1.
CreateadocumenttitledIRON/COPPERFRENCHREV.LETTERS+NAMEOF
HISTORICALFIGURE+YOURLASTNAME.Whenyouarefinishedwithyourprofile,
submitthelinkoncanvas
2.
Choose1ofthefollowingpeopleanddevelopaprofileforthem.Youwillbewriting
lettersofcorrespondencetoanotherpersoninclassasthehistoricalfigureyouchoose
throughouttheFrenchRevolutionunit.
WomanpetitionerwhomarchesintheWomensMarchtoVersailles
Ruralpeasant
Urbanbourgeois
MaximilienRobespierre(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(Jacobinparty,leaderoftheReignofTerror)
JeanPaulMarat(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(Jacobinparty,revolutionarywriter,hisdeathisseenas
oneoftheturningpointsoftherevolution)
KingLouisXVI(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(KingofFranceatthetimeoftherevolution)
QueenMarieAntoinette(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(QueenofFranceatthetimeoftherevolution)
JacquesNecker(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(FinanceMinisteratthetimeoftherevolution)
MarquisdeLafayette(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(noblememberwhohelpedwritetheDeclarationof
theRightsofManwiththeNationalAssembly)
NapoleonBonaparte(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(GeneralintheFrenchRevolutionaryArmyand
EmperorofFrance)
CharlotteCorday(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(Girondistparty,murderedJeanPaulMarat)
AbbeImmanuelSieyes(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(Clergymemberandphilosophicalwriterofthe
revolution)
GeorgesDanton(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(FirstpresidentoftheCommitteeofPublicSafety)
ThomasPaine(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(BritishphilosopherandmemberoftheFrenchNational
Convention)
Condorcet(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(philosopherandpoliticalscientist,Girondistparty)
Vergniaud(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(politician,Girondistparty)
OlympedeGouge(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(playwright,authoroftheDeclarationoftheRightsof
Woman,Girondistparty)
RosalieLamorlire(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(QueenMarieAntoinettesfinalservant)
MarieTherese(Linkstoanexternalsite.)(DaughterofKingLouisXVIandQueenMarieAntoinette)
OnthefirstpageofyourdocumentcreateaProfilepageforyourhistoricalfigure.Includethe
following:
Whoisthishistoricalfigure?(Name,BirthDeathdates,location,basicinformation)
Ashortsummaryoftheirlifeandwhytheymightbeimportanttotherevolution
Whyistherevolutionimportanttothisperson?(record3to5ideas)
Whataretheirgoals?Whatdotheywanttoachieve?(record3to5ideas)
Atleast2sourcelinksthatyoucangotoasyouworkonthisletterwritingprojectto
understandyourhistoricalfiguresideas
CorrespondenceProjectEntry1:DiaryEntry
Assumingtheidentityofthehistoricalfigureyouchose,writeadiaryentryrespondingtothe
DeclarationoftheRightsofManortheDeclarationoftheRightsofWoman.Usespecificquotes
fromthedocumentandplaceyourletterwithinhistoricalcontext.
Asyouwriteyourdiaryentry,thinkabout
Wherethispersonisatthetimeoftheevent,whataretheydoing?Whataretheythinking?
Whatdotheyvalue?Whatdotheythinkisimportantaboutthisevent?Whatdotheywanttotell
theworld?
Howcanyoucreateconflictandinterestinyourdiaryentry?
CorrespondenceProjectEntry2:Letter
Choose1revolutionaryactionfromyourtimeline(between1789and1792).Writealetterresponding
to,orpreparingfor,thisrevolutionaryactiontoyourcorrespondencepartner.
SubmitthisassignmentbycopyingandpastingthelinktoyourCorrespondenceProjectDocument
intothecanvassubmissionbox.
IronStream:Clickhereforthelinktoseewhoyourpartneris(Linkstoanexternalsite.).
CopperStream:Clickhereforthelinktoseewhoyourpartneris.(Linkstoanexternalsite.)
ShareyourCorrespondenceProjectdocumentwiththatperson.
Questionstoconsiderwhenwritingyourletter:
wherearethesepeopleatthetimeoftheevent,whataretheydoing?whataretheythinking?
howdotheyrelatetothepersontheyarewritingaletterto?Whatdotheyvalue?Whatdothey
wanttotellthisperson?
howcanyoucreateconflictandinterestinyourletters?
CorrespondenceProjectEntry#3:Letter
Chooseoneeventonyourtimelineintheyear1792.Researchtheevent(usingatleast
2sources)andrespondfromtheperspectiveofyourhistoricalfigurewritingtooneof
yourgroupmembers.Youmayalsochoosetorespondtoaletterthatwaswrittentoyou
fromamemberinyourgroup.
Somequestionstoconsider:
Doesthelettertakeplacebeforeoraftertheevent?
Whatisthepurposeoftheletter?Whyisitbeingwritten?
Wherearethesepeopleatthetimeoftheevent,whataretheydoing?whatare
theythinking?
Howdotheyrelatetothepersontheyarewritingaletterto?Whatdotheyvalue?
Whatdotheywanttotellthisperson?
Howcanyoucreateconflictandinterestinyourletters?
Citeatleast2sourcesabouttheeventoryourhistoricalfigure'sopinionaboutittheeventat
thebottomoftheletter.
Submitthisassignmentbycopyingandpastingthe"share"linkintotheCanvasassignment.
CorrespondenceProjectEntry#4:Letter
WritetooneofyourpartnersdescribingyourhistoricalfiguresexperiencewiththeReignofTerror
tellaspecificstoryinyourletter.Consideryourhistoricalfiguresroleinthereignofterrordidthey
supportit?weretheyavictimoraperpetrator?
Makesuretoreviewthe"StrongCorrespondenceLetters"(Linkstoanexternalsite.)documentto
makeyourletterhighquality.
Quoteorreferenceatleast1primarysourceinyourletterandincludeatleastonemoresource
abouttheReignofTerror.Citeyoursourcesatthebottomofyourletter.