Content Standards10.2 Students compare and contrast the Glorious Revolution of England, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution and their enduring effects worldwide on the political expectations for self-government and individual liberty.
1. Compare the major ideas of philosophers and their effects on the democratic revolu tions in England, the United States, France, and Latin America (e.g., John Locke Charles-Louis Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Simón Bolívar, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison). 2. List the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the American Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791). 3. Understand the unique character of the American Revolution, its spread to other parts of the world, and its continuing significance to other nations. 4. Explain how the ideology of the French Revolution led France to develop from constitutional monarchy to democratic despotism to the Napoleonic empire. 5. Discuss how nationalism spread across Europe with Napoleon but was repressed for a generation under the Congress of Vienna and Concert of Europe until the Revolu tions of 1848. Unit GoalsUnderstand common causes of revolutions and why they change over time
Study points of view of different members of society Think about what causes leadership to fail Reconcile conflicting accounts of the same person or event Consider how power corrupts Unit AssessmentsThe students will take a multiple choice and short answer quiz on the French Revolution. The students will work in small groups to prepare and present a propaganda poster about how we should remember Napoleon. The main summative assessment of the unit will be a DBQ about Napoleon. Students will organize and analyze most the primary sources in class, but ultimately compose their final paper as homework.
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Common Core StandardsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.9 Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.A Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.B Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic. |
Big IdeasThe economic mistakes of the Old Regime, inept leadership and the unfairness of the Estates General caused the French Revolution.
Enlightenment ideals and the American Revolution inspired citizens to demand more political and economic rights The leadership of the revolution changed hands and radicalized over time Different socio-economic groups within France had different goals and priorities, adding to the conflict and chaos. Napoleon’s wars changed the balance of power in Europe and spread new political and cultural ideals in Europe. Essential QuestionsHow did the economic, social, and political problems in France lead to the French Revolution?
How did the ideas of the Enlightenment impact the French Revolution? How did the revolution affect different groups in French society? Why did the revolution become radical? How was France changed by Napoleon’s rule? What are the lasting effects of the Napoleonic wars? |