REMINDER: I don’t offer last minute extra credit or deals to round up your grade. This is a good time to check Eschool and see if you have any recent assignments marked NHI ("Not Handed In").
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
What factors can spark a political revolution?
Overall, was the French Revolution, which included Napoleon’s rule, a positive or a negative event for the people of France?
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
What factors can spark a political revolution?
Overall, was the French Revolution, which included Napoleon’s rule, a positive or a negative event for the people of France?
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Monday, 10/7: FR 1 Activity + Lecture
LECTURE: On Google Classroom.
HW: Finish the press conference writing assignment. Due on Tuesday.
Study for Practice Quiz on Friday.
Tuesday, 10/8: Finish Lecture
DUE: Enlightenment Island HW
LECTURE: Finish.
MOVIE REMIX:
Study for Practice Quiz on Friday.
LECTURE: On Google Classroom.
HW: Finish the press conference writing assignment. Due on Tuesday.
Study for Practice Quiz on Friday.
Tuesday, 10/8: Finish Lecture
DUE: Enlightenment Island HW
LECTURE: Finish.
MOVIE REMIX:
Study for Practice Quiz on Friday.
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WEDNESDAY 10/9 School Holiday
Thursday/Friday Block Day, 10/10-10/11: Practice Quiz + Movie Remix
VIDEO (first 22 minutes, end with Necker intro and Estates General):
Thursday/Friday Block Day, 10/10-10/11: Practice Quiz + Movie Remix
VIDEO (first 22 minutes, end with Necker intro and Estates General):
MOVIE REMIX (40 to prep, 20 to share): See handout.
Monday, 10/14: Activity + Lecture FR 2
Lecture on Google Classroom
HW: Study for the Practice Quiz on Block Day.
HW: Study for the quiz on Friday. Includes information from last week.
Tuesday, 10/15: Start Children’s Book Storyboard
GOALS:
FORMAT: A draft storyboard.
1. Each student must create a visual + a caption on a big piece of paper to combine into a storyboard, which will be presented on the white board. Put your name on it (individual grade). It’s a good idea to have a written script or notes with you to keep your presentation flowing.
2. Each student must narrate their piece of the story to the class (individual grade).
3. The pieces should make sense when presented together.
4. Focus on whatever YOU think is important to the story.
5. Since this is a children’s book, you may want to use lollipops instead of heads on pikes or euphemisms like “then the tax collectors all went to live on the Big Tax Farm in the Sky and never bothered the nice peasants again” so as not to traumatize young readers.
EVENTS:
1. Reasons for calling the Estates General.
2. What happened at the Estates General, including the Tennis Court Oath.
3. Storming of the Bastille.
4. The Great Fear.
5. Women's March on Versailles.
6. The National Assembly meets and creates the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Which parts do you think are the most important? Why?
HW: Complete your story board. On block day, you will have only 30 minutes to put on finishing touches, so get ‘ir done.
HW: Study for the Practice Quiz on Block Day.
HW: Study for the quiz on Friday. Includes information from last week.
Block Day, 10/16-10/17: Practice Quiz + Children’s Book Storyboard
PRACTICE QUIZ (10): FR 2.
PREP (30): Script and illustrations.
PRESENTATIONS: Anybody who doesn’t present today will go after the quiz on Friday.
HW: Study for the quiz on Friday. Includes information on Louis XIV from the last unit.
Monday, 10/14: Activity + Lecture FR 2
Lecture on Google Classroom
HW: Study for the Practice Quiz on Block Day.
HW: Study for the quiz on Friday. Includes information from last week.
Tuesday, 10/15: Start Children’s Book Storyboard
GOALS:
- Your group is pitching an idea for a children's book on the French Revolution to a group of 3rd graders (the class). This is NOT a book—it’s a visual representation of what the book might look like (a story board).
- You will be reading your section to the class with your visual behind you, pretending that they are a group of young children, so your language should be simplified and fun. I strongly recommend a script, but it's not required.
- Make sure your section is as visually attractive as you can make it. Show an honest effort (not everyone is a natural artist).
FORMAT: A draft storyboard.
1. Each student must create a visual + a caption on a big piece of paper to combine into a storyboard, which will be presented on the white board. Put your name on it (individual grade). It’s a good idea to have a written script or notes with you to keep your presentation flowing.
2. Each student must narrate their piece of the story to the class (individual grade).
3. The pieces should make sense when presented together.
4. Focus on whatever YOU think is important to the story.
5. Since this is a children’s book, you may want to use lollipops instead of heads on pikes or euphemisms like “then the tax collectors all went to live on the Big Tax Farm in the Sky and never bothered the nice peasants again” so as not to traumatize young readers.
EVENTS:
1. Reasons for calling the Estates General.
2. What happened at the Estates General, including the Tennis Court Oath.
3. Storming of the Bastille.
4. The Great Fear.
5. Women's March on Versailles.
6. The National Assembly meets and creates the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Which parts do you think are the most important? Why?
HW: Complete your story board. On block day, you will have only 30 minutes to put on finishing touches, so get ‘ir done.
HW: Study for the Practice Quiz on Block Day.
HW: Study for the quiz on Friday. Includes information from last week.
Block Day, 10/16-10/17: Practice Quiz + Children’s Book Storyboard
PRACTICE QUIZ (10): FR 2.
PREP (30): Script and illustrations.
PRESENTATIONS: Anybody who doesn’t present today will go after the quiz on Friday.
HW: Study for the quiz on Friday. Includes information on Louis XIV from the last unit.
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Monday, 10/21: Activity + Start Lecture FR 3
HW— Practice Quiz + HW #1 or Option B Due BLOCK DAY
HW: Study for Quiz on Friday
HW— Practice Quiz + HW #1 or Option B Due BLOCK DAY
HW: Study for Quiz on Friday
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Tuesday, 10/22: Finish Lecture + 4 Corners+ Start the Report Card
Report Card: Front Side of the Paper
Learning Goal: Play an overall positive role in the French Revolution.
ON THE BACK OF THE SHEET: The Response--Parents’ Emails
Any format you want, use your imagination.
HW: Study for Practice Quiz + Complete HW #1 or Option B. Due Block Day.
HW: Study for Quiz on Friday.
Block Day, 10/23-24: Practice Quiz + Prep Report Card + Share with class
DUE: HW #1
PRACTICE QUIZ (10): FR 3
PREP: Report Card
REPORT OUT: Quiz + Prep Report Card + Gallery Walk
HW: Study for Quiz on Friday.
Report Card: Front Side of the Paper
- Get a big ol’ sheet of paper + color pencils/markers.
- Get a ruler. Your report card should be neat and professional looking.
- Think about what you’ve learned. Your report card comments and the responses of the parents should be based on actual events/facts.
Learning Goal: Play an overall positive role in the French Revolution.
- HOW: Grade 3 “students” on their performance based on the Learning Goal. Did they play a positive role overall in the French Revolution?
- WHO: The “students” could be: Robespierre, the warden of the Bastille, Louis XVI, Marat (the tub guy), or another historical leader or group (nobles, clerics, the bourgeoisie, urban workers, peasants, Jacobins, the women who marched on Versailles, or other groups or people that you get approved by Mr. B).
- WHAT: A report card with comments and symbols. NEATLY DRAW THREE COLUMNS AND THREE ROWS.
- Make the last column bigger to have space for comments.
- Name of the student + A nickname the student prefers to be called + A symbol for the student. For example, the sun for Louis “Big Lou” XIV. Use your imagination.
- The letter grade (make this a narrow column).
- WIDE COLUMN: A comment explaining the grade, which should be 3-4 sentences. Include relevant details that back up your grade. Remember, you should write as much as possible the way a teacher writes about a student to explain a grade while keeping the information historically accurate. Was the Women’s March a field trip gone horribly wrong? Maybe the guy who invented the guillotine was tinkering around in shop class (“A for effort! C- for the project’s execution.”) but he got into an argument with Louis XVI, who wasted 30 minutes of the class’s time lecturing them about the amazing world of locks. Another sample: “Marie is a bright and lively student who transferred this year from Marin Catholic. She is very proud of her former school and never stops talking about how much better it is, in her opinion. This hasn't really endeared her to the other students. Nor has her habit of constantly throwing away pencils after using them just once (our district is currently experiencing budget cuts), or blatantly and repeatedly ignoring classroom procedures. Please speak to her about changing these behaviors to improve her grade next semester.”
ON THE BACK OF THE SHEET: The Response--Parents’ Emails
Any format you want, use your imagination.
- Sometimes parents disagree with a student’s grades and write the teacher with emails making a case for a higher grade.
- Pretend you are the parent of each “student”. If the student got a low grade, what counter-arguments could you offer to persuade the “teacher” to raise it? If the grade was an A, you could pretend to be a “tough love” parent arguing that the student should have a lower grade (use the real life character’s mistakes as an argument—they all made them) OR you could thank and praise the teacher, but only if you add new, historically relevant details about the student. Write a brief email to the teacher (3-4 sentences). Include supporting details.
- For example, you could write: “Sure, my son Robespierre made some mistakes this semester, but he’s an idealist who stands up for slaves’ rights and wants to create a perfect society (I think he calls it ‘The Republic of Virtue’, but who knows what these kids are talking about half the time nowadays). If you want to make an omelette, you have to break some eggs. Your overly harsh grading doesn’t take into account my boy’s creative approach to the content.”
HW: Study for Practice Quiz + Complete HW #1 or Option B. Due Block Day.
HW: Study for Quiz on Friday.
Block Day, 10/23-24: Practice Quiz + Prep Report Card + Share with class
DUE: HW #1
PRACTICE QUIZ (10): FR 3
PREP: Report Card
REPORT OUT: Quiz + Prep Report Card + Gallery Walk
HW: Study for Quiz on Friday.
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Friday, 10/25: QUIZ FR 3
GUIDING QUESTION: Was Napoleon an Enlightened ruler? In other words, did he stand overall for progress (however you define that)? Take some pro/con notes to be ready to discuss this question.
VIDEO (15): “Napoleon Bonaparte: Crash Course European History”
GUIDING QUESTION: Was Napoleon an Enlightened ruler? In other words, did he stand overall for progress (however you define that)? Take some pro/con notes to be ready to discuss this question.
VIDEO (15): “Napoleon Bonaparte: Crash Course European History”
Thursday, 10/31: Napoleon Lecture + CFU
Was Napoleon an Enlightened leader?
Was Napoleon an Enlightened leader?
Friday, 11/1: Reading ("The Wife is Obliged") + Quick Write
QUICK WRITE: Was Napoleon an Enlightened Ruler?
Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1.5 line spacing.
LENGTH: 3/4-1 page
THESIS: Make your argument and briefly summarize your evidence. Example, "Napoleon was an Enlightened ruler because he advanced sanitation, standardized weights and measures throughout Europe and ended the persecution of religious believers."
BODY: 1-2 paragraphs going into detail on your evidence to back up your thesis.
SOURCES: 2-3 sources. Include URLs.
PROOFREAD: Only if you have time. This is a quick write.
QUICK WRITE: Was Napoleon an Enlightened Ruler?
Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1.5 line spacing.
LENGTH: 3/4-1 page
THESIS: Make your argument and briefly summarize your evidence. Example, "Napoleon was an Enlightened ruler because he advanced sanitation, standardized weights and measures throughout Europe and ended the persecution of religious believers."
BODY: 1-2 paragraphs going into detail on your evidence to back up your thesis.
SOURCES: 2-3 sources. Include URLs.
PROOFREAD: Only if you have time. This is a quick write.
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Have a good weekend!
