CorrespondenceProjectIndividualProfile:

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.