Battle or Massacre: You Decide Engagement at Poison Spring

The major goal of the unit is to guide students as they research a Arkansas Civil War topic, The Engagement at Poison Spring, in preparation for a classroom ‘debate’.

Lesson Plan

Courtesy of CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Grade Level:9-12 High School

Time period:Civil War Through the Gilded Age 1861-1900

Arkansas Academic Standards are subject to revision every six years by the Arkansas Department of Education. The frameworks used in the majority of lesson plans on the Arkansas History Hub are from the 2006 Social Studies Frameworks and the 2007 Arkansas History Amendments and School Library Media Frameworks.

H.6.5.21, H.6.5.32, H.6.6.3, OV.1.5.1, OV.1.5.3, OV.1.6.1, OV.1.6.3, OV.1.7.1, OV.1.7.3, OV.1.8.1, OV.1.8.3, SR.5.AH.7-8.6, SR.5.AH.9-12.7