Category: 5-8 Middle School

Lesson Goal(s):

• Engage students in lively analysis and discussion of current civil rights issues and ongoing First Amendment freedom of speech rights of student athletes
• Challenge students to understand another person’s point of view

Taken from: African-American athletes in Arkansas : Muhammad Ali’s tour, black Razorbacks, & other forgotten stories by Evin Demirel (ISBN: 978-0-9990083-1-7)

Lesson Plan

Courtesy of Evin Demirel

Grade Level:5-8 Middle School;

Lesson Goals:

• Engage students in lively analysis and discussion of ongoing issues with accurate record keeping
• Challenge students to develop a possible solution for accurately recording history
• Conduct an oral history project with a family member or surviving member of Arkansas athletics prior to 1966

Lesson Plan

Courtesy of Dustin Seaton,

This lesson focuses on reading and writing skills related to arguments and their support through evidence. Students will refer to Chapter 14 of African American Athletes in Arkansas, by Evin Demirel (2017) (ISBN: 978-0-9990083-1-7).

Lesson Plan

Courtesy of Evin Demirel

Grade Level:5-8 Middle School
Time period: Modern Era 1968 to Present

Arkansas Academic Standards are subject to revision every six years by the Arkansas Department of Education.

While NLRHS has returned to basketball prominence, it will be hard-pressed to match what the Dragons of national power Scipio Jones High achieved. This lesson focuses on reading and writing skills related to arguments and their support through evidence. Students will refer to African American Athletes in Arkansas, by Evin Demirel (2017) (ISBN: 978-0-9990083-1-7) pp.71-75.

Lesson Plan

Courtesy of Evin Demirel

Grade Level:5-8 Middle School
Time period: Modern Era 1968 to Present

Arkansas Academic Standards are subject to revision every six years by the Arkansas Department of Education.

Students will write definitions in everyday language to explain the meanings of words as used in the context of the reading. This lesson focuses on reading and writing skills related to arguments and their support through evidence. Students will refer to chapter 5-6 of African American Athletes in Arkansas, by Evin Demirel (2017) (ISBN: 978-0-9990083-1-7) pp.49-60.

Lesson Plan

Courtesy of Evin Demirel

Grade Level:5-8 Middle School
Time period: Modern Era 1968 to Present

Arkansas Academic Standards are subject to revision every six years by the Arkansas Department of Education.

Students will learn about the history and importance of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System to the Arkansas River Valley and to the state as a whole. They will also become aware of the builders and caretakers of the System—the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. From class discussion and mapping the McClellan-Kerr System, students will learn how a lock and dam works and the three major benefits of the project today: navigation,