Thursday, March 7, 2013

French Revolution


Objectives
  • Analyze the causes and effects of the French Revolution
Agenda
  • Quiz #8:  American and French Revolution
  • Review Quiz
  • PowerPoint: French Revolution
  • La Marseillaise (Primary Source)
    • Listen to the music and read the lyrics to the La Marseillaise (see right bar for Lyrics document!).  Then, with a partner or small group answer the following questions using information from your reading and the source.
  • Questions
    • Define the following words from the document:
      • consort
      • furrow
      • cohort
      • phalanx
      • parricidal
      • despot
      • magnanimous
    • Besides a revolution, who are the French people fighting?  [from reading / CC]
    • Examples  (for each, in your OWN WORDS it and then QUOTE 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.