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The French Revolution ActivityThe French Revolution Activity
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Beverly Hills High School
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9th - 12th
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The French Revolution

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Aspiring filmmakers and budding historians alike will love a storyboard project on the French Revolution. Learners plan a Hollywood blockbuster, complete with script and full storyboards, that cover important events of the French Revolution to demonstrate their understanding.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the french revolution, napoleon bonaparte, the congress of vienna, storyboarding, comic strips, french history

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Allow students to choose whether they'd like to work on the storyboard or newspaper project in small groups
  • Create a rubric based on the criteria listed on the assignment sheet

Classroom Considerations

  • Intended to be a unit assessment, so learners should have extensive knowledge of the French Revolution

Pros

  • Comes in an editable document
  • Lists several pivotal events of the French Revolution, including the Tennis Court Oath, the rise of Napoleon, and the Congress of Vienna

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.3

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