Once Upon a Time in Arkansas
6th Grade – 8th Grade
9th Grade – 12th Grade
English
What power does storytelling hold, and how has it impacted our state’s history?
Dive into a unique catalog of Arkansas folklore – and see how it has shaped the way we view ourselves and the South – in the new AETN digital series “Once Upon a Time in Arkansas.” A blend of sharecroppers’ stories, myths of the Wild West and tall tales from the deepest hollers of the Ozarks, the series takes a creative look at some of the more powerful stories to find out just what a tale needs to have lasting impact.
The segments and coinciding blog posts are available at the following link: AETN’s Once Upon a Time in Arkansas
