Semester II - Week of 04/27
The Setting
It is October 5, 1789. Angered by the high price of bread in the city market in Paris, a large crowd of women take to the street in protest. They decided to march twelve miles to Versailles to confront the king and the new government and demand that they provide bread to the people. You are part of this group that is going to interrupt the National Constituent Assembly.
The crowd has been joined by men and has gathered weapons, including guns, pikes, and even cannons and has walked to Versailles. More than several thousand make this march. The marchers force their way into the assembly, accost the deputies, and force their way into the living quarters of the king and queen, but are unable to reach them.
Your role
As an angry and hungry citizen, you listened to the presentations of each option. The presentations by the option groups will introduce you to three distinct options for France’s future. You are expected to evaluate the options and complete an evaluation.
Your group will make a very short presentation of its concerns to the assembly (one minute). You will also ask questions of each group.
Each member of your group will participate in the presentation.
The group’s presentation should state why the group has marched to Versailles. The questions should reflect the values, concerns, and interests of your character.
Your questions should be challenging and critical. For example a good question from Marie Charbonneau might be: How will preserving the privileges of the clergy and nobility help us feed our families?
Questions to help prepare for your presentation:
What is your name and what do you do?
Why have you marched on Versailles?
What tactics will you use to convince the National Constituent Assembly of your point of view? For example, will you make an emotional plea? Will you be aggressive or threatening?
When listening to the speeches:
According to each option, what should the future of France be?
According to each option, what are the most important concerns in France?
What are the concerns of the participants in the March to Versailles?
French Revolution Reading - Part III
Create groups of 3 or 4
Get a poster board
Write “The Fall of the Bastille”
Create a historical web
Map the causes of the Fall of the Bastille
Draw a line connecting cause-and-effect relationships
Be prepared to explain the items that you have connected
Which events or conditions in France do you believe are most important in explaining why Parisians stormed the Bastille?
How important is the role of Louis XVI?
Rank the 3 most important causes of the storming of the Bastille. Give arguments to support your ranking.
It is late in the summer of 1789. The National Constituent Assembly is meeting at Versailles and debating what should be in the new constitution and the future of France.
Your group has a variety of individuals who share a common vision for France. Your assignment is to persuade the other members of the Assembly that your option should become the basis for action. You will be called upon to present a persuasive 3 minute speech (no more than 5 minutes).
What will be the impact of your option on the people of France?
What is your option’s long term vision for France?
What are your option’s short term strategies for France?
On what values is your option based?
How does your option interpret article 1 and 3 of the Declaration of the Rights ofMan and Citizen?
Be sure to address who can participate in the political process. All men? Women?
Read pages 12 to 25 for 4/29 - look at lasts weeks post for reading
work on class hand-out - study guide and Financial Crisis in France
Speech to the Assembly - May 1st