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Project: French Revolution Foldable

Directions: You are to create a layered book foldable that outlines and describes 5 major events of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1815 in chronological order. Gather information about the events and use that information to help you summarize each event’s significance. Your summary should be at least 4-5 sentences for each major event you choose.

You are REQUIRED to complete this assignment!

Requirements:

1. Format:

• Your final project must be a layered book foldable using 4 sheets of paper.

• Neatly hand written or typed.

2. Presentation:

• Creative Title (Not “French Revolution Foldable”)

• Introductory paragraph in the first tab giving a synopsis of the French Revolution.

• Order events of the French Revolution in chronological order.

• Label, outline, and describe each event. Use and underline the terms in your description. Do NOT list the terms or copy their definitions from your textbook glossary.

• Add one of the following graphics (or draw an image) to depict the event.

You MUST include at least ONE for each major event!

o Artwork from the time period

o Portrait or Quote from important historical figure

o Map or similar illustration

o Chart or Graphic with statistics

• Concluding paragraph in the last tab discussing the impact and legacy of the French Revolution.

o How successful was the French Revolution in accomplishing its original goals?

o Which part of the revolution was most effective? Least? Explain why.

o Which theme in history is most reflective of this time period? Why?

3. Skills:

• Neat, Proofread, Shows Advanced Planning, Easy to Follow.

• Demonstrates high degree of effort and creativity.

Resources:

o Your Modern World History textbook (pgs. 214-241)

o Resource Packet

o Websites: (Feel free to use other credible websites)

o Reformation and Revolution ()

o Liberty, Equality, Fraternity ()

o The French Revolution ()

Major Event:

In your summaries, include as much information as you can about each of the events listed below. Make sure that they are ordered from the earliest to later events and include dates of when they took place and for how long. Use the terms also found below in your summaries. They may be used more than once throughout the layered book foldable. However, DO NOT simply list them or copy their definitions from your textbook glossary.

o Causes of the Revolution

o Congress of Vienna

o Declaration of the Rights of Man

o Directory

o Estates-General

o Great Fear

o Legislative Assembly

o Napoleonic Empire

o National Assembly

o National Convention

o Reign of Terror

Terms:

Include the following terms in your summaries for 5 of the major events listed above. Again, DO NOT simply list them or copy their definitions from your textbook glossary.

1. The Estates of the Old Regime 18. Napoleon Bonaparte

2. Louis XVI 19. Coup d’état

3. Marie Antoinette 20. Napoleonic Code

4. Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes 21. Waterloo

5. Third Estate 22. La Marseillaise

6. Bourgeoisie 23. Slogan of the French Revolution

7. Bread Riots 24. Levée en masse

8. Jacobins 25. Tennis Court Oath

9. Sans-culottes 26. Bastille

10. Maximilien Robespierre 27. Committee of Public Safety

11. Continental System 28. Plebiscite

12. Moscow 29. Émigrés

13. Guillotine 30. Constitutional Monarchy

14. Continental System 31. Unfair tax system

15. Balance of power 32. Bad Harvest

16. Clergy 33. Revolutionary Tribunal

17. Nobility 34. Habeas Corpus

Project: French Revolution Foldable

Grading Rubric

|ToTAL |Criteria |Comments: |

|Points: | | |

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|____ X 2 | | |

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|___/ 100 | | |

| | |Foldable is labeled and summarizes 5 major events in sequential order. Summaries are |

| | |3-5 sentences, include underlined terms and dates. |

|10 |Content | |

| | | |

| | |Includes information from the textbook, web quest, resource packet, videos, lectures, |

| |Information/ |and discussion. Historically accurate using all terminology accurately and in correct |

|15 |Evidence |context. |

| | |Visually and thematically appealing. Organize events in correct order. Includes graphic|

| | |and visual support to reinforce textual information for each major event/ summary. |

|10 |Presentation |Uses a variety of: artwork, portrait or quote, map or illustration, chart or graphic |

| | |with statistics. |

| | |Neat workmanship. Exceptionally well written-free from spelling or grammatical errors. |

| |Skills |Shows Advanced Planning and is Easy to follow. Demonstrates high degree of effort and|

|10 | |creativity. |

| | | |

| | | |

| | |Includes a general introduction as well as thoughtful analysis of the revolution’s |

| |Introduction/ |impact and legacy. |

|5 |Conclusion |Describes the effectiveness of the revolution in reaching its original goals citing |

| | |examples to support their reasoning. |

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