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Photograph, A&M Arch At Arkansas State University

Arkansas schools

This is a picture taken in Spring of the A&M arch on the campus of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Craighead County.

Slave Narratives Oral History Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This unit explores the value and shortcomings of using oral histories for historic record by examining ex-slave narratives relating to Arkansas.

This lesson plan was produced for 6^th grade, 7^th grade, and 8^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.

Women's Suffrage Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This unit explores the Women's Suffrage Movement in Arkansas through the use of primary and secondary sources. Students will read newspaper articles and pamphlet excerpts to understand the goals and history of the movement. A list of various activities related to original primary and secondary resources allows teachers the flexibility to choose parts of this lesson plan to use and adapt as needed.

This lesson plan was produced for 6^th grade, 7^th grade, and 8^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.

Arkansas Statehood Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This lesson explores, through the use of primary and secondary sources, the process of Arkansas Territory becoming a state. Students will read newspaper articles and pamphlet excerpts to understand the political issues surrounding Arkansas becoming a state in 1836. A list of various activities related to original primary and secondary resources allows teachers the flexibility to choose parts of this lesson plan to use and adapt as needed.

This lesson plan was produced for 8^th grade, 9^th grade, 10^th grade, 11^th grade, and 12^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other …

Great Depression In Arkansas Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This unit explores the effects of the Great Depression in Arkansas through the use of primary and secondary sources. A choice of activities allows teachers to adapt this lesson for various types of students.

This lesson plan was produced for 8^th grade, 9^th grade, 10^th grade, 11^th grade, and 12^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.

German Immigration In Arkansas Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This lesson plan will introduce students to the legacy of German immigration in Arkansas in the nineteenth century. Using primary source documents, students will explore how German immigrants came to America, what challenges they faced in Arkansas, and the subsequent impact of German culture on Arkansas.

This lesson plan was produced for 9^th grade, 10^th grade, 11^th grade, and 12^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.

Railroad Development Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This unit explores the development of railroads and their impact on the economic development of Arkansas through the use of primary and secondary sources. Students will read newspaper articles and pamphlet excerpts to understand how the railroads affected industry and settlement across the state. A list of various activities related to original primary and secondary resources allows teacher the flexibility to choose parts of this lesson plan to use and adapt to various types of students.

This lesson plan was produced for 7^th grade, 8^th grade, and 9th^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to …

Reconstruction Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This lesson plan explores the lives of various people in Arkansas and the changes their lives went through at the beginning of the Reconstruction Era, and provides images of documents, transcriptions, and online links to primary and secondary resources focusing on the changing rights, racial tensions, and the elections in 1868. Two articles about 1868 racial riots in Conway County, Arkansas, offer students the opportunity contrast varying interpretations of an event, examine how several days with additional information can change a story, and compare it to other race riots in Arkansas and around the world. Students will also examine the …

Native American Removal In Arkansas Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This unit explores Native American removal in Arkansas through the use of primary and secondary sources. Students will read newspaper articles, manuscripts, and pamphlet excerpts to understand the story of Native American removal in Arkansas. A list of various activities related to original primary and secondary resources allows teachers the flexibility to choose parts of this lesson plan to use and adapt as needed.

This lesson plan was produced for 6^th grade, 7^th grade, and 8^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.

Arkansas Folk Music Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This lesson plan will introduce students to Arkansas folk music and three of its pioneers, Almeda Riddle, Jimmy Driftwood, and Patsy Montana. Through primary source analysis of recordings and sheet music students will identify characteristics of folk music, compare folk music to other styles of music, discuss the significance of the song, and consider the social and historical context of the lyrics.

This lesson plan was produced for 6^th grade, 7^th grade, 8^th grade, 9^th grade, 10^th grade, 11^th grade, and 12^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other …

World War I Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This unit explores World War I in Arkansas through the use of primary and secondary sources. Students will read newspaper articles and pamphlet excerpts to understand the impact that World War I had on Arkansas. A list of various activities related to original primary and secondary resources allows teachers the flexibility to choose parts of this lesson plan to use, and adapt as needed.

This lesson plan was produced for 6^th grade, 7^th grade, and 8^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.

Arkansas Settlement Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This unit explores the factors contributing to the settlement of Arkansas and surrounding regions. Students will consider economic, social, political, and geographical elements factoring into the exploration and settlement of early American territories and the state of Arkansas.

This lesson plan was produced for 6^th grade, 7^th grade, and 8^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.

Desegregation In Arkansas Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This lesson explores desegregation in Arkansas through the use of primary and secondary sources. Students will read newspaper articles, manuscripts, and pamphlet excerpts to understand the story of desegregation in Arkansas. A list of various activities related to original primary and secondary resources allows teachers the flexibility to choose parts of this lesson plan to use and adapt as needed.

This lesson plan was produced for 9^th grade, 10^th grade, 11^th grade, and 12^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.

Symbols Of Statehood Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This unit will introduce students to the Arkansas flag and its history, and explore the concept of symbols. Students will have an opportunity to develop their own Arkansas state flag, using symbols of their choosing.

This lesson plan was produced for 5^th grade, 6^th grade, 7^th grade, and 8^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.

Photograph, Oil Trough School Interior

Arkansas schools

This is the interior of an old one-room school house in Oil Trough, Independence County.

New Baptist Student Center At Arkansas State College

Arkansas schools

This is a photograph of the newly completed Student Center on the Arkansas State College campus.

Photo, Arithmetic Exhibit At Jonesboro

Arkansas schools

This is a photograph of a teacher, Mrs. Georgia Dunlap, with students Pat Haulk and Ellen White, in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

St. Peter's Catholic School Cheerleaders, 1951

Arkansas schools

Postcard sent to Jettie Mae Turner on September 8, 1951, depicting a group of St. Peter's Catholic School cheerleaders. Pictured are Christine Hammons, Gladys T. Turner, Marinda Henderson, Jettie Mae Turner, and Bessie Marie Davis.

School Bus With Children In Line To Board, Marshall, Searcy County

Arkansas schools

This photograph depicts a school bus with several children waiting in line to board, in Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, sometime in the 1930s or 1940s. The image is from the Works Projects Administration Arkansas Writers' Project.

Lincoln School In Tin Cup Town, Fayetteville, Washington County

Arkansas schools

A sepia-toned photograph of children playing in front of the African American Lincoln School in Tin Cup Town, Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. The school was built by Works Projects Administration labor in 1936.

Arched Gate Leading To St. John's Seminary In Little Rock, 1930s-40s

Arkansas schools

This is a close-up view of one of the arched gates leading into St. John's Seminary in Little Rock.

Teaching Certificate, Myrtle Campbell

Arkansas schools

This is a three-year elementary teaching certificate for Myrtle Campbell, valid from 1948 to 1951.

Petition, Consolidation Of Districts Number 62 And Number 80

Arkansas schools

This document is proof of publication from the Walnut Ridge Times-Dispatch showing that they advertised the court proceedings to consolidate school districts number 62 and number 80.

Enrollment And Attendance, Flat Creek School District 7

Arkansas schools

This form describes the enrollment and attendance of school children at the Flat Creek rural school in Lawrence County for February of 1939 as prepared by teacher or principal Ruth Price.

Teacher Retirement Card, Mrs. J.E. Purdy

Arkansas schools

This notecard is folded and printed on both sides to track the retirement fund for school teacher Vesta Mae Wyatt Purdy.

Teacher's Contract, Jewel Verkler

Arkansas schools

This is a contract for first-grade teacher Jewel Verkler to teach for six months in Lynn, Arkansas.

Campus View At Magnolia A.& M. College

Arkansas schools

Campus View of Magnolia A.& M. College, looking west from Caraway hall and Old Main buildings.

Magazine Public School And Students, 1930

Arkansas schools

This is a black and white photograph taken in 1930, of the Magazine Public School building with a group of the school's students in front of it.

Appeal, School Districts Consolidation

Arkansas schools

These are documents from a court case between the Hoxie Special School District number 46 and the Ringle School District number 54. District number 54 was to be dissolved and the territory annexed to district number 46, but the families of both districts did not want to be combined into one school district and appealed the decision.

Magazine High School Graduating Class Of 1928

Arkansas schools

Photograph of Magazine High School graduating class of 1928. Front row: Bessie Barker, Mildred Leftwich, Loyd Vaught. Middle row: Rooney Coffer, Fawn Leftwich, Hobart White. Back Row: Herbert Grist, Garland Godphrey