Resources for the Case Study

 *It should be noted that all personal annotations and opinions are represented in italics*

La révolution française  (1989) Movie: Directed by Robert Enrico, Richard T. Heffron

• A history of the French Revolution beginning in 1789 with the King’s decision to convene the Etats-Generaux in order to cope with France’s debt. The first focuses on 1789- August 10, 1792 (when King Louis XVI lost all authority and was placed in prison).The second part carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794, including the deaths by guillotine of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Danton, and Desmoulins.
• An engaging and historically accurate account of the entire unit, best utilised at either the introduction or conclusion of the unit.

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/

• Exploring the French revolution. With 12 topical essays, 250 images, 350 text documents, 13 songs, 13 maps, a timeline and a glossary shows how invaluable this resource is. Provides a detailed content knowledge of the French revolution and the 'Reign of Terror'
• This site is a must-use as it is an .edu or trusted educational resource that has compiled an array of different types of sources that will help any level of student to gain the information they might be looking for. Strongly recommended as we have included this resource in an ICT integrated lesson that has been included in our lesson plan. 

http://www.theguillotine.info/how/

• It describes how the guillotine works and its use throughout history, in particular during the French Revolution.
• This website will gain many of the student’s interest. This interactive site is easy to use, understand and is appealing to those in Stage 6. There are also link to other useful websites.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/robespierre-terror.html

• Excerpts of Robespierre’s speech 5^th February 1794. Includes relevant background information to the speech, including the historical context. The excerpts selected accurately reflect the opinions of Robespierre regarding ‘The Terror’.
• Reliable and accurate educational resource that is applicable from medium to higher learning levels as it is strongly word and reading based. Students with reading difficulties may struggle. 

 

http://library.thinkquest.org/C006257/default.shtml

• This website provides detailed and succinct and relevant to the Modern History Case Study: The Reign of Terror in France 1792–95. 
• With biographies and timelines of key people and events, this site will allow students to gain the basic understanding of this case study. The timeline is interactive, making students interested in the content.

 
http://www.historyguide.org/europe/revolution.html

• Provides an overview to the French Revolution as presented by a lecturer. This website is a resource hub as it has included a bibliography of further reading and links to all subject related materials.
• Strongly recommended for teachers aid as it has many resources that would be invaluable to show the students. Would apply to medium level ability students as independence and confidence in researching skills would be needed to follow up the suggested readings.