Voices from the Past: Voyage to the Future

The lesson plan utilizes A Pryor Commitment: The Autobiography of David Pryor, published by the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies and distributed by the University of Arkansas Press. The lesson plan also utilizes a timeline poster, David Pryor in Arkansas History: A Life of Service to His State and Country, which is available free to Arkansas educators from the Butler Center through a Taylor Foundation Grant. The lesson plan also features oral history worksheets which were designed by the Butler Center Oral History Coordinator.

Lesson Plan

Courtesy of CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Grade Level: 9-12 High School

Time period: Modern Era 1968 to Present

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.

C.5.5.11, C.5.5.12, C.5.6.10, C.5.7.11, C.5.8.11, E.9.AG.1, E.9.AG.3, E.9.AG.4, H.6.7.2, PPE.13.C.1, PPE.13.CAG.1, PPE.13.CCC.1, R.9.10.7, R.9.9.8, USC.6.AG.1, USC.6.AG.2, USC.6.AG.3, W.5.10.1, W.5.11.1, W.5.12.1, W.5.9.1, WWP.9.AH.9-12.5, WWP.9.AH.9-12.6