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French Revolution Writing Prompt Due Date: 3/05/17 In this assignment, you will take on the perspective of a French citizen during the French Revolution in order to demonstrate your understanding of how the Revolution impacted the population. To begin this assignment, pick five events and/or characteristics of the French Revolution that you view as having a high degree of importance. Any event discussed in class or your textbook is fine, but some examples include: taxation, famine, meeting of the Estates General, storming of the Bastille, Tennis Court Oath, Women’s March on Versailles, the revolutionary wars with Austria and Prussia, execution of Louis XVI, the Reign of Terror, and the Napoleonic Empire. List your five items below: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Meeting of the estates general – 1789 Tennis Court Oath – June 20, 1789 Storming of the Bastille – July 14, 1789 Women’s March on Versailles – October 5, 1789 Execution of Louis XVI – January 21, 1793
The French Revolution did not just affect ’s political leaders. French citizens from many different backgrounds were directly involved and/or influenced by ’s dramatic political shifts. For this assignment, you will take on the perspective of a French citizen in creating a piece of historical fiction. Your prompt is writing a letter to one of your relatives that lives in America and describing to him or her how the Revolution has impacted your life. Your letter needs to incorporate a discussion on each of your five chosen items. Do not just describe these events. You need to explain how your character feels about these events. You may choose any date as the time setting for your letter as long as it is within the time period of the Revolution. If you pick an earlier date, make sure you do not include events that have not happened yet. For example, if you choose to write in the days following the assault on The Bastille, you cannot talk about the Reign of Terror because it had not happened yet. You are strongly encouraged to be creative and expressive in your writing while taking on the perspective of someone from ’s past. Your assignment should include all the features of a letter: date, greeting/opening (ex. To ___, Bonjour ___,), and a closure (ex. Sincerely, Adieu). Briefly describe your historical perspective below (Estate/social class, job, age, etc.). My historical perspective is:
Please start your letter as a new page on this document so that you only have to submit one file to the drop box at the end. It makes things easier for both you and me. I will go over the assignment live on Friday, 1/29/16. If you still have any questions after attending the class/watching the recording, please email me. My name is Madeline Bowman; I’m categorized into the third class/the bourgeoisie. I’m 29 years old and I am a doctor. I am not married, I have no kids, I live with my 19-year-old sister Zoe. I will be writing my letter to my cousin Abigail Bowman who moved to American about 8 years ago. Point Breakdown (60 Points Total) •
10 points for discussion of each listed topic (5 x 10 = 50 points): Demonstrates a clear understanding of the topic and provides their character’s thoughts and reactions to the topic.
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10 points for overall story and creativity: Letter is clear to follow and historically makes sense. Does more than just repeat the information from the textbook and instead creates a historical narrative told from the point of view of a person living from the time period. Extra Credit: Grading Your Own Work To help encourage careful review and self-reflection of your work, you have the opportunity to grade your own project. After you finish writing your essay, start a new paragraph and title it “Self-Evaluation.” Then, let me know what grade you think you earned on the project (A, B, C, D, or F) and WHY? I will then award you extra credit based on the grade you give yourself (A=5, F=1) as long as you provide a clear written explanation on why you gave yourself that grade. Please use the grading guidelines below to help you in writing your self- evaluation:
10 points for discussion of each listed topic (5 x 10 = 50 points): Demonstrates a clear
understanding of the topic and provides their character’s thoughts and reactions to the topic. 10 points for overall story and creativity: Letter is clear to follow and historically makes
sense. Does more than just repeat the information from the textbook and instead creates a historical narrative told from the point of view of a person living from the time period. Written explanations that will not get you the extra credit: • “I did a good job!” – You need to explain what about your project you did well. • “I worked really hard on it.” or “I spent a lot of time on it.” – Your grade is not based on how
much time you spent on the project. It is based on the quality of what you produce and how well it shows off your understanding of the topic. • “I always do good work.” or “I get A’s in all my classes.” – Your self-reflection is not about how you have done on previous work. It is about how you did on this assignment. Begin writing letter on this page and submit to the drop box as one document.
February 2, 1793 Bonjour Abigail, How are things in America, what kind of place are you living in, I bet it’s beautiful. How’s work, have you met anybody? I’m a doctor now, and Zoe is already 18! Time flies huh? We miss you here, but things haven’t been so well. There’s a lot going on, and I have a feeling it’s not over yet. I wanted to write to you and catch up on how things are in America, and catch you up on things here. It all began in 1789 when Louis XVI became king, he was left with big money issues that he couldn’t solve. These financial issues cause the French monarch to call the Estate General, they wanted to tax land to hopefully solve the financial problems. The estates general wanted each estate to vote, but us in the third estate didn’t like that, we would always be outvoted by the first and second estate. And why would that be fair, if no matter what we were outvoted? After several days, we (third estate) took it into our own hands. We met on June 13, 1789 and declared ourselves the National Assembly; which meant we would begin making our laws and running the country. The National Assembly had meetings at the Salle des Etats. Which I personally was happy about, if you have a king that isn’t doing any good for your people you need to step up and put matters into your own hands. King Louis XVI didn’t accept the National Assembly, and ordered for the Salle des Etats to be closed. That didn’t stop us, we met on a local tennis court called the Jeu de Paume, we made an oath that we would continue meeting until King Louis XVI seen us as a legitimate government body. We called it the Tennis Court Oath, created on June 20, 1789. I think the King was very selfish for not wanting the third party to be a part of the law, him and his wife Marie Antoinette only wanted money and power in my eyes. But we weren’t going to let that stop us. A month later the king STILL didn’t want us to have power, and many of us in the third estate
were worried the king was getting the French army ready to attack. So, we decided to be prepared and get armed. Many men from the third estate took over the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, they got muskets but still needed gun powder. There were rumors of The Bastille being filled with political prisoners, it also had the gun power they needed. So, in the morning of July 14, 1789 about 1000 men from our estate went to The Bastille. They demanded that Governor de Launay, the military leader at the Bastille, hand over the gun powder and surrender the prison. Once he refused, and no negotiations worked the crowd became frustrated, they got into the courtyard and a fight broke out. Some soldiers at the Bastille switched sides and De Launay realized it was hopeless and handed over the fort. After the fight, there were 100 people killed, De Launay and three other soldiers were killed after surrendering. We did it, we got the power that we needed to be safe. King Louis XVI and his wife had to learn, we needed a say in the government and we were going to fight to fight until we got it. That’s only 3 events in half a year, it’s been hectic, but if you believe in something you must fight for it. Now a little while after that there was another big event, this time I, ME was physically involved in a “fight” for what was right. So, me and the rest of the third estate mainly ate bread. With the poor economy bread prices rose, when us women went to the market for bread, what little they had was very expensive. I was furious with this situation, not only was I thinking about how I would feed myself and Zoe, I saw all these angry mothers and thought of their young children. What would they eat? Something had to be done! So, on October 5, 1789 a group of us women ed together and marched through Paris demanding cheaper bread. More women slowly began to with us and we soon had thousands of women marching together. It was so amazing how so many women came together to do what was right for their families. We took over the Hotel de Ville in Paris where we got some bread and weapons. Some women in the crowd suggested we head to the palace in Versailles, and confront the king and queen. Although the crowd was mostly women, there were some men included. It was pouring rain, and we marched for six hours until we finally arrived at the palace, we demanded to meet the king. A group of women met with King Louis XVI and he offered food from his store and said there would be more in the future. Me and a lot of women blamed the queen and her awful habits of spending money; I think it’s ridiculous how a king and a queen of so many people can be uptight and only think of themselves. They have children of their own, they should think of the needs of everyone else’s children as well. I didn’t like the King, not one bit, I just think he’s just a selfish person, but all that was soon to be over. On January 20, 1793 King Louis XVI was convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers, and his sentence was death by the French National Convention. After he was executed by the
guillotine we didn’t have to worry about King Louis XVI anymore, which made me happy. I do wonder what made him so selfish, I know money can change people but he had a family. I thought family warmed your heart, but I guess his love for power and money made him the way he was, not to mention his awfully money indulging wife. But that about sums up the craziness I’ve dealt with hear in . And quite honestly it all has stressed me out, I feel like things here in are going downhill fast, now with King Louis XVI executed it might get better. I’m hoping anyway. So, now that I’ve caught you up on the things that’s happened here; I would love to hear about America. How different it is from ; I hope things aren’t going bad there as well. I’ve heard that it’s such a lovely country, maybe me and Zoe could visit it one day and you could show us around at all the places you love. I hope you’ve made a wonderful life there; and that you’re happy. Me and Zoe hope to see you soon one day, and I can’t wait to hear back from you. Nous envoyons notre amour! Avec Amour, Madeline Bowman
Self-Evaluation: I think for this project I deserve an A, and not because I just want a good grade but because I put a lot of thought into this project, maybe because it was a wonderful writing prompt and I’m an English freak but I put a lot into this. I took the first week deciding the right topics to choose and the ones that fit together just right, I then went on to read about each topic. I took way more notes than I probably should have, and then got started on a layout of how I wanted the topics order, and my thoughts on each topic. And in the end, it was super easy to piece together into a letter. I have taken French class and learned it on my own so I wanted to incorporate that into the letter, because I was acting as a citizen of . I’m not sure if I deserve a complete 100 because I may not have described the events as detailed as you wanted, or I may have added too much of my thoughts into the letter or maybe not even enough. But I do see the potential in my letter to be an A, and I hope you do too!
Meeting of the estates general – 1789 Tennis Court Oath – June 20, 1789 Storming of the Bastille – July 14, 1789 Women’s March on Versailles – October 5, 1789 Execution of Louis XVI – January 21, 1793
The French Revolution did not just affect ’s political leaders. French citizens from many different backgrounds were directly involved and/or influenced by ’s dramatic political shifts. For this assignment, you will take on the perspective of a French citizen in creating a piece of historical fiction. Your prompt is writing a letter to one of your relatives that lives in America and describing to him or her how the Revolution has impacted your life. Your letter needs to incorporate a discussion on each of your five chosen items. Do not just describe these events. You need to explain how your character feels about these events. You may choose any date as the time setting for your letter as long as it is within the time period of the Revolution. If you pick an earlier date, make sure you do not include events that have not happened yet. For example, if you choose to write in the days following the assault on The Bastille, you cannot talk about the Reign of Terror because it had not happened yet. You are strongly encouraged to be creative and expressive in your writing while taking on the perspective of someone from ’s past. Your assignment should include all the features of a letter: date, greeting/opening (ex. To ___, Bonjour ___,), and a closure (ex. Sincerely, Adieu). Briefly describe your historical perspective below (Estate/social class, job, age, etc.). My historical perspective is:
Please start your letter as a new page on this document so that you only have to submit one file to the drop box at the end. It makes things easier for both you and me. I will go over the assignment live on Friday, 1/29/16. If you still have any questions after attending the class/watching the recording, please email me. My name is Madeline Bowman; I’m categorized into the third class/the bourgeoisie. I’m 29 years old and I am a doctor. I am not married, I have no kids, I live with my 19-year-old sister Zoe. I will be writing my letter to my cousin Abigail Bowman who moved to American about 8 years ago. Point Breakdown (60 Points Total) •
10 points for discussion of each listed topic (5 x 10 = 50 points): Demonstrates a clear understanding of the topic and provides their character’s thoughts and reactions to the topic.
•
10 points for overall story and creativity: Letter is clear to follow and historically makes sense. Does more than just repeat the information from the textbook and instead creates a historical narrative told from the point of view of a person living from the time period. Extra Credit: Grading Your Own Work To help encourage careful review and self-reflection of your work, you have the opportunity to grade your own project. After you finish writing your essay, start a new paragraph and title it “Self-Evaluation.” Then, let me know what grade you think you earned on the project (A, B, C, D, or F) and WHY? I will then award you extra credit based on the grade you give yourself (A=5, F=1) as long as you provide a clear written explanation on why you gave yourself that grade. Please use the grading guidelines below to help you in writing your self- evaluation:
10 points for discussion of each listed topic (5 x 10 = 50 points): Demonstrates a clear
understanding of the topic and provides their character’s thoughts and reactions to the topic. 10 points for overall story and creativity: Letter is clear to follow and historically makes
sense. Does more than just repeat the information from the textbook and instead creates a historical narrative told from the point of view of a person living from the time period. Written explanations that will not get you the extra credit: • “I did a good job!” – You need to explain what about your project you did well. • “I worked really hard on it.” or “I spent a lot of time on it.” – Your grade is not based on how
much time you spent on the project. It is based on the quality of what you produce and how well it shows off your understanding of the topic. • “I always do good work.” or “I get A’s in all my classes.” – Your self-reflection is not about how you have done on previous work. It is about how you did on this assignment. Begin writing letter on this page and submit to the drop box as one document.
February 2, 1793 Bonjour Abigail, How are things in America, what kind of place are you living in, I bet it’s beautiful. How’s work, have you met anybody? I’m a doctor now, and Zoe is already 18! Time flies huh? We miss you here, but things haven’t been so well. There’s a lot going on, and I have a feeling it’s not over yet. I wanted to write to you and catch up on how things are in America, and catch you up on things here. It all began in 1789 when Louis XVI became king, he was left with big money issues that he couldn’t solve. These financial issues cause the French monarch to call the Estate General, they wanted to tax land to hopefully solve the financial problems. The estates general wanted each estate to vote, but us in the third estate didn’t like that, we would always be outvoted by the first and second estate. And why would that be fair, if no matter what we were outvoted? After several days, we (third estate) took it into our own hands. We met on June 13, 1789 and declared ourselves the National Assembly; which meant we would begin making our laws and running the country. The National Assembly had meetings at the Salle des Etats. Which I personally was happy about, if you have a king that isn’t doing any good for your people you need to step up and put matters into your own hands. King Louis XVI didn’t accept the National Assembly, and ordered for the Salle des Etats to be closed. That didn’t stop us, we met on a local tennis court called the Jeu de Paume, we made an oath that we would continue meeting until King Louis XVI seen us as a legitimate government body. We called it the Tennis Court Oath, created on June 20, 1789. I think the King was very selfish for not wanting the third party to be a part of the law, him and his wife Marie Antoinette only wanted money and power in my eyes. But we weren’t going to let that stop us. A month later the king STILL didn’t want us to have power, and many of us in the third estate
were worried the king was getting the French army ready to attack. So, we decided to be prepared and get armed. Many men from the third estate took over the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, they got muskets but still needed gun powder. There were rumors of The Bastille being filled with political prisoners, it also had the gun power they needed. So, in the morning of July 14, 1789 about 1000 men from our estate went to The Bastille. They demanded that Governor de Launay, the military leader at the Bastille, hand over the gun powder and surrender the prison. Once he refused, and no negotiations worked the crowd became frustrated, they got into the courtyard and a fight broke out. Some soldiers at the Bastille switched sides and De Launay realized it was hopeless and handed over the fort. After the fight, there were 100 people killed, De Launay and three other soldiers were killed after surrendering. We did it, we got the power that we needed to be safe. King Louis XVI and his wife had to learn, we needed a say in the government and we were going to fight to fight until we got it. That’s only 3 events in half a year, it’s been hectic, but if you believe in something you must fight for it. Now a little while after that there was another big event, this time I, ME was physically involved in a “fight” for what was right. So, me and the rest of the third estate mainly ate bread. With the poor economy bread prices rose, when us women went to the market for bread, what little they had was very expensive. I was furious with this situation, not only was I thinking about how I would feed myself and Zoe, I saw all these angry mothers and thought of their young children. What would they eat? Something had to be done! So, on October 5, 1789 a group of us women ed together and marched through Paris demanding cheaper bread. More women slowly began to with us and we soon had thousands of women marching together. It was so amazing how so many women came together to do what was right for their families. We took over the Hotel de Ville in Paris where we got some bread and weapons. Some women in the crowd suggested we head to the palace in Versailles, and confront the king and queen. Although the crowd was mostly women, there were some men included. It was pouring rain, and we marched for six hours until we finally arrived at the palace, we demanded to meet the king. A group of women met with King Louis XVI and he offered food from his store and said there would be more in the future. Me and a lot of women blamed the queen and her awful habits of spending money; I think it’s ridiculous how a king and a queen of so many people can be uptight and only think of themselves. They have children of their own, they should think of the needs of everyone else’s children as well. I didn’t like the King, not one bit, I just think he’s just a selfish person, but all that was soon to be over. On January 20, 1793 King Louis XVI was convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers, and his sentence was death by the French National Convention. After he was executed by the
guillotine we didn’t have to worry about King Louis XVI anymore, which made me happy. I do wonder what made him so selfish, I know money can change people but he had a family. I thought family warmed your heart, but I guess his love for power and money made him the way he was, not to mention his awfully money indulging wife. But that about sums up the craziness I’ve dealt with hear in . And quite honestly it all has stressed me out, I feel like things here in are going downhill fast, now with King Louis XVI executed it might get better. I’m hoping anyway. So, now that I’ve caught you up on the things that’s happened here; I would love to hear about America. How different it is from ; I hope things aren’t going bad there as well. I’ve heard that it’s such a lovely country, maybe me and Zoe could visit it one day and you could show us around at all the places you love. I hope you’ve made a wonderful life there; and that you’re happy. Me and Zoe hope to see you soon one day, and I can’t wait to hear back from you. Nous envoyons notre amour! Avec Amour, Madeline Bowman
Self-Evaluation: I think for this project I deserve an A, and not because I just want a good grade but because I put a lot of thought into this project, maybe because it was a wonderful writing prompt and I’m an English freak but I put a lot into this. I took the first week deciding the right topics to choose and the ones that fit together just right, I then went on to read about each topic. I took way more notes than I probably should have, and then got started on a layout of how I wanted the topics order, and my thoughts on each topic. And in the end, it was super easy to piece together into a letter. I have taken French class and learned it on my own so I wanted to incorporate that into the letter, because I was acting as a citizen of . I’m not sure if I deserve a complete 100 because I may not have described the events as detailed as you wanted, or I may have added too much of my thoughts into the letter or maybe not even enough. But I do see the potential in my letter to be an A, and I hope you do too!
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