The French Revolution
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Bonjour, France!
A series of revolutions have occurred throughout the world during all of history. Groups of people seeing things differently have unfortunately ended in too much bloodshed. The French Revolution is one of these wars that took a toll on many people ~ starting with the French themselves, and spreading to the surrounding countries with Napoleon. Learning about the world's past mistakes and disagreements will hopefully help us in the future. I do hope and pray that freedom and peace will come to all someday through God's Almighty love. I wish all who pass by here peace and understanding.
Below are materials I have used to teach about the French Revolution. You will find links to research about the French Revolution and / or France itself. I tried to find quality websites, webquests, books, worksheets, games, videos, and resources for the arts and other areas. I hope they are helpful to someone. If you are familiar with other resources that will help in this area of study, please add it to one of the resource lists. Merci et bonne chance, etudients!
Graphic special thanks to Mr. Phillip Martin!
Below are materials I have used to teach about the French Revolution. You will find links to research about the French Revolution and / or France itself. I tried to find quality websites, webquests, books, worksheets, games, videos, and resources for the arts and other areas. I hope they are helpful to someone. If you are familiar with other resources that will help in this area of study, please add it to one of the resource lists. Merci et bonne chance, etudients!
Graphic special thanks to Mr. Phillip Martin!
Researching the Time & Place
When? Where? Who? Why? What? ~ How?
- French Revolution & Napoleon
- Teacher and kids resources for lessons and activities.
- French Revolution Unit Plans
- Designed for 9th grade, but may be adapted for other grades - plans, ideas, and worksheets.
- The French Revolution
- Summary of Events (1789 - 1799) from Spark Notes
- 19th Century in France
- Learn about Politics, Social Classes, Technology, Fashion, Furniture, Music, Architecture, The Academy, Breaking Away, Art, and Symbolism by the Paris Project.
- The Palace of Versailles
- Beautiful pictures and Information.
- Napoleon & Beethoven
- From the "Legends and Heros" Series from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra - a lesson plan comparing and contrasting these two 1800's men.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Napoleon Bonaparte supporter? Or not?
"The Eroica Symphony and Napoleon Bonaparte ~ Originally the work was to be titled the "Bonaparte Symphony" (New Groves), as a tribute to Napoleon Bonaparte, the French Consul who had begun to radically reform Europe after conducting sweeping military campaigns across the continent. In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself emperor, a move which angered Beethoven. As legend has it, the composer ripped through the title page and later renamed the symphony the Eroica because he refused to dedicate one of his pieces to the man he now considered a "tyrant". Nevertheless, he still allowed the published manuscript to carry the inscription, "composed to celebrate the memory of a great man," despite dedicating the work to Lobkowitz. This has led historians and biographers to speculate on Beethoven's feelings towards Napoleon ever since." ~ Quoted from The Eroica Symphony - Beethoven: Historical Notes on Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, Op. 55 by Aaron Green, About.com Guide
More on the Revolution
Study Materials
Some of these are more graphic than others and should be choosen carefully with the maturity of students.
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Other sites we liked for study!
- *French Revolution
- Worksheets for study ~ Chronology, Overview Diagram, Causes of the Revolution (variety of forms), "Tennis Court Speech", Revolution Begins, King Louis XVI, Newspaper Report, War & Republic, Trial of a King, Execution of a King, Execution of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette, Newspaper of Louis, Reign of Terror, France in 1795, Rise of Napoleon, Blank Fact File, Changes in France.
~ These are very colorful note pages that could be used in a notebook. Some are completed, and some are blank to fill in. A few of them have assignment tasks with them. PARENTS / TEACHERS: Please check for appropriateness for your child / children; some pages were more graphic than I would care for my younger child to have. - *Causes of the French Revolution
- Web diagram of the causes
- *Freedom or Death
- French Revolution Quest ~ Over 20 small articles giving information about the Revolution, Timeline, Biographies, and Multimedia.
- French Revolution for Kids
- from KidsPast.com "The Past Belongs to Kids"
- The French Revolution
- Several articles about the French Revolution from "Social Studies for Kids"
- French Revolution Videos
- Teacher approved videos about the revolution and it's events.
Historical France Map 1989
Eifel Tower-Paris, France by londie
Browse Paris Posters
DVD's about the French Revolution
Make the Historic Stories Come Alive!
French Revolution Resources
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I'm always looking for great new materials to study.
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Paris in 1789
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Parle francais ~ Speak French
Learn a New Language!
Informative Webquests
Fun Ways to Research!
Webquests make researching a topic more interesting! Most will give an individual or group task to find out more about. Needed information is sometimes located on the site, or linked to it. Quizzes, worksheets, and games are also given at times for reinforcement of the concepts.
- The French Revolution
- An 11th Grade Webquest
- French Revolution Webquest
- The resource links are very informative.
- The French Revolution
- Another 9th Grade Webquest
- French Webquests
- Listing of several
- *France Webquest
- Find out about the flag, location, geography, climate, "places to go and people to see", transportation, communication, currency, natural resources, and industry of France.
L'Arc de Triomphe in Paris
National Monument of France
Why is this arch important to France? How is it related to the French Revolution and Napoleon? Something interesting to research!
~ Arc de Triomphe, Paris
~ L'arc de Triomphe = Triumph Arch
~ Arc de Triomphe, Paris
~ L'arc de Triomphe = Triumph Arch
Le Tour de Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower
Chateau de Versailles
The Palaces of Versailles
France ~ The Country & Geography
Understand the revolution better by knowing the country!
- Our Vacation to France
- A virtual vacation webquest about France ~ links to interesting places all around France ~ Oui, oui!!
- French Theme Page
- English / French Dictionary, Tons of Mini Books, Worksheets, and Activities for the French language. There are also flag, map, artists, and inventors materials.
- France @ World Atlas
- Besides having awesome maps to print, several other resources are given ~ Brief Description, Famous Natives, Fast Facts, Flags & Symbols, Islands & Regions, Landforms, Land Statistics, Latitude & Longitude, Links, Maps, Time, and a Timeline.
- Inventors & Inventions from France
- from Enchanted Learning
- Statue of Liberty
- Learn more about the relationship of France and the United States with this gift given almost a century later.
Read about France
Lapbooking & Notebooking
- Lapbook & Notebook Pages I Created
- Mini Books: Bastille Day - July 14, French Words, The Flag of France, Tennis Court Oath, Guillotine, Napoleon
Notebook Pages: King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette, Napoleon Bonaparte - France Mini Books
- Where in the world is France? Mini book with map.
French Flag Simple Fold Book
Where in Europe is France? Worksheet - French Revolution
- Study Worksheets for Older Kids ~ These would be great to add to a notebook ~ Chronology, Overview Diagram, Causes of the Revolution (variety of forms), "Tennis Court Speech", Revolution Begins, King Louis XVI, Newspaper Report, War & Republic, Trial of a King, Execution of a King, Execution of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette, Newspaper of Louis, Reign of Terror, France in 1795, Rise of Napoleon, Blank Fact File, Changes in France.
- Blank Map of France
- You pick the size to print out ~ maps can be one page size up to 8' X 8' or 64 pages. I guess the largest could be wall posters. I'm considering a 4 page one that will be easy to locate places and then be folded up into our notebook.
- European Map
- Print with labels or no labels.
- Maps of France @ Worksheet Works
- Design your own specifications to these maps and worksheets.
Freelance France Map - choose cities, physical attributes, and neighbors to be displayed with or without labels
"Label Me" France Map - choose what to have your students label. These make great quizes or tests.
France Location Word Search - use their list of suggested places, or type in ones you want to personalize it.
Scrambled Places - unscramble the names of places you choose and locate them on a map - nice review material.
France Crossword Puzzle - choose 10 - 20 places to identify and put in the crossword grid to match the map given.
Bon Appetite!
Games for Learning
- Walk the Plank Game
- Answer the questions about the French Revolution correctly with the pirates.
- Fling the Teacher Game
- I DON'T like the title, but the game forces kids to know basic facts.
- French Revolution Mini Games
- Matching, Flashcards, Concentration, Word Search
- French Revolution & Napoleon
- A 25 questions mini online quiz
- Online Interactive Europe Map
- Roll the mouse over the map to see the hidden names - colorful and easy. A tremendous amount of online map game activities and print resources for all types of maps may be found here!
- Online Interactive France Map
- Roll the mouse over the map to see hidden foods and travel sites of France. Scroll down the page to see defining paragraphs of the locations.
- Europe Online Map Puzzle
- Click and drag the countries to their locations ~ 4 levels of difficulty
French Revolution & Literature Studies
- Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
- Literature Unit Study on this story.
- The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of James John Audubon
- "Summary: John James Audubon was a boy who loved the outdoors and believed in studying birds in nature, not just from books. Capturing the early passion of America's greatest painter of birds, this story will leave young readers listening intently for the calls of birds large and small near their own homes."
Mr. Audubon was sent to America to avoid the French Revolution.
Find Out More
Napoleon
- *The Rise & Fall of Napoleon
- Webquest with bios, glossary, activities, teacher section, online games and quizzes.
- Napoleon
- Middle school lesson plan.
- Napoleon's Empire
- from PBS
- Napoleon Timeline
- A timeline of his life
- Downfall of Napoleon's Empire 1810 - 1814
- Biography, Resources, and Activities
La France ~ c'est beau a voir!
L'Arts de France
- French Songs & Music
- Download free MP3's and information about French music.
- French Music
- from Discover France
- Music of France
- History of music in France ~ French composers
- French Art
- Art history through time ~ French artists
- La Louvre
- The famous art museum in Paris, France
- French Artists
- from Artcyclopedia ~ a timeline listing of French Artists
- French Literature
- Check the links at the bottom of the page - some are other pages within the site about literature in different time periods, other links are of other sites.
Romantic Period Music Composer of France
Camille Saint - Saens
- Marie Antoinette
- Coloring page of a drawing made by French artist Jacques-Louis David during the French Revolution.
- French Revolution Videos
- YouTube videos related to the French Revolution ~ search with caution, please.
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