La Marseillaise
Objectives
- Describe the major events of the French Revolution.
- Analyze how the French Revolution promoted radical nationalism.
Agenda
- Short Period Today (1 hour)
- Listen to the music and read the lyrics to the La Marseillaise (in the middle table). Then, with a partner or small group answer the following questions using information from your reading and the source.
- La Mareillaise (Primary Source)
- Definitions
- consort
- furrow
- cohort
- phalanx
- parricidal
- despot
- magnanimous
- Besides a revolution, who are the French people fighting? [textbook]
- Examples (for each, QUOTE it and then DESCRIBE it)
- Give at least three examples of what they accuse foreign enemies and describe what each means in your own words.
- Give at least one example of how they describe french soldiers and describe what it means in your own words.
- Give at least one example of how the song claims French people will be victorious, and describe what it means in your own words.
- PowerPoint: French Revolution
- Reading Quiz - French Revolution
