Fireworks, food and festivities... Sounds awesome right? But what is Bastille Day really all about? To answer that, we have to go back to a time when France was, well, a little less awesome...
Use the Bastille Day Resource Bundle to introduce students to Bastille Day and to contextualize it with the national holidays celebrated in your country.
Australian Curriculum Link: ACHASSK065
This resource is delivered as a 12 page PDF in A4 size.
So, what's included?
✓ 500-word engaging and entertaining article entitled Bring On Bastille Day! targeted at 9-12 year-old readers.
✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above article to build understanding and vocabulary.
✓ Pre- & Post-Reading Quiz for analysing prior knowledge and reading comprehension (answers included).
✓ Understanding the Text Tri-Level Question Guide asks students 'Does the text say this? Does the text suggest this? Do you agree with this statement regarding the text?
✓ French Revolution Image Analysis encourages students to look at two iconic images associated with Bastille Day for clues about the event and the people involved.
✓ The Fall of the Bastille Sensory Worksheet
✓ Bastille Day Quiz
✓ National Day Venn Diagram Template to compare Bastille Day with a national holiday celebrated in your country.
✓ A list of other teaching ideas for utilising Bring On Bastille Day! in your classroom.
Purchase Issue 09 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au
Use the Bastille Day Resource Bundle to introduce students to Bastille Day and to contextualize it with the national holidays celebrated in your country.
Australian Curriculum Link: ACHASSK065
This resource is delivered as a 12 page PDF in A4 size.
So, what's included?
✓ 500-word engaging and entertaining article entitled Bring On Bastille Day! targeted at 9-12 year-old readers.
✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above article to build understanding and vocabulary.
✓ Pre- & Post-Reading Quiz for analysing prior knowledge and reading comprehension (answers included).
✓ Understanding the Text Tri-Level Question Guide asks students 'Does the text say this? Does the text suggest this? Do you agree with this statement regarding the text?
✓ French Revolution Image Analysis encourages students to look at two iconic images associated with Bastille Day for clues about the event and the people involved.
✓ The Fall of the Bastille Sensory Worksheet
✓ Bastille Day Quiz
✓ National Day Venn Diagram Template to compare Bastille Day with a national holiday celebrated in your country.
✓ A list of other teaching ideas for utilising Bring On Bastille Day! in your classroom.
Purchase Issue 09 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au
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Great resources - perfect for grades 3-7. One of the links didn't work, but not a drama.
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