Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Comparing Revolutions

Revolution – Comparing and Contrasting

The goal of this unit has been to look at the shaping of nationalism. Nationalism is shaped by a variety of factors, and there is no more drastic reshaping of nationalism than revolution.

This project is an exploration of revolutions. The purpose is to discover parallels and contrasts between two different revolutions. Certain questions will guide this exploration:

1. What were the circumstances that led up to the revolution?
2. What was the spark that lit the fire of revolution?
3. What were the goals of the revolution?
4. What were the methods of the revolutionaries?
5. Was the revolution successful?
6. Are there parallels between the revolutions?
7. Are there contrasts?

Presentation:
- Visual & Informative: Showing the relationship between the revolutions (parallels and contrasts)

- Written: Explaining your findings.

- Bibliograph/Works Cited. – specific information needs to be cited specifically.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

The Scarlet Pimpernel



We left off in class at about 9:45, on this video - other parts to follow on YouTube. Sink me, if we didn't have enough time to finish it in class.