INTRODUCTION

Imagine your terror. You are the child of a minor noble. All you have ever known is your family's pleasant country house, which is surrounded by

gardens and farms. One night you are dragged out of bed, dressed in

servants' clothes, and rushed away in the old market cart. Your parents have

been warned that the family is about to be arrested.

The concentration of power and wealth amongst a few at the expense of

many is a recipe for unrest. Some of the primary causes for the French

Revolution can be found in the class structure of the three estates. By the end

of this assignment you will have gained a better understanding of the causes

and events of the French Revolution. You will also have a greater

understanding of the social conditions of the time.

TASKS:

Your task is to produce a presentation that will be a newspaper containing articles about the French Revolution. Your presentation will consist of 3 different styles of writing ‐You will

write a general article, an editorial, a letter to the editor. You should also make sure to use some images with your assignment and captions to those images.

Process (Instructions)

Preliminary Research: Getting Started

• Using your text book, notes, and educational websites provided to do your research.
  • Some websites you can use for your research:
    • http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution
    • https://www.britannica.com/event/French-Revolution
    • http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/French_Revolution
  • Feel free to google topics individually
  • Do NOT use Wikipedia or any other Wiki type sight.
• Select 4 topics from the list below to include in your newspaper.
• Your presentation needs to include the following:
  • Title
  • Articles titles
  • Table of contents
  • Your name needs to be somewhere on the webpage
  • At least 2 image with a caption
  • Publication date
• Tools that can be used to create your webpage:
  • Powerpoint
  • Word- Using a newspaper template
• This assignment is worth 50 points:
  • Webpage title, 1 points
  • Table of contents, 1 points
  • Publication date, 1 points
  • 4 articles with titles, 10 points each
  • 2 images with captions, 2 points
  • Works sited page, 5 points
• You will upload your works cited page to with your presentation, on your works cited page you will list your websites URL. Please note that without this you will only receive 25 points for the assignment. If you use Wikipedia, you will lose the 5 points for your works cited page.

1. The Palace of Versailles

2. The Estates General 1789

3. Lifestyles of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

4. Women's March on Versailles

5. The National Assembly

6. The storming of the Bastille ‐ July 14, 1789

7. The “Declaration of the Rights of Man”

8. The Tennis Court Oath

9. The Royal Family's Flight to Varennes

10.The Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

11.The Execution of …. (Your choice)

12.Louis Saint‐Just

13.The Jacobins

14.Robespierre's contribution to the French Revolution

15.The Reign of Terror

16.The Revolutionary Tribunal

17.The Death of Marat

18.The New Constitution and Government

19.Your choice: any other topic related to the French Revolution

2. Use the following format for your selected topics

1. ARTICLES (2)

2. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (1)

3. EDITORIALS (1)

3. Your presentation needs to include the following:

• • Title
  • Articles titles
  • Table of contents
  • Your name needs to be somewhere on the webpage
  • At least 2 image with a caption
  • Publication date
• Tools that can be used to create your webpage:
  • Powerpoint
  • Word- Using a newspaper template
• This assignment is worth 50 points:
  • Webpage title, 1 points
  • Table of contents, 1 points
  • Publication date, 1 points
  • 4 articles with titles, 10 points each
  • 2 images with captions, 2 points
  • Works sited page, 5 points
• You will upload your works cited page to with your presentation, on your works cited page you will list your websites URL. Please note that without this you will only receive 25 points for the assignment. If you use Wikipedia, you will lose the 5 points for your works cited page.