Overview Map

Course Length: 10 weeks - Approx: 15 lessons


 Lesson Topic  Outcomes Content
Covered
Skills
1. Introduction to
Revolutionary France.
(2 Lessons)
P1.2
P4.1
Introduction to France; Geography, Context, The French Revolution Questioning/
Inquiry based analysis

2. Overview of events
1789-1792.
(2 Lessons)
P1.1
P4.1
Dismissal of a Monarchy, Marie Antoinette and King
Louis XVI,
Prussian allied Army, Charles Ferdinand. National Assembly,
Fall of Bastille. Civil Constitution.
Source and
data analysis.
Timeline interpretation.
3. Robespierre and
'The Terror'.
(5 Lessons)
P1.1, P1.2
P3.2, P3.3
P4.1
Background to Robespierre; rise
to prominence.
Involvement in the
revolution; 'The Terror'.
The National Convention, Assassination of Marat.
Written and verbal Communication,
Independent Research,
Inquiry based questioning
Evaluation and Source Analysis.
ICT based knowledge

4. Madame Guillotine
and her victims.
(3 Lessons)
P1.1, P1.2
P3.2, P3.3
P4.2
History of Capital punishment in
France; the guillotine. Significance
of 'Madame Guillotine' and the
Reign of Terror
Source based inquiry. Investigative and interpretive analysis.
Evaluation of significant people and events.
Researching
5. The end of the
'Terror'
(3 Lessons)
P2.1
P3.1, P3.2,
P3.3, P3.4
P4.2
Summary of Events, Evaluation of the significance of
the 'Reign of Terror'. Results and achievements.
Evaluation and Assessing.
Communication;
Written.