Theme: Revolution
Stage 1- Desired Results
Essential Questions
Enduring Understandings
Students understand that...
The Enlightenment called into question traditional beliefs and inspired widespread political, economic, and social change. This intellectual movement was used to challenge political authorities in Europe and colonial rule in the Americas. These ideals inspired political and social movements.
Was the French Revolution successful? What impact did the French Revolution have on world history?
Common Core Standards and Performance Indicators:
Unifying Themes:
Individual Development and Cultural Identity
Development, Movement, and Interaction of Cultures
Time, Continuity, and Change
Geography, Humans, and the Environment
Development and Transformation of Social Structures
Power, Authority, and Governance
Civic Ideals and Practices
Knowledge
Students know that...
Skills
Students will be able to...
Individuals used Enlightenment ideals to challenge traditional beliefs and secure people’s rights in reform movements, such as women’s rights and abolition; some leaders may be considered enlightened despots.
Individuals and groups drew upon principles of the Enlightenment to spread rebellions and call for revolutions in France and the Americas.
Students will examine evidence related to the preconditions of the French Revolution and the course of the revolution, noting the roles of Olympe de Gouges, Maximilien Robespierre, and Napoleon Bonaparte.
Students will examine the evidence related to the impacts of the French Revolution on resistance and revolutionary movements, noting the roles of Toussaint L’Ouverture and Simon Bolivar.
Key Terms
bourgeoisie
nationalism
suffrage
peninsulares
creoles
mestizos
mulattoes
Stage 2- Assessment Evidence
Performance Task
CRQ: The Declaration of the Rights of Man
(p 59 excerpts w/ questions)
Other Evidence
Creating a Chart: Categorize events into a phase of the French Revolution (p 60)
Father Hidalgo “Degree of Hildalgo” (Page 983 blue text)
Letter to King Portugal (Cause and effect Page 976 BB)
Declaration of the Rights of Man (Page 981 BB)
Bolivar Address (Page 983)
Stage 3- Related Lessons
These lessons are aligned with the unit goals.
"I Think" - 6 French Revolution Lessons (begins on p 32)
Louis XIV (page 32): The student will be able to explain how Louis XIV established absolute rule in France.
Conditions in France (page 39): The student will be able to describe conditions in France that led to revolution.
French Revolution (page 47): The student will be able to describe the goals and events of the French Revolution.
Reign of Terror (page 51): The student will be able to describe the Reign of Terror and who was targeted in the violence.
Napoleon Bonaparte (page 57): The student will be able to describe the impact of Napoleon and his rule in France.
Napoleonic Wars (page 61): The student will be able to describe the impact that Napoleon had on Europe and the rest of the world.
"I Think" - 2 Latin American Revolutions Lessons (begins on p 65)
Intolerable Treatment (Latin American colonies) page 65
Las Liberators (Latin American Revolutions) page 68
NYS Toolkit Inquiry Lesson - "Was The French Revolution Successful?"
SHEG Lesson Plan: Reign of Terror
Was the main goal of the Committee of Public Safety to “protect the Revolution from its enemies”?
**The student will be able to describe the impact that Napoleon had on Europe and the rest of the world.**
Lesson: The Effects of the French Revolution and Latin American Revolutions
Fun activity to introduce the causes of the French Revolution using cookies/candy
French Rev (90 mins long)
The French Revolution: Crash Course
Latin American Revolutions - Crash Course