French Revolution MINI Unit Study
Upper Levels
WATCH: The French Revolution Be prepared to answer these questions. (page 2 of this file) 1) Write down each of the following words or terms, and what it means: Bankrupt; Reform; Estates General; deputies; cahiers de doleances; ‘national assembly; constitution; tennis court oath. 2) Why was the French Government bankrupt in 1787? (think of more than one or two reasons) 3) What effect did the poor harvest have on the ordinary people of France? 4) Why might members of the third estate have felt under-represented at the meeting of the Estates General in May 1789? 
PROJECT IDEAS Create a picture book for younger students (10 years) that tell the important events of the French Revolution. (handout idea) |
Lower Levels
STORY OF THE WORLD VOL 3 Chapter 25 Use Notebooking Pages from HomeschoolHelper READ this article...Story of the French Revolution Open the File below and copy the diagram in your history journal. This is called a graphic organizer. Use it to answer the question: What were the causes of the french revolution. if you have access to Brainpop - watch the French Revolution AND Napoleon to help you. * complete the second worksheet labeled Brainpop French Revolution 
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Read The Rights of Man. <primary source documents> Complete these Questions and Answer in your History Journal.
1. According to this document what are the natural inalienable rights of man? 2. according to this document can a person be arrested or otherwise disturbed because of his religious belief? 3. How do the rights listed in #2 compared to the rights listed in the Bill of Rights? *I provided a copy of the US Bill of Rights for your review. If you haven't done so already you should memorize each protection the Bill of Rights provides. Here are a couple way to do that:
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BATTLE Reenactment.
Video Game To play the Waterloo Interactive Battle Simulator, you must first choose whether to play as Napoleon (French side) or as Wellington (Allied side). The computer will play as your opponent. The game is played as a series of situations. The exact number of situations required to complete the game will vary, but expect to play about eight or so to finish the game.
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Art of the French Revolution
Artwork as depicted here helps to tell a story. It provides us insight into the lives of the people. We see the environment, clothing and the scenes of major events in their lifetimes. Revolutions by their very nature are tremulous. This period of time was filled with poverty, famine, anger and mistrust, and plenty of bloodshed.
Artwork as depicted here helps to tell a story. It provides us insight into the lives of the people. We see the environment, clothing and the scenes of major events in their lifetimes. Revolutions by their very nature are tremulous. This period of time was filled with poverty, famine, anger and mistrust, and plenty of bloodshed.
- Napoleon’s expression
- Napoleon’s body language
- The setting
- Napoleon’s clothing
- Other people in the painting
- Napoleon’s actions in the painting, if there are any
- Other items in the portrait that may have symbolic meaning
Watch with the sound muted. Notice the images, painting and portraits. Notice the style of clothing, and style of painting. **warning to parents 1:35 shows beheading painting.
neoclassical style
neoclassical style
Literature /Audio LessonsIn the Reign of Terror (G.A. Henty) 1793 (French Revolution)
Stories set during French Revolution
Education Portal: Tale of Two Cities
~ A Tale of Two Cities (free audio - unabridged)
Or here is a whispersync (free) kindle book & audio
Who are the Jacobins mentioned in the story.
What did they believe?
The Regin of Terror
Included those who stood up for their faith in the Catholic Church
Stories set during French Revolution
Education Portal: Tale of Two Cities
~ A Tale of Two Cities (free audio - unabridged)
Or here is a whispersync (free) kindle book & audio
Who are the Jacobins mentioned in the story.
What did they believe?
The Regin of Terror
Included those who stood up for their faith in the Catholic Church
Teachers if you are looking for full history lessons, worksheets, diagrams great printable worksheets from SchoolHistory.co.uk
Causes of the French Revolution summary worksheet
Are you creating a lap book or presentation board?
Here are some fun elements for you to use from
A fan of French Revolution Vocabulary words (you will need to print, cut and fasten)
French Facts circle - add your favorite facts to this piece
If you want to make your own booklets here are some printable templates
CREATE your PRESENTATION!
here are some multimedia presentations to inspire you to create your own works of excellence!
