December 12-13

Objective –

Develop an understanding of Napoleon's rise to power

Form an opinion on whether Napoleon is good or bad for France

Agenda

Who is Napoleon – The basics

Self Directed Work – readings and Timeline

Napoleon’s Letters

Begin Writing paper

HW – None, but by the end of the week you need to complete the readings and a rough draft of your paper

Napoleon

Born in Corsica, a Mediterranean Island, in 1769

Joined the French army after going to military school, would side with the revolutionaries when the French Revolution came

Why is it ironic that the supports the revolution as a member of the army?

Continued

Gains an important role in the military, eventually earning the rank of Captain during the revolution

He is considered a genius based on his ability to devise military tactics

Napoleon’s leadership skills in the military will translate to him gaining power in the government

Napoleon Gains Power

Napoleon used his military position to increase his power, leading troops into Italy and gaining victory before losing battles in Egypt

By this time (1799) the people of France are frustrated with the continued ineffectiveness of their government (the revolution is 10 years old) and are looking for leadership

Napoleon uses the desire of the French people to sweep into power, and by 1800 he is the elected as the leader of France and is effectively a dictator

The question that remains is: Was Napoleon a product of the revolution and democratic ideals or a return to a single ruler?

The rest of the work

For the rest of today, you will work at your own pace

Pull this PowerPoint up off of my website and work to complete all of the tasks it has

What you don’t finish today, you will finish Wednesday/Thursday

Wednesday I will introduce your paper prompts and we will start the writing process in the second half of class.

Textbook

Chapter 23 Section 3 (663-667)

Read and take notes, creating a basic timeline of Napoleon’s rise to power

Answer questions 2-6

With your textbook and netbook

Using the Napoleon timeline as a starting point, Make a timeline in word of major events from the beginning of the French Revolution until Napoleon becomes emperor of France Things to include –

major government shifts

Wars or battles

Dates of important arrests/executions

Have at least 20 things

When you have completed the timeline, answer these questions with lists that have at least 3 facts for each Why is the French Revolution good for the people of France

You will turn this in to turnitin.com

Textbook and Netbook continued

On the same word document

When you have completed the timeline, answer these questions with lists that have at least 3 facts for each

Why is the French Revolution good for the people of France

Why is the French Revolution bad fort he people of France

What did Napoleon do that was positive for France

What did Napoleon do that was negative for France

You will turn this in to turnitin.com

Reading

• Napoleon's Letters1. Which of the Philosophers does Napoleon seem to be

following?2. How do you think the censoring of newspapers, plays,

books, and sermons aided Napoleon?3. What advantages are there for France with a strong

leader like Napoleon compared to the weak King or ineffective government?