Objective: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE IDEAS OF SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE IN ARKANSAS AFFECTED THE STATES HISTORY.

Set: BEGIN WITH A GAME CALLED SHOW AND TELL. DISPLAY A GALLERY OF FAMOUS ARKANSANS. HAVE STUDENTS MATCH FACTS WITH FAMOUS ARKANSAN. REVIEW THROUGH ORAL DISCUSSION.

Key Terms: SARASEN, HATTIE CARAWAY, WILLIAM JEFFERSON (BILL) CLINTON, SAM WALTON, MAYA ANGELOU, JAY HANNAH (DIZZY) DEAN, PAUL (DAFFY) DEAN, JOHNNY CASH, LOU BROCK, SCOTTIE PIPPEN

Key Facts: SARASEN - ARK LAST QUAPAW AND RESCUER OF CAPTIVE CHILDREN, TOMBSTONE LOCATED IN PINE BLUFF

WILLIAM (BILL) CLINTON - BORN IN HOPE, ARK'S YOUNGEST SENATOR, 3RD YOUNGEST PRESIDENT (42ND),

SAM WALTON - OWNER AND DEVELORER OF WAL-MART, 1ST STORE OPENED UP IN ROGERS ARK, BORN IN OK AND MOVED TO ARK

MAYA ANGELOU - DNACER, ACTRESS, TEACHER , AUTHOR, BEST KNOWN BOOK "I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS" (CHILDHOOD IN ARK)

JOHNNY CASH - BORN IN KINGSLAND, FAMOUS COUNTRY SINGER AND SONG WRITER, POPULAR SONG (I WALK THE LINE)

JAY "DIZZY " DEAN AND PAUL "DAFFY" DEAN - BROTHERS WHO WERE SPORTS STARS, PLAYED FRO CARDINALS AND BOTH BECAME MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHERS. DIZZY ELECTED TO BASEBALL HALL OF FAME.

LOU BROCK - BORN IN ELDORADO, PALYED FOR CARDINALS, TURNED BASE STEALING INTO AN ART. ELECTED TO BASEBALL HALL OF FAME

SCOTTIE PIPPEN - BORN IN HAMBURG, BASKETBALL FOR CHICAGO BULLS, WORLD CHAMPIONS, GREAT PERSERVERANCE

Activities: STUDENTS WILL FIRST REVIEW THE FAMOUS ARKANSANS WITH SHOW AND TELL GAME CONDUCTED BY TEACHER. DISCUSS KEY FACTS AND TERMS AND HOW THEY RELATE TO ARKANSAS HISTORY. BRAINSTORM AND IDENTIFY ONE FAMOUS ARKANSAN FROM THE ABOVE LIST THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PORTRAY FOR THE GRAND FINALE ( HISTORIC ARKANSAS PARADE) ON FOURTH GRADE ARKANSAS DAY.

Closure: GRAND FINALE PARADE ON DESIGNATED FOURTH GRADE ARKANSAS DAY. CONTEST, 1ST , 2ND AND 3RD PLACE PRIZES WITH PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATES FOR ALL. PAPER IN NEWSPAPER

Assessment: WRITE A PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING THE PROTRAYED FAMOUS ARKANSAN. MUST INCLUDE A TOPIC SENTENCE, SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION, AT LEAST 2 DETAILS WITH ELABORATION AND A CLOSING SENTENCE.