Introduction
Welcome to the French Revolution and Napoleon Webquest. The French Revolution was one of the most influential revolutions in history. One of the Revolutions most famous leaders was Napoleon. In this webquest you will explore the major events of the revolution and witness the rise and fall of one of the world’s most famous and successful generals: Napoleon Bonaparte.
Task
Your task is to explore the major events of the French Revolution and complete your worksheet along the way. Following the worksheet you will create a small poster on one major event of the Revolution. With the poster must be a write up explaining what happened during this event and why it was significant.
Process
1. Follow these links to complete your worksheet:
Section 1 : http://www.stockholm360.net/list.php?id=versailles
Section 2: http://alphahistory.com/frenchrevolution/estates-general/
Section 4: http://www.essortment.com/storming-bastille-61070.html
Section 5: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bonaparte_napoleon.shtml
2. Based on what you’ve read, create a poster with an image of one of the major events of the French Revolution. Get creative!
3. On the back of the poster write an open response explaining what the event was, what happened, and why it was an important part of the revolution. This must be at least 10 sentences, with detail, and a quote from the text.
Evaluation
Worksheet: 60pts
- 3 pts per question
- Correct answer 2pts
- Detailed explanation 1 pt.
Poster: 40pts
- Image 18pts
- Creativity
- Quality (used color/effort)
- Visual appearance
- Write-up 20pts
- Explanation of event (10pts)
- Accuracy 5pts
- Detail 5pts
- Explanation of why it was important to the revolution (10pts)
- Accuracy 5pts
- Detail 5pts
- Quote from text 2pts
- Explanation of event (10pts)