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Note: A condensed version of the French Revolution Study Unit is also available (designed to take 7-8 teaching hours).

 

French Revolution Worksheets and Lesson Plans

1. The Tennis Court Oath and the Constitution
A role-play lesson. Students consider how they would have voted on each of the key issues discussed at the Tennis Court, then compare these to what was actually decided.
2. The Flight to Varennes [interactive]
A worksheet to run alongside this innovative activity designed to bring the drama of King Louis XVI's desperate gamble alive
3. Classroom Roleplay: The Trial of King Louis XVI
A one-hour lesson. The class is organised into prosecution, defence and judges and each one has a specific task to prepare for the trial. The roleplay itself is a lively activity which forces the students to think on their feet and critically evaluate the evidence prior to reaching a judgement.
4. The Trial and Execution of King Louis XVI
Primary sources and discussion points relating to the events leading to the death of King Louis XVI (and of Marie-Antoinette).
5. Decision-Making Game: The Causes of the French Revolution: Part 2 [interactive]
Can you help Louis XVI avoid Civil War? The second part of the decision making simulation. As stated earlier, I prefer to play both Part 1 and Part 2 of the simulation in one go at this point.
6. The Terror
Who were the Jacobins and the Girondins? Who was the most evil of them all?
7.

Napoleon Bonaparte: Hero or Villain?
Students conduct a "round robin" exercise, gathering information from their classmates after each student is given just one piece of information from this list. They then have to categorise their points and put them into a diagram using classtools.net.

8.

Conclusion Debate
did the French Revolution change a lot, or just a little? For the better, or for the worse?

 

 

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History in the News for events of the French Revolution

1. Napoleon... the theme park Plans are afoot to build a theme park based on the life and times of the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte. Can it be a tourist magnet to rival nearby Disneyland Paris?
2. Huge testicular tumour helps identify subject of 19th century portrait | Science | The Guardian Huge testicular tumour helps identify subject of 19th century portrait
3. Essence of Che, Marie Antoinette at 367-Year-Old Candle Maker's N.Y. Shop More than 200 years after Marie Antoinette lost her head, I got a whiff of her from a scented candle in a downtown Manhattan basement...
4. Louis XVI's Blood May Be Hidden Inside Decorated Gourd Dating back to the French Revolution, this gourd is thought to contain the blood of Louis XVI, collected shortly after he was executed.
5. Rare Napoleon memorabilia, including a lock of his hair, sold in New Zealand auction Rare memorabilia of former French Emperor Napoleon 1st, including a lock of hair cut from his head after he died in exile in 1821 on the remote island of St. Helena, have fetched 140,000 New Zealand dollars ($97,000) at auction.
6. Napoleon 'hoped to conquer Britain from St Helena' Napoleon Bonaparte still harboured ambitions of invading Britain even as he was sailing to St Helena where he was exiled, according to a previously unseen diary.
7. Napoleon - the greatest movie never made?  
8. Carla Bruni attacked as new Marie Antoinette of France by magazine  
9. Louis XVI's final testament discovered  
10. A tale of romance by the king of chick lit: Napoleon Bonaparte  

History weblinks for events of the French Revolution

1. Why the guillotine was the first egalitarian execution method  You've probably seen the guillotine in historical epics and Dickens adaptations. But were you aware that it struck a blow for egalitarianism in more than one way? The French believed the guillotine's angled blade was both a scientific and social innovation. Here's why.
2. Bastille Day: Unintended Consequences : Discovery News   
3. Zhou Enlai's Famous Saying Debunked | History Today   
4. Marie Antoinette Online   
5. French Revolution History and Biographies Summarized | Bastille Day   
6. Imaging the French Revolution   
7. Marie Antoinette: Crown Without a Head   
8. Marie-Antoinette: The Story Behind The Movie   
9. Marie Antoinette | PBS   
10. Marie Antoinette - Official Site   
11. French Revolution resources - Role Play   
12. The French Revolution   

 

 

 

 
 
 
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