Section III: Unit Standards, Goals, and Objectives

1. Content standards and objectives alignment

Content Standards:
Evaluate a historical source for point of view and historical context
Analyze the complexity of events in world history
Investigate causes and effects of significant events in world history
Evaluate the historical development and impact of political thought, theory
and actions
Content objectives:
SWBAT analyze the complexity of events in world history by creating a time
travel brochure, back to the French Revolution.
SWBAT evaluate the historical development and impact of political thought,
theory and actions by engaging in a discussion on the Great Fear and the
Reign of Terror and by continuing their timeline.
SWBAT evaluate the historical development and impact of political thought,
theory and actions by creating a time travel brochure, back to the French
Revolution.
SWBAT evaluate a historical source for point of view and historical context
by analyzing the World History textbook to complete an accompanying
worksheet on the French Revolution and compare it to primary documents
dating back to the French Revolution.
SWBAT investigate causes and effects of significant events in world history
by analyzing the major events leading to the French Revolution.

2. Understandings, Essential Questions, Goals, and skills

Understandings
The French Revolution was influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment.
Up to this point in history, absolute monarchies dominated Europe.
Revolutions are typically caused by social, political and economic
inequalities.
Revolutions change over time.
Revolutions have outcomes that affect both the local and global communities.
Essential Questions (Topical)
What were the most important causes & effects of each phase of the French
Revolution?
To what extent was the French Revolution a product of the Enlightenment?
In what ways was Napoleon both a child of the revolution and the last of the
enlightened despots?

 How did the government change over the course of the Revolution?
What was life like during the French Revolution?

Essential Questions (Overarching)

Is the use of terror tactics ever justified?
What are some factors that must exist for a Revolution?
How can the change in political philosophy change the landscape of a country
or countries?
What are some issues we face today that you would revolt for?
Goals
Students will know
How the principles of the Philosophes influenced the F.R.
The causes of the F.R.
The results of the F.R.
The major events and people of the F.R.
The general order of events that took place in the F.R.
How Napoleon expanded Frances sphere of influence.
The role of the sans culottes during the F.R.
What kind of government was formed to replace the Absolute Monarchy.
Skills
Analyze text and vocabulary using context clues, pre-fixes, and suffixes.
Conduct research using acceptable research methods.
Manage time effectively.
Demonstrate intellectual curiosity.
Take responsibility for completion of work.

3. Literacy standards and objectives alignment

Literacy Standards:
Write clearly and coherently for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Employ standard English language properly and fluently in reading, writing,
listening, and speaking.
Access and use secondary sources to explain questions being researched.

Literacy objectives:
SWBAT write clearly and coherently for a variety of purposes and audiences
by creating a time travel brochure, back to the French Revolution.
SWBAT write clearly and coherently for a variety of purposes and audiences
by creating a time travel brochure, back to the French Revolution.

SWBAT employ standard English language properly and fluently in reading,

writing, listening, and speaking by taking notes and participating in a
discussion on the causes of the French Revolution.
SWBAT employ standard English language properly and fluently in reading,
writing, listening, and speaking by taking notes and participating in a
discussion on the bloody days of the French Revolution
SWBAT access and use secondary sources to explain questions being
researched.
4. Democracy standards and objectives alignment
Democracy Standards:
Develop new connections where none previously existed.
Read, write, listen and speak effectively.
Take responsibility for completion of work.
Cooperate for a common purpose.

Democracy Objectives:
SWBAT read, write, listen and speak effectively for the purpose of further
developing the students communication skills.
SWBAT take responsibility for completion of work for the purpose of further
developing a strong work ethic by showing their timeline of events as a
Ticket out the Door.
SWBAT take responsibility for completion of work for the purpose of further
developing a strong work ethic by submitting the Chapter 20 worksheet
assignment on time.
SWBAT cooperate for a common purpose for the purpose of improving the
21st century skill, collaboration. They will accomplish this by creating a time
travel brochure, back to the French Revolution.

5. Refer to the objectives stated above.