THE FRENCH
REVOLUTION
Homework- Due NEXT Class
◦Make sure you have turned in all
assignments
◦Fill in the blank homework sheet
◦Prepare for District Wide Test on Friday
TEST on THURSDAY/FRIDAY
◦ Know the Three Estates
◦ Be able to explain what the Estates General was
◦ Understand the causes of the French Revolution and
◦ Understand the events of the French Revolution
◦ Connect how the Enlightenment impacted the French Revolution
a. Voltaire
b. Rousseau
c. Montesquieu
d. Locke
e. Hobbes
f. Beccaria
Warm Up: Brainstorming
◦ Explain who or what was each of these and how are they all connected:
a. The Guillotine
b. Maximilian Robespierre
c. The Reign of Terror
Put the Causes of the French
Revolution into SPERM
◦Social Causes
◦Political Causes
◦Economic Causes
◦Religious Causes
◦Military Causes
Interpret the Graphic: What is this
saying about the King and the Three
Estates?
DBQ Packet-French Revolution
(Groups of 5-6)
◦Answer each question in the French
Revolution DBQ Packet
Flow Chart of the French Revolution
◦Make a flow chart of the French Revolution
starting with the Causes, then leading into
the events, and then the impacts
◦Refer to Section 2 of Chapter 7 in your
textbooks
What do you think will be on the
Test?
◦Write down 10-15 Questions that you think will be
on the test about the French Revolution
◦Have the partner to your right answer your
questions
Wrapping Up
◦Write your thesis statement for your in-class
Essay on Wednesday (Causes and
Consequences of the French Revolution)
Homework: Prepare for District-Wide
Test
◦ How?
a. Notes
b. Class Assignments
c. Homework Assignments
d. Review In-Class Essay
e. Textbook: Chapter 6-The Enlightenment
Chapter 7-The French Revolution
Warm Up
◦Explain what the Three Estates were and
how these divisions were a major causes of
the French Revolution
Building Connections to the US
◦ What French Document would be similar to the Declaration of
Independence?
◦ What Enlightenment ideas led to the American and French
Revolutions?
◦ How was the French Revolution (1791-1799) impacted by the
American Revolution(1776-1781)?
In class Essay Assignment
◦ Using notes, homework, classwork, and textbooks, write an essay
(3-4 paragraphs) on the following:
How were The Three Estates, The Estates General,
and The Enlightenment major causes of the
French Revolution?
-MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE A CLEAR THESIS STATEMENT
-Make SURE YOU EXPLAIN YOUR IDEAS WITH SPECIFIC DETAILS
Re-Write the Lyrics to your Favorite
Song
◦Re-write the Lyrics to your favorite song
about the causes and events of the
French Revolution