Les Miserables Lesson Plan

Democracy in France

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will read and respond to an article about democracy in France.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.1

Structure:

For this activity, students will read the following article from the National Endowment for the Humanities regarding the rise of democracy in France:

https://www.neh.gov/article/storming-bastille-led-democracy-not-long

They will then, as individuals, answer the following questions:

1. Briefly state the main argument presented in the article.
2. Summarize the most important information presented in the article.
3. What surprised you the most from this article?
4. Do you have any...