Choices in Little Rock
Duration
Multiple weeksSubject
- History
- Social Studies
Grade
6–8Language
English — USPublished
Updated
About This Collection
This collection features a previous edition of the Choices in Little Rock unit. Switch to the latest version of the unit for updated, C3-aligned lessons and materials. Resources based on the previous version of the unit will remain accessible on our website through the 2025-2026 school year to allow educators time to transition.
Efforts to desegregate Central High School in Little Rock resulted in a crisis that historian Taylor Branch describes as "the most severe test of the Constitution since the Civil War." Our resources on Little Rock ask students to examine these events through the question, “How much power do ordinary people have to change the world?”
The resources in this collection provide multiple instructional-pathways for teaching this history, as well as student materials available in both English and Spanish.
Essential Question
How much power do ordinary people have to change the world?
Choices in Little Rock
Choices in Little Rock Unit Outline for Teachers
Choices in Little Rock Student Guide
Choices in Little Rock Student Guide (Spanish)
Journal
Common Core Writing Prompts and Strategies: Choices in Little Rock
This resource provides writing prompts and strategies that align our Choices in Little Rock unit with the expectations of the Common Core State Standards.
Terrence Roberts on Segregation and Discrimination
Terrence Roberts on Understanding History
The Role and Challenges of a Free Press
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