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FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Enlightenment: France: Rousseau

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, specifically by reading and analyzing excerpts from two of Jean Jacques Rousseau's major works, The Social Contract (1763) and Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality am…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Enlightenment: France: Voltaire (Candide)

Students in this lesson will analyze and understand the basic story behind Voltaire's satire by reading Candide (1759). In doing such analysis, students will also gain an appreciation and understanding of how Voltaire challenged the French …

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Early Modern France (1498-1789): The Sun King: Louis XIV

Through an examination of both primary and secondary sources on the subject, including various types of visual media in addition to electronic and written sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain Fre…

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

Franco-American Alliance of 1778

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, including excerpts from the Franco American Alliance (1778), students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic terms of the 1778 alliance between Fra…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Frankish Gaul (486-987): The Battle of Tours 732 CE

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources including excerpts from contemporary accounts on both sides of the conflict, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the importance of th…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

French Revolution (1789-1815): Bourgeois Phase, 1789-1792

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details, ideas and motivations behind the Bourgeois phase of the French Revolution, the basic structure and p…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

French Revolution (1789-1815): Napoleon's Domestic Plan

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the structure, details and purposes behind Napoleon's Domestic Plan through a comprehensive investigation of the …

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

French Revolution (1789-1815): Robespierre and the Terror

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details, ideas and motivations behind Robespierre's Jacobin Terror phase of the French Revolution, the basic …

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

French Second Empire (1852-1870): Haussmann and the Birth of Modern Paris

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details, ideas and motivations the Haussmannization of Paris, how he used wide boulevards and ring streets to…

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914 - 1918) - Poison Gas on the Western Front

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how the use of poison gas on the Western Front dramatically altered the nature of fighting in the Great …

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918) - The Western Front: Battle of the Somme

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students here will understand the basic facts of the Battle of the Somme, the strategy and objectives of the British and French commanders in the offensive, how allied mistakes cost tens…

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918) - Treaty of Versailles 1919

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic provisions of the Treaty of Versailles 1919, how different articles reflected the positions of the "Big…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): France: Clemenceau's Views at Versailles

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the reasons behind Clemenceau's desire to cripple Germany after the Great War and how the final treaty contained …

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): The Western Front: Battle of Verdun 1916

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students here will understand the basic facts of the Battle of Verdun, including the reasons behind the German attack, the progress of the battle itself over the 10 months of fighting, i…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): The Western Front: First Battle of the Marne 1914

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how the First Battle of the Marne saved France, forced the German army to abandon the Schlieffen Plan and ultimat…

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): Wilson's 14 Points: American Idealism and the Treaty of Versailles 1919

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students here will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic facts behind Wilson's "Fourteen Points", how they spelled out the ideas of self-determination and equality among …

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Hundred Years War (1337-1453): The Maid of Lorraine: Joan of Arc

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how the details behind the story of Joan of Arc, her role during the Hundred Years War, the details behi…

FranceEnglish / Language ArtsGrade 11-12

Interwar Europe (1919-1939): Lost Generation: Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises

Through an examination of both primary and secondary sources on the subject, including various types of visual media in addition to electronic and written sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Interwar France (1919-1939): The Maginot Line

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic design and structure of the Maginot Line, why the French constructed the Maginot Line in the 1920s …

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Medieval France (987-1498): Avignon Papacy (1309-1378): Babylon Captivity of the Church

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how and why the Catholic Church transferred the papacy to Avignon, what role the French crown played in the A…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Protestant Reformation: French Huguenots

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, including excerpts from the Edict of Nantes (1598) and the Edict of Fontainebleau (1685), students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain who the French Hugu…

FranceartGrade 11-12

Renaissance Europe: Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story behind Leonardo's most famous oil painting the Mona Lisa, how and why the painting was created, how…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Roman Gaul / France (50 BCE - 486 CE): The Gallic Wars

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources including excerpts from Caesar's own writings on the Gallic Wars, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain why Julius Caesar and the Roman…

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

World War II (1939-1945): Battle of the Bulge: Patton's Finest Hour

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the events surrounding the Battle of the Bulge, why the German High Command decided to engage in a counterattack …