Lesson on structure of and life in the Ancien Regime in France.
Acts as a first lesson for the OCR A-Level Unit: Y213: The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815
This resource includes:
lesson powerpoint with tasks and accompanying challenge tasks
two page information sheet
two page worksheet to complete activities on
an ‘instruction sheet’ for if the lesson is set as cover, homework, or remote learning
Word documents and PDF versions of worksheets are both available to download.
These notes cover Louis XVI as king and the government and social divisions of the Ancien Regime. They are for the new a level specification and are to an A*standard.
These revision notes cover Louis XVI as king and the government and social divisions of the Ancien Regime. They are for the new a level specification and are to an A* standard.
Lessons covering:
the structure and problems with the Ancien regime
Causes of social discontent
The influence of the Enlightenment and US War of Independence
Revision resources:
a timeline of 1774 - 1795
a crossword testing knowledge from the lessons
4 resources for lesson 2 which focuses on the different social groups in France and why the people were angry because of the inequality of the ancien regime.
This is an A3 overview table of the whole course. It covers political, economic/financial, social, legal, administrative and international relations in the different major periods of the revolution: the Ancien Regime, Constitutional Monarchy, Republic, Terror, Directory, Napoleon and the Restoration.
This information booklet traces the course of the ancien regime, the French Revolution, the Terror under Robespierre and the rise and fall of Napoleon. It also looks at the reaction in Britain and the inspiration the French Revolution had on other revolutions in the 19th century.
Comes with knowledge organiser for key vocab, timeline and summaries of the booklet.
A full scheme of work for the French Revolution. Does not require a text book. Looks at the skills of chronology, change and continuity, sourcework, balancing an argument and interpretation.
Lesson 1 - Why did the French want a revolution (the Ancien Regime and attitudes to the monarchy)
Lesson 2 - Estate system/Tennis court oath
Lesson 3 - What did the Revolutionaries want?
Lesson 4 - The Storming of the Bastille
Lesson 5 - Why did the Revolution become extreme?
Lesson 6 - The Terror
Lesson 7 - Napoleon
Lesson 8 - inc. assessment: Did the revolution change France for the better
A good mixture of tasks including a nice sprinkling of short videos
12 Blank Tables for Sections 1-6 of the Waller Oxford AQA France in Revolution Textbook. Two tables per section and each table has several columns for different topics. For example, Section 1: The Origins of the French Revolution is split into two tables. The first table has 5 columns: Louis XVI, Government of the Ancien Regime, Estates System, Ideas of Philosophes and Extent of influence.
So what is Dystopia? Find out here. Also an introduction to George Orwell and how his experiences are reflected in 1984. A few weeks' worth of resources I used to teach a public school A Level class when I was training. Definitions of Dystopia, Fascism and Communism. Quotations from academics and various sources about propaganda and censorship. Also from Orwell himself about his life as a kitchen porter in Paris and the birth of his communist leanings. Make sure you read the notes because some slides are pupil-led analytical exercises. I must thank the creator of the image on the front pages but it's a hypnotic way to introduce each of the lessons.