Units

Careers

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Information

College Grad.Com

This site is intended for people to use when looking for a job. It lists and gives information on the top jobs in the nation, the top employers, and top locations. There is also a section with one-minute videos that gives tips on writing resumes, job fairs, interviewing, and posting your resume to the internet. There is a part on exploring careers, where there is a wealth of information on a vast number of career paths.

Debate Topic Links

ZERO-SIZE MODELS

The Brock News - End of the Super Skinny Model?

The Guardian - Former Vogue Editor tells the truth about Size 0

The Guardian - Size-Zero Ban is Proof Fashion Industry is Finally Listening to Customers

Debatewise.com – There Should be a Minimum Weight Limit for Professional Models

Phys.org – Research Suggests Average-Sized Models Could Sell More Fashion

AHealthierMichigan – Healthy Weight: Love the Body You Have, Not Size Zero Models

ZOOS

Are Zoos Good or Bad?

Are zoos good or bad for animals?

World Economic Forum – How Zoos Can Save Our Animals

National Geographic – Is It Time for Zoos to be Banned?

American Veterinary Medical Association – Is It Ethical to Keep Animals in Zoos?

Thought.com – Arguments For and Against Zoos

FACTORY FARMING

Factory Farming Pros and Cons

Factory Farming Pros and Cons – Vision Launch

Forbes – Why Factory Farming Isn’t What You Think

NYLN Youth Leadership Blog – 8 Foremost Pros and Cons of Factory Farming

The Humane Society – Environmental Impacts of Factory Farm Manure

New York Times – Why Industrial Farms Are Good for the Environment

CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS

ABC News – Landrieu defends moving monuments

Washington Post – I Detest Our Confederate Monuments, but They Should Remain

NBC News – Don’t Take Down Confederate Monuments

USA Today – Keep Confederate Monuments…

NBC News – Is Removing Confederate Monuments Like Erasing History?

Standardized Testing in Schools

Testing and Test Prep: How Much is Too Much?

Is the Use of Standardized Tests Improving Education in America?

Why Standardized Tests Don’t Measure Educational Quality

Pros and Cons of Standardized Testing

US Involvement in the Syrian Conflict

This is a difficult topic. Because it is a very hot political issue right now, most of the articles are going to biased toward liberal or conservative.

What Are We Still Doing in Syria? – National Review (Conservatice)

What is the U.S Goal in Syria? – NPR

A Look at U.S. Involvement in Syria – ABC News

Syria Crisis: Where Key Countries Stand – BBC News

**Syria – US Department of State https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3580.htm This page has been taken down…

Ennis Persuasion Topics

PERSUASION TOPICS

Should students be allowed to use the restroom during class?

USA Today - Teachers can say no when kids have to go

Should girls be allowed to wear leggings?

ABC News - Calif. School Says Leggings Do Not Equal Learning

Should students be allowed to color their hair a color that is not natural?

Rylee Mackay, 15, Banned From Class For Red Hair Color

Should advisory come back?

Creating a Culture of Connectedness through Middle School Advisory Programs

The Great Depression

DATABASES

WEBSITES

The Great Depression

(Animoto video)

Library of Congress

U.S. Social Security Administration Office

National Weather Service – Black Sunday Dust Storm of 1935

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Archives

The Dust Bowl

National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): North

American Drought: A Paleo Perspective

Library of Congress: America’s Story: The Dust Bowl of Oklahoma

History.com: The Dust Bowl

The Migrant Experience

Climactic reasons for The Dust Bowl drought: NASA

NASA explains The Dust Bowl Drought

Texas History Biographies

The Handbook of Texas Online

Texas Land Office

Database

The Portal to Texas History

Individual Websites

James A. Baker III

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baker

http://www.bakerbotts.com/lawyers/detail.aspx?id=a1789334-3f27-48d5-b844-211455e4beff

http://www.bakerinstitute.org/personnel/honorary-chair/jbaker/chair_view

Roy Bedichek

http://www.bedichek.org/roy

http://www.texasescapes.com/ClayCoppedge/Roy-Bedichek-Texas-Most-Civilized-Soul.htm

Diane Gonzales Bertrand

http://www.childrenslit.com/childrenslit/mai_bertrand_diane.html

http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/authors/interviews/DianeGonzalesBertrand.html

http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/1229378390-Classical-91.7-Arte-Publico-Press-Author-of-the-Month-Diane-Gonzalez-Bertrand.html

Benjy Brooks

https://www.twu.edu/twhf/tw-brooks.asp

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_44.html

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txccarro/People/B/Brooks_Benjy_Frances.htm

Denton Cooley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denton_Cooley

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/coo0bio-1

http://texasheart.org/AboutUs/History/cooley.cfm

http://www.utmb.edu/legends/cooley.htm

Walter Cunningham

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Cunningham

http://waltercunningham.com/introduction.htm

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cunningham-w.html

http://space.about.com/od/formerastronauts/a/cunninghambio_2.htm

Michael DeBakey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_E._DeBakey

http://www.answers.com/topic/michael-e-debakey

http://www.wic.org/bio/debakey.htm

Michael Dell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dell

http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/bios/michael-dell-bio.aspx

http://www.answers.com/topic/michael-dell

http://www.biography.com/#!/people/michael-dell-9542199

J. Frank Dobie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Frank_Dobie

http://www.famoustexans.com/dobie.htm

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fdo02

Horton Foote

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton_Foote

http://www.answers.com/topic/horton-foote

http://hortonfootesociety.org/node/4

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0285210/

Henry B. Gonzalez

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_B._Gonzalez

http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/congress/gonzalez.html

Raul A. Gonzalez Jr.

http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?step=2&pers_id=2668&last_name=Gonzalez&eligibility=

Howard Hughes Sr.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10675573

http://www.texasescapes.com/AllThingsHistorical/Howard-Hughes-AM708.htm

http://www.biography-center.com/biography_details.php?bid=14923

Kay Bailey Hutchison

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Bailey_Hutchinson

http://www.famoustexans.com/kaybaileyhutchison.htm

http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/53349/kay-hutchison

Scott Joplin

http://www.scottjoplin.org/biography.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin

http://www.lsjunction.com/people/joplin.htm

http://www.biography.com/#!/people/scott-joplin-9357953

Barbara Jordan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Jordan

http://www.answers.com/topic/barbara-jordan

http://www.biography.com/#!/people/barbara-jordan-9357991

Elisabet Ney

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabet_Ney

http://www.lsjunction.com/people/ney.htm\

Amado Pena Jr.

http://www.penagallery.com/

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=amado+pena+jr&qpvt=amado+pena+jr&FORM=IGRE

Sam Rayburn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Rayburn

http://www.answers.com/topic/sam-rayburn

http://www.famoustexans.com/samrayburn.htm

Ramond L. Telles

http://elpasotimes.typepad.com/morgue/2008/09/raymond-l-telle.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Telles

http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/remembering-mexican-american-political-legend

Walter Prescott Webb

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Prescott_Webb

http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=2355

U.S. History

Early U.S. History Web Quest

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