Weeks of January 20th & January 27th

Here is our plan for the next few weeks when we will be discussing the French Revolution and its aftermath. On Wednesday we will also discuss plans for our next Darnton reading and our first Essais.

Wednesday, Jan. 23
  • Read: Palmer 349-355
  • Lecture: French Revolution - Background
  • Workshop: "Effective Reading"
  • Planning: Darnton & Essais
Friday, Jan. 25
  • Read: Palmer 355-370
  • Lecture: FR - The Republican Experiment
  • Workshop: 3-part summary
Tuesday, Jan. 29
  • Read: Palmer 374-383
  • Lecture: FR - The Great Terror
  • Workshop: Elements of Biography
Thursday, Jan. 31
  • Read: Palmer 383-394; begin "Police Inspector"
  • Lecture: Marie Antoinette
  • Workshop: Biography
  • Due: 3-part Summary
    • Identify:
      • "eminent property"
      • Bastille
      • "Night of August 4th"
      • Olympe de Gouges
      • Calonne
      • Guillotin
    •  Timeline of French Revolution
    • 2-paragraph response
      • In what ways was the French Revolution a success? In what ways did it fail?
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