French Revolution
Lesson One:
- Students will take out their Revolution C&E page and write down 3 things they already know or wonder about the French Revolution.
- Students will complete (through out the unit) a unit outline questions. This will be due at the end of the unit.
- Students will examine French Culture and Customs by taking notes from the GSlides.
- Students will learn a few ballet poses and why it was so important during this time frame.
- Students will sample some cheese and learn how to complete an “official wine tasting"
- First, you must swirl the wine in the glass and smell it’ look at what it leaves on the sides of the glass (these are known as the legs)
- Describe to your partner/class what you smell
- Take a small sip and swirl it around in your mouth, hold it for a moment before you swallow. (you would spit it into the spittoon if you wanted to be really fancy) Describe the initial taste.
- Take a little more, hold it in your mouth and open your lips a bit and breathe in. This oxides the taste. Again, describe how this changes things.
- Put some food in your mouth and take another spit. Describe.
Lesson Two:
- Start with a video “about” Marie Antoinette, I Want Candy
- Review Roman Numerals
- Students will start with a GSlides on Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Versailles.
- Students will create a chart showing why Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were unsuitable to govern France
- Watch a video about the Palace of Versailles. Why was it important for Louis XIV to build such a palace? What is he showing by doing so?
- Show a picture of Louis and his legs. What is always trying to show off his legs?
- Write the quote “Etat c’est moi!” (I am the state) on the board. What does it mean?
Lesson Three:
- Review the three classes of French Society by completing a Google Form Quiz and then Kahoot!
- Put up this Calvin and Hobbes Cartoon. What kind of questions is Calvin asking?
- Ask students what philosophy is. Record ideas on the board. (Definition: the study of the fundamental reality of knowledge, existence and reality.)
- Put up quotes about philosophy. These are with their philosophy questions.
- The terrible French kings werent the only thing that led to the French Revolution. New ideas brewing in France also contributed to the revolution.
- Explain that the Salons of Paris were places where people went to discuss conditions in France and argue about them. They would also have coffee and sweets and hang out with like minded people.
- Complete the Philosophes and Censorship worksheet. Hand in when down. (see step 4)
Lesson Four:
- Discuss the three things that lead to the revolution. (1. Disparity in France; 2. Inept and extravagant kings and 3. Philosophical enlightenment)
- Crash Course French Revolution. Show the first two minutes, and discuss why we are studying the Philosophes)
- Mark philosophes sheet together.
- The Revolution Begins: Jigsaw Assignment: hand out fill in the blank sheet, Number students off into groups of seven. Assign each group a section that they must take notes from. Then re-assign numbers so each group has one from each section to share out.
Lesson Five:
- Estates General and the Great Fear Gslides and Notes.
- Show Machines of Malice section on the guillotine.
- Watch the The French Revolution in a nutshell video
- The Revolution Devours Gslides and notes.
- Talk about the Revolutionary Wars (At war with Holland, Britain, Prussia, Austria and Spain, who were worried that the revolution may spread) and how they made the National Convention (formerly the National Assembly) nervous that they might lose and the monarchy would be restored. They decided to put Louis XVI on trail for his crimes and executed him for treason by guillotine on January 21st, 1793. France believes tin revolution so much that they actually begin to do well in 1792 and win a victory at Valmy.
Lesson Six:
- Introduce the Comic Assignment.
- Create a rough copy of their comic before going on to the large version.
Lesson Seven:
- Return to our Revolution C&E sheet to review what they wrote at the beginning and add the 3 main causes and 3 effects of the Revolution.
- Students will complete a Google Forms Quiz followed by a Kahoot quiz on the French Revolution for marks.