10th Grade French Revolution Inquiry

Was the French Revolution Successful?

Supporting Question 2
Supportin
g
Question
Social
Studies
Practices

How did the relationship between the French people and the king change in the early stages of the
Revolution?

Gathering, Using, and Interpreting Evidence

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Inquiry Process and Skills

Acquire background knowledge

Connect

States and verifies what is known

about the problem or question and
makes connections to prior
knowledge. [
ESIFC 7.1
]

Articulate how events are related

chronologically to one another in
time and explain the ways in which
earlier ideas and events may
influence subsequent ideas and
events. [SS Practices B.1]

Compare the point of view of two or

more authors for how they treat the
same or similar topics, including which
details they include and emphasize in
their respective accounts. [Lit for Hist
RH.10.6]

Identify, analyze and evaluate the

relationship between multiple
causes and effects. [SS Practices
B.3]

Analyze in detail a series of events

described in a text; determine whether
earlier events caused later ones or
simply preceded them. [Lit for Hist
RH.10.3]

Develop questions

Wonder

Refines questions to guide the

search for different types of
information. [
ESIFC 8.2
]

Analyze and
summarize evidence to answer the research questions

Investigat
e

Evaluates print and electronic

information for usefulness,
relevance, and accuracy. [
ESIFC
5.5
]

Recognize, analyze, and evaluate

dynamics of historical continuity
and change over periods of time
and investigate factors that caused
those changes over time. [SS
Practices B.5]

Assess the extent to which the

reasoning and evidence in a text
support the authors claims. [Lit for Hist
RH.10.8]

Recognize that choice of specific

periodizations favors or advantages
one narrative, region, or group
over another narrative, region or
group. [SS Practices B.6]

Cite specific textual evidence to support

analysis of primary and secondary
sources, attending to such features as
the date and origin of the information.
Lit for Hist RH.10.1]

Formative Performance Task: Write

one or two paragraphs explaining
how the relationship between the
French people and the king
changed between 1789 and 1793.

Write arguments focused on

discipline-specific content. [Lit for Hist
WHST.10.1]

Interpret information

Construct

Forms opinions and uses evidence

from the text to back it up. [
ESIFC
5.7
]

Present answers and conclusions

Express

Presents information clearly so

that the main points are
evident.[
ESIFC 3.6]

Reflect on own learning

Reflect

Identifies own strengths and sets

goals for improvement. [
ESIFC
9.5][
9.5/2
]