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A Novel Approach to the French Revolution |
Curriculum Area | History |
Topic | The French Revolution |
Task | A Novel Approach to the French Revolution |
Age | Could range from 12-18. Has worked successfully with students of all abilities within this range. |
Complexity | 4/5 |
Concepts Covered | Cause, Course, Consequences, Conflict, Revolution, |
Terms | Genre |
Preparation/Materials | # Pre-teaching of the French Revolution topic, genre concepts.
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Time | 3-4 Hours |
Adaptation | # Options for changing publication style could include ‘rewriting’ the story as a comic, cartoon, animation, short-film.
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Page size of work sheets | A4 |
Number of pages in worksheet | 4 |
Objectives
- The students will demonstrate their understanding of the cause, course and consequence of the French Revolution by retelling the event in a creative form that they are able to relate to.
- Extend the understanding of the students to relate their knowledge to a new context.
Process
- Introduce the topic and task to the students
- Demonstrate the activity by retelling the story from a topic of a different context (of which the students can’t use in their task).
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Task Description |
Students describe the cause, course and consequences of the French Revolution by writing a short story retelling the tale by using a different genre and topic example. | |
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Students select a Genre and topic. |
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Brainstorm of how the French revolution relates to a different genre and topic:
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Brief story outline completed and checked by the teacher. |
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Story written and illustrated. |
Stories presented to the class. |
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Extension
Students could complete the task using ComicLife, or creating a series of images with words that are then made into a short movie.