Theme+III+Revolution+and+the+Birth+of+Modern+Democracy

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__Theme II - Revolution and the Birth of Modern Democracy__ = What happens when Enlightened ideas come face to face with Absolutism? = Absolutism + Enlightenment = REVOLUTION

//As a citizen in a society under absolutism, or in one subject to arbitrary rule, what are your options?//

=**Part I**= What types of revolutions are there? So far you know about the Scientific Revolution, and perhaps you understand how its positive impact on the world of science was extended into the social and political realm by the philosophes. TASK 1 - After defining the term REVOLUTION and looking at types of revolutions throughout history, let's look at some quotes on the concept of REVOLUTION and see if we can figure out what their meaning was. Due: Due at the end of class on November What to do: You are to choose one of the quotes on the page above. Examine it
 * Let's discover the kinds of revolutions that have occurred in human history and the courses that they took.**

=Quiz 1 or...= This is to be done in class. == QUIZ: Individually, you are to write a detailed paragraph using 3 solid pieces of historical evidence that answers the following question. You will have 20 minutes to complete this task! "How did Absolutism and the ideas of the Enlightenment lead to revolution in Europe?" == Post your response on Google Docs as per the usual way. = **Quiz 2** = **This is to be done in class.** **Respond to the questions given to you in class.**

= Part 2 =

The following section of this theme will focus on three revolutions: the French Revolution (in the greatest detail), the Latin American Revolutions and the Haitian Revolution. CAUSES, COURSE AND CONSEQUENCES (CCC) - This is the way to approach revolutions and even wars. It forces us to recognize the forces at work that create conditions for revolution. Most times these are economic in nature - CAUSES. As well, this approach lets us in on the path of the revolution. The casualties are most times not just the people the revolution is pitted against, but the revolutionaries themselves - COURSE. Finally, all revolutions come to an end of sorts. Many will say it spreads to other places, or sets the stage for further changes, etc. Whatever the case, revolutions have endings - CONSEQUENCES. Hence 'CCC.'

=__**The French Revolution (1789 - 1799) An Ant Farm Writing Activity**__= The French Revolution is starts off with great hope and expectations for the people of France. Its causes were varied, but the objective was to change the nature of government in France. The result was that revolutions eventually spread throughout Europe. For this reason alone, the French Revolution is one of the very most important revolutions in modern history. As you work through this writing assignment, read **pp. 217-221**. Be sure to examine the chart describing the Three Estates in France. You will be creating a character that would have been a member of one of these groups. __Creating a Place in Time__

===**To help get an understanding of how social class often determined how people got involved in revolutions, you will be "becoming" individuals who would have been alive during the French Revolution. While you are reading and taking notes, you will randomly draw a persona from the time period. You will become this person throughout the Revolution. You will be writing a character description and __Three__ __Diary__ entries in total ON YOUR WIKI STUDENT PAGE. Create a document called //My Revolutionary Diary// or go by the name of your character. Be sure to note the block which you are in when you do that. For example Jean-Jacques Casteau Block M.**===

**Consider these questions as you write your entries...you must take on that persona and write as they would have!**


 * How do you feel about the events happening around Paris?
 * Do you support it? Are you opposed?
 * Will you join the fighting or stay quiet? Will you be a leader?
 * How will these events affect your livelihood?
 * If the revolution is successful will your life be any better than it is right now** ? **

__**Character Creation**__

 * __Task__: Using your background knowledge from Section 1 and the Life before the French Revolution, create your character.**
 * __Process__: Copy the prompts below . Paste them to your student page and then your diary on your WIKI. Use the prompts to help yourself imagine and create a character that is a) historically accurate, and b) interesting to you and me. Brainstorm (meaning write) your ideas for these prompts on your own wiki diary page.**


 * We will work on this character sheet next class period. Be creative and historically accurate!**
 * Here is an Example of character sheet: [|Artist Example 2008-9]**


 * Name: **

**Appearance:**
===**Location ( [|Map of France], [|Map of Paris] __Must be in the Paris region.__**===

**Family: (spouse? siblings?...)**
===**Social relations with your own and other classes (people you deal with or know about in the class, AND your opinions and feelings about them):**===

**Portrait: (find one online and paste it in)**

 * __Grading Rubric__ **
 * Your grade will be based on how well you meet the following criteria**
 * 1) **Historical referencing and accuracy.**
 * 2) **Collaborative evidence in each entry.**
 * 3) **Entry's completed and in an appropriate length.**
 * 4) **Language and elements of style.**
 * Each of the criteria above is out of 5.**
 * TOTAL: x/20**

=__**Diary Entry I: On the Eve of the Revolution & the Revolution Start**__=


 * __Notes for the French Revolution Part 1__**

You are responsible for knowing the content of the notes provided below. [|French Revolution Part 1] media type="youtube" key="BvSod16wfgg" height="315" width="560"

=== Using information from the text (Ch. 7, Sect 1) and the [|eyewitness accounts] from Thomas Jefferson - who happened to be in Paris when this was all beginning - write a 1-2 page entry about your involvement in or thoughts on __one__ __of the early events__ in the Revolution. __Reference to something in Jefferson's accounts is MANDATORY!__ ALSO, please remember that you are writing from the PERSPECTIVE of your character NOT NECESSARILY YOURS! What would they have thought or done AND why? ===
 * Your entry:**
 * N.B. As with all your entries, you MUST intersect in some way with at least one other member of our class. Use your wikis. **

Compare the following two documents. On your Google doc, using a chart, list six articles, and their number and word which are similar to the other.
 * __Mini-Lesson: United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (1948) v. The Rights of Man (1789)__ **
 * Follow the example given in class (if present).**

=** __Diary Entry II: The Radical Period__ **=
 * All revolutions go through a radical period. The French Revolution is no exception to this rule. This stage of the revolution sees the attempted escape of Louis from France. His arrest, trial and execution as well as that of Marie Antoinette's.**

[|French Revolution Part 2] media type="youtube" key="NTMFtLAS90Q" height="315" width="560"
 * __Notes for French Revolution Part 2__**
 * Your entry:**

**Using your text (Chapter 7 Section 2) and the sources above write an entry describing one of the important events mentioned during this radical phase of the French Revolution. Again, you are writing from the perspective of your character. As well, you might also consider if your character would become a Jacobite or Girondin.**
 * N.B. Be sure to intersect with another person in the class. That person should NOT be one of your table mates.**

=** __Diary Entry III: The Directory and the Rise of Napoleon__ **= [|French Revolution Part 3] media type="youtube" key="PyZsLYxaIuM" height="315" width="560"
 * The French Revolution gives rise to a republic for a time, but that is replaced by the arrival of Napoleon on the scene. He eventually crowns himself as emperor (read: King!). As the French say, " //plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose."//**
 * __Notes for French Revolution Part 3__**
 * //Note that the video below is really more like the one above, and thus really an extension of the radical phase. Nonetheless, watch it.//**

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 * The French Revolution sung to the tune of Lady Gaga's //Bad Romance -// From Fai.**

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 * All You Need to Know About Napoleon in Five Minutes**


 * Your entry:**
 * Using your text (pp. 229-230 //"Napoleon Seizes Power")// and the sources above write an entry describing this period. Be sure that you answer the following: Did the revolution serve the interests of your character? Explain and defend in your entry. **
 * This is your final entry. Be sure to show that this is the end of your entries for the French Revolution.**
 * N.B. Be sure to collaborate with another member of class in editing diary.**

=__**The Final Episode of the French Revolution: Napoleon**__=

**Here is your assignment [[file:Napoleon Report Card copy 2012.pages]]**
**The Congress of Vienna(1814)** I know, this is not a revolution, but it is an incredibly important moment in the history of Europe for the next four to five decades.

While Napoleon was in exile on the island of **Elba** in the Mediterranean Sea, not far from the south coast of France, an important meeting was happening in Vienna, Austrian Empire. It was chaired by Prince Metternich. All the major powers of Europe were there. The goal of this meeting was to reassert the powers of monarchs in Europe, and to establish a **balance of power.** This last goal is something that has continued in global diplomatic relations since. media type="youtube" key="3igypsAnIm0" height="315" width="420" align="center"
 * Read pp. 238 - 241 and complete the Guided Reading diagram titled, //The Congress of Vienna//**
 * An IB Student's work on this very event...**

__**Revolutions Spread**__ Despite the attempts made by Metternich and others to snuff out attempts at liberal democracy several states and regions experience some form of revolution or rebellion during the first half of the 19th century. These are not just in Europe, many also occur in the Americas, i.e. the Caribbean, Latin America, and even in British North America (today's Canada). In these revolutions (or attempts at them) two forces are at work: **liberalism** and **nationalism.** The case study we are looking at is the Haitian Revolution (Saint Dominigue)**.**

=**__The Latin American Revolutions__**=

Read pp. 246-252. As always take notes. Focus on the C.C.C. About three places that are distinct will be mentioned, South America (excluding Brazil), Mexico and Brazil. Haiti is also mentioned, but I would rather you left it alone.

Once again, here's Mr. Green media type="youtube" key="ZBw35Ze3bg8" height="384" width="682" =**__The Haitian Revolution__**= Subsequent revolutions to the American and French were inspired by those same forces, and by the successes of the people that rose up against their overlords. The Haitian Revolution in that sense is most profound because it was truly a slave revolt against its masters. media type="youtube" key="b69lS3aP1a4" height="315" width="560" align="center"


 * Your assignment:**
 * **Read the The [|Three Essays on the Haitian Revolution]**
 * **Create a Causes Course and Consequences chart for the Haitian Revolution**
 * **Post this on Google Docs as per labeling instructions (goes into your collections).**
 * Due: TBA
 * Notes: [[file:Revolutions 1848.key]]
 * Notes: [[file:Copy of Age of Metternich.key]]

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