This lesson focuses on the recurring patterns of revolutions in the modern era. The flowcharts for the English, Russian, and Chinese revolutions follow the same pattern as this one. Along with the concepts common to all of themis the idea that a revolution requires a much longer time to resolve itself than is usually thought. Thus, instead of the commonly given dates of 1789 to 1799 given for the French Revolution, this lesson treats it as a process that hasn't achieved a stable democracy until the third Republic is founded in 1871.
In the PowerPoint, the color flowchart develops slide by slide while other notes for the students scroll down the side. There are also photos with captions mixed in to illustrate the lesson and capture students’ interest. This packet also contains a student reading, flowchart, and the author’s own research notes with lots of details and interesting trivia.
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This set is very good. It does a tremendous job explaining not only the course (or formula) of the French Revolution, but of revolutions in general. What is especially good is that there is a similar powerpoint during the Russian Revolution comparing it to the French Revolution. I highly recommend not only this but all of the Flow of History products. The students really enjoy them and are getting a much better sense of history and how events continue to play a part down through the ages.
April 22, 2007
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For the last 27 years, I have taught at University High School, in Urbana, Illinois. During this time I have created a 4-year world history curriculum that breaks down as follows: Subfreshmen (7th and 8th grades combined): Prehistory and ancient civilizations, including India, China, and Japan. Freshmen: Western civilization and the Islamic world to 1500 Sophomores: World history from 1500 to 1945 Seniors: the world since 1945. All of these, except the senior course are required. The elective senior course is consistently filled to capacity of 30, usually with a waiting list.
