Download FRENCH REVOLUTION STORYBOOK PROJECT

English 9 and World History Cross-Curricular Project
Due: August
31st
(Wednesday)
FRENCH REVOLUTION STORYBOOK PROJECT
100 points (World History Class)
60 points (English Class)
2 Lab Days – 8/17 and 8/26 (Ms. Campbell)
1. This project requires you to create a storybook on the major events of the French Revolution. You should
include information from Chapter 6, your notes, AND outside sources (correctly cited using MLA format). Make
sure your information is clear and to the point.
2. Project Requirements:
a) Appealing front cover with an appropriate title. Your storybook should be placed in a folder or bound in
some way. (I will show you examples in class.)
b) Detailed Information on each of the following topics. You may include extra information but the following
topics are required.
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An Introduction
Conditions in France in the late 1780s (Long and Short-Term Causes of the Revolution)
The Meeting of the Estates General
The Tennis Court Oath
The Storming of the Bastille
Declaration of the Rights to Man
The Monarchy is Abolished and Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Robespierre and the Reign of Terror
Rise and Fall of Napoleon
A conclusion
MLA Works Cited Page
c) Each section must include
 An illustration of the event (site your source if you use pictures from the internet)
 Thought or voice bubbles coming from characters in the illustration (at least 5)
Hint --- Primary Sources make excellent thought/speech bubbles
 Academic and Content Vocabulary
d) Additional touches to make the storybook artistic and visually appealing: use of colors, page numbers,
layout, pop-ups, additional visuals or graphics…
Grading Info On Back
English 9 and World History Cross-Curricular Project
3. For World History, you will be graded on the historical information you include for each of the following
topics:
Creativity/appearance/illustrations
Introduction/conclusion
Conditions in France in the late 1780s
Meeting of the Estates General
The Tennis Court Oath
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Storming of the Bastille
The Monarchy Abolished and execution of the Monarchs
Robespierre and the Reign of Terror
The Rise and Fall of Napoleon
10 points
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10 points
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10 points
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10 points
Total:
100 points
Warning: If this project is plagiarized or copied in any way, you will receive a zero.
4. For English, you will be graded on the following:
Internal cites – using them in proper format
10 points
Works Cited Page – listing all of your sources that have been internally cited,
including those for pictures; these must be in the proper MLA format
25 points
Mechanics – this includes any grammatical mistakes, spelling errors, or sentence
issues
25 points
Total:
60 points