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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

WestCiv Day 32 - French Revolution & Research

Objectives:  Chronicle the developments and course  of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era.  Utilize library resources to prepare for debates.

Task:  You'll use the first portion of class to complete the French Revolution portion of "Chronicling the French Revolution."  Then, I'll explain the debate procedures, criteria, and grading.  Finally, we'll spend the second half of class in the library preparing for the debates.

Homework:
  • TODAY - French Revolution PDP's due
  • Wednesday, 3/13 - French Revolution PDC's due
  • Thursday, 3/14 - Debate #1 - Was the French Revolution worth its human costs?
  • Thursday, 3/14 - Napoleon PDP's due
  • Friday, 3/15 - Napoleon PDC's due
  • Monday, 3/18 - Nationalism PDP's
  • Tuesday, 3/19 - Debate #2 - Was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant?
  • Tuesday, 3/19 - Nationalism PDC's
  • Friday, 3/22 - Debate #3 - As much as it may have contributed to Great Britain’s, and eventually the world’s, material prosperity, the Industrial Revolution, considered from a spiritual, moral, and environmental point of view, was a disaster.
  • Thursday, 4/4 - Final Exam

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