The Era of the Enlightenment and French Revolution Unit Learning Objectives: By the end of this scheme of work, students will be able to understand and analyze the Era of the French Revolution from multiple perspectives and insights gained from both secondary and primary source material. You will be creating an essay. See the marking scheme for criteria explanations. You will be provided with all relevant primary and secondary source materials needed. You should not do any extra research for this assignment. However, you will use MLA citations (internal) in your essay, to correctly reference the sources provided. THE ESSAY You will write an essay answering the following question: By 1807, to what extent had the French Revolution upheld the values of the Enlightenment? The values of the Enlightenment can be defined by the following passage: “The Enlightenment philosophes articulated basic principles of the modern outlook: confidence in the self­sufficiency of the human mind, belief that individuals possess natural rights that governments should not violate, and the desire to reform society in accordance with rational principles. ” ­ Marvin Perry ­The Enlightenment Essay Structure: Part I: Define argument: Thesis, Introduction, Conclusion (1 Paragraph) ●
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Hook clearly sets the historical context and draws the reader in; Thesis is clearly stated; Three supporting sentences argue to the main thesis; Summation includes counter and ‘counters the counter’; Transition sentence used effectively Part II: Define the values of the Enlightenment (3 Paragraphs). Each paragraph must follow PEE format. Paragraph I: Which Enlightenment Thinkers Support “confidence in the self­sufficiency of the human mind”? Paragraph II: Which Enlightenment Thinkers support: “belief that individuals possess natural rights that governments should not violate”? Paragraph III: Which Enlightenment Thinkers support: “the desire to reform society in accordance with rational principles.”? Part III: Analyze relevant phases of the French Revolution in relation to the question (3 paragraphs) You must make reference to at least one primary source from that time period in each section and test it against at least one tenant from Perry. The French revolution documents sources can be found here: http://www.bretrodgers.com/history9/. Additional information about the French Revolution can be found in the links at the bottom of this document. You can use primarily secondary sources here, but you must reference at least ONE primary source per phase. Answers must follow the PEE format. Answer: To what extent did the following phase of the French Revolution uphold the values of the Enlightenment? ●
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Paragraph 1: The Opening Moderate/Liberal Phase (July 1789­1792) Paragraph 2: The Radical Phase (1792­1794) Paragraph 3: The Napoleonic Phase (1799­1807) Part IV: Reach conclusion (1 Paragraph) ●
Summarize the major enlightenment figures and their arguments, briefly summarize the phases in relation to the arguments, and provide an overall summary answer to the Essay Question. Guidelines : Overall, the essay will have a maximum of 8 paragraphs. Times New Roman, 12 Font, and typed with a word count between 300­500 words per page with MLA internal citations. MLA Works Cited page must be the last page of your essay. Maximum word count (excluding citations) 1200 words. The essay must be written from the sources provided. Additional research is not required. Schedule: April 23rd/23th: Intro to Enlightenment Readings due: Kant (P), Perry (W), Spielvogel: 132­6 April 27th/28th: Intro Project/Enlightenment Discussion Readings Due: Locke(P), Montesquieu(P) April 29th/30th American Revolution in context Readings Due: Jefferson(P) Spielvogel: 145­7 May 1st/4th Intro to French Revolution (History Channel Video) Readings Due: Spielvogel: 152­157 Homework Question: Support each of Perry’s three tenets in his definition of the Enlightenment with at least one Thinker’s primary source.. May 5th/6th French Revolution Lecture/Discussion Readings Due: Spielvogel: 158­162 May 7th/8th: David Movie Readings Due: Spielvogel: 163­7 May 11th/12th: French Revolution Lecture/Discussion ­ Intro Napoleon Readings Due: Spielvogel: 168­171 May 13th/14th: Napoleon May 15th/18th: Essay Work Day ­ Introduction to writing an Analysis May 19th/20th: Essay Work Day May 21st/22nd Outline Due Rough Draft: May 25th/26th Due May 28th/May 29th at the beginning of class Sources Jackson J. Spielvogel World History & Geography: Modern Times: Chapter 9: The French Revolution and Napoleon (149­172) French Revolutionary Era Primary Source Packet (http://www.bretrodgers.com/history9/) Simon Schama The Power of Art: David http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY2EqAKpKzg Internet History Sourcebook: French Revolution http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/modsbook13.asp Gilman: French Revolution: http://www.writewellgroup.com/Humanities_Project_2005­06/French_Rev.htm Perry and other French Revolution Primary Sources: http://www.bretrodgers.com/history9/