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 Versailles Assignment

Chateau De Versailles
Syllabus




Date Topic to be covered
Readings & Assignments
Wednesday
16 Jan 13
Introduction & The Who's Who
of Pre-Revolutionary France
.
Friday
18 Jan 13
How to approach the study of the French Revolution? Read the Introductions and Prefaces of both Hunt and Steel's books
Monday
21 Jan 13
Court and Country Read Hibbert's Prologue
Wednesday
23 Jan 13
Life at Court Steel, Chapters 1-3
Friday
25 Jan 13
Ridicule (part 1) Meet in the Barnes Electronic Classroom in Hewes Library
Monday
28 Jan 13
Ridicule (part 2) Meet in the Barnes Electronic Classroom in Hewes Library
Wednesday
30 Jan 13
The Tennis-Court Oath Hibbert, Chapter 1
Friday
1 Feb 13
What can we learn from Versailles? Versailles Assignment Due
Monday
4 Feb 13
Storming the Bastille Steel, Chapters 4-5
Wednesday
6 Feb 13
Storming the Bastille Hibbert, Chapter 2
Friday
8 Feb 13
Research on the causes of the Revolution 1st Article Annotation Due
Monday
11 Feb 13
The Great Fear Steel, Chapter 6
Wednesday
13 Feb 13
Excerpts from Marie Antoinette .
Friday
15 Feb 13
The Day of the Market-Women Hibbert, Chapter 3
Monday
18 Feb 13
The Flight to Varennes Hibbert, Chapter 4
Wednesday
20 Feb 13
Reactions to the Revolution Steel, Chapter 7
Friday
22 Feb 13
The Days of the Tuileries Hibbert, Chapter 5
Monday
25 Feb 13
The September Massacres Steel, Chapter 8
Wednesday
27 Feb 13
Executing the King Hibbert, Chapter 6
Friday
1 Mar 13
Midterm Exam Study!
Monday
4 Mar 13
The French Republic Steel, Chapters 9-10
Wednesday
6 Mar 13
The Constitution of 1793 Hibbert, Chapter 7
Friday
8 Mar 13
Research on violence in the Revolution 2nd Article Annotation Due
*** SPRING BREAK ***
Monday
18 Mar 13
The Reign of Terror Steel, Chapter 11
Wednesday
20 Mar 13
The Reign of Terror Hibbert, Chapter 8
Friday
22 Mar 13
Excerpts from Danton .
Monday
25 Mar 13
The Rhetoric of Revolution Hunt, Chapter 1
Wednesday
27 Mar 13
Symbolic Forms of Political Practice Hunt, Chapter 2
Friday
29 Mar 13
No class...Happy Easter! .
Monday
1 Apr 13
No class...Happy Easter! .
Wednesday
3 Apr 13
The Imagery of Radicalism Hunt, Chapter 3
Friday
5 Apr 13
The Political Geography of Revolution Hunt, Chapter 4
Monday
8 Apr 13
Research on subject of your choice about the Revolution 3rd Article Annotation Due
Wednesday
10 Apr 13
The Days of Thermidor Hibbert, Chapter 9
Friday
12 Apr 13
No class...enjoy! .
Monday
15 Apr 13
The Revolution Falls Apart Steel, Chapters 12, 14, & Conclusion
Wednesday
17 Apr 13
The Revolution Falls Apart Hibbert, Chapter 10
Friday
19 Apr 13
Optional in-class proofreading session Research Paper Due @ 10:00 p.m.
Monday
22 Apr 13
The New Political Class Hunt, Chapter 5
Wednesday
24 Apr 13
Outsiders, Culture Brokers, and Political Networks Hunt, Chapter 6
Friday
26 Apr 13
Revolution in Political Culture Hunt, Conclusion
Monday
29 Apr 13
Review Day .
Wednesday
1 May 13
Review Day .
Friday
3 May 13
Final Exam @ 9:00 a.m. Study!