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.

Concepts

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

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Additional Tags

social studies

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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