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Directions for Creating a Storybook About
the French Revolution
1. You and a partner will create an illustrated children's storybook that
chronicles major events of the French Revolution and describes how the
revolution contributed to the rise of democracy. It should be written in
simple, clear language so that a lO-year-old could read and enjoy it
2. Your storybook will contain ideas generated on Student Handout lAB and
will include these features:
a. A visually appealing cover with an appropriate title.
b. A brief introduction that describes the conditions in France in the late
1780s.
c. Sections on each of these six events: the meeting of the Estates General,
the Tennis Court Oath, the storming of the Bastille, the march on
Versailles, the Reign of Terror, and the rise of Napoleon.
d. Each section must contain 1) an illustration of the event, 2) thought or
voice bubbles coming from characters in the illustration, 3) a summary
describing how the event related to the French Revolution, 4) a brief
explanation of whether the event represented a step toward democracy,
and 5) use of all the vocabulary in the word banks that appear on Student
Handout l.4B.
e. A brief conclusion that explains how the events of the French Revolution
contributed to the growth of democracy.
f. Additional touches to make the storybook artistic and visually appealing­
use of color, page numbers, additional visuals or graphics, and the like.
3. Your storybooks may be designed with stapled or bound paper.
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Advanced 9 -1 Opts
Proficient 7- 8pts
Basic 5-6pts
Below Basic 3 -4pts
• historically
accurate
• all areas covered
• great background
introduction
• illustrations add
to the story
• captions and
descriptions are
accurate
• outstanding
effort
• colorful and
appropriate
cover
• mostly
historically
accurate
• all areas covered
• good background
introduction
• illustrations add
to the story
• captions and
descriptions are
accurate
• above average
effort
• colorful and
appropriate
cover
• mostly
historically
accurate
• most areas
covered
• good background
introduction
• most illustrations
add to the story
• most captions
and descriptions
are accurate
• shows good
effort
• appropriate
cover
• some historical
accuracy
• some areaS
covered
• basic background
introduction
• few illustrations
in the story
• few captions and
descriptions are
accurate
• some effort
evident
• appropriate
cover
Far Below Basic 1- 2
• barely
historically
accurate
• few areas
covered
• no background
introduction
• no illustrations
• no captions and
descriptions
• little effort
• no color and no
cover
Meeting of the Estates General
Louis XVI had
problems.
He called a meeting of the _ _ __
____ to raise money. The three
estates were the
(first
estate),
(second estate)
and
(third estate)
The Tennis Court Oath
In June 1789the ____________
declared itself the _ _ _ _ _ __
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ and moved from
in town .
Versailles to a
There the members swore an oath to
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ until they wrote a
new
_ __ for
The Storming of the Bastille
Hundreds of hungry people in Paris
stormed the medieval castle, the
_________, on July 14, 1789 in
search of gunpowder. As news of the
storming of the Bastille spread, the
_ _ _ _ _ throughout France
started the French Revolution.
The March on Versailles
After months of _ _ _ shortages,
seven thousand
marched
from Paris to
to
demand bread. The
and
promised to give the people bread,
and accompanied them back to _ _.
They never returned to Versailles.
The Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre set up
special revolutionary
to try
people he did not
. These
courts executed
people
between 1792 and 1794 that became
known as the _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Even
Robespierre waS killed by the courts.
The Coronation of Napoleon
After the chaos of the Reign of
Terror,
ruled
France as a
and
_________ for 15 years (1799­
1814). He stopped revolutionary
____ (like _ _ speech), but did
keep some of the moderate reforms.
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Brainstorming Ideas for a Storybook About the French Revolution
1. look at the slide and add detail and color to thlslllusiration of the Meeting of the
1. look at the slide and add detail and color to this illustration 01 the Tennis Court
Estates General. Jot down Ideas for thought or voice bubbles you might use for
any of the people In the slide:
Oath. Jot down Ideas for thought or voice bubbles you might use for any of the
people In the slide:
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2. list three key Ideas to Include In the summary of the Meeling of the Estates
General:
2. list three key Ideas to Include In the summary of the Tennis Court Oath:
3. list two ideas to Include In your explanallon of whether the Meeting of the
Estates General contrlbuted,to the rise of democracy:
3. List two Ideas to Include In your explanation of whether the Tennis Court Oath
contributed to the rise of democracy:
4. Determine how you will use the vocabulary from the word bank 10r this event:
financial crisis, vote by order, Third Estate
4. Determine how you will use the vocabulary from the word bank for this event:
pledge, National Assembly, Constitution of 1791
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Elmm;"16m,t".i'1.4S! 1. Look al the slide and add detail and color to this Illustration of the Storming of
the Bastille. Jot down Ideas for thought or voice bubbles you might use for any
of the people In the slide:
1. Look at the slide and add detail and color to this Illustration of the March on
Versailles. Jot down Ideas for thought or voice bubbles you might use for any of
the people In the slide:
2. List throe key Ideas to Include In the summary of the March on Versailles:
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3. List two Ideas to Include In your explanation of whether the Storming of the
Bastille contributed to the rf~e of democracy:
3. list two Ideas to Include In your explanation of whether the March on Versailles
contributed to the rise of democracy:
4. Determine how you will use the vocabulary from the word bank for this event:
July 14, 1789; prison; gunpowder; revolulfon
4. Determine how you will use the vocabulary from the word bank for this event:
women, bread, paiace, promise
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1. Look at the slide and add detail and color to this Illustration of the Reign of
Terror. Jot down Ideas for thought or voice bubbles you might use for any of the
people In the slide:
1. Look at the slide and add detail and color to this Illustration of the Rise of
Napoleon. Jot down Ideas for thought or voice bubbles you mIght use for any of
the people In the slide:
2. List three key Ideas to Include In the summary of the Reign of Terror:
2. List three key Ideas to Include In the summary of the Rise of Napoleon:
3. LIst two Ideas to Include In your explanation of whether the Reign of Terror
contributed to the Ii se of democracy:
3. LIst two Ideas to Include in your explanation of whether the Rise of Napoleon
contributed to the rise of democracy:
4. Determine how you will use the vocabulary from the word bank for this event:
Robesplerre, gUillotine, treason, republic
4. Detennlne how you will use the vocabulary from the word bank for this event:
emperor, military success, reforms of the revo/utlon
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Student Handout
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Illustrations of the Events of the French Revolution The Meeting of the Estates General
The Tennis Court Oath
The Storming of the Bastille
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Student Handout
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The March on Versailles
The Reign of Terror
The Rise of Napoleon
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Activity lA, Page 10