I. POSITION GROUPS
A. FORM INTO GROUPS OF FOUR. EACH GROUP WILL BE ASSIGNED A
POSITION TO TAKE ON NAPOLEON
B. AS A GROUP DEVELOP 3-5 ARGUMENTS TO SUPPORT YOUR ASSIGNED
POSITION BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THE FRENCH
REVOLUTION AND THE PLAY “NAPOLEON ON TRIAL.”
C. BE SURE THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL IN THE GROUP WRITES THE SAME
ARGUMENTS ON THEIR OWN PAPER.
D. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU CAN REFER TO THE SECTION IN
YOUR TEXTBOOK TITLED “NAPOLEON’S DOMESTIC POLICIES” ON PAGES
565-566.
II. MIXED GROUPS
A. FORM MIXED GROUPS BY SWAPPING 2 MEMBERS FROM A GROUP THAT
FOCUSED ON THE OPPOSITE OPINION OF NAPOLEON.
B. EACH SIDE SHOULD PRESENT, EXPLAIN, AND DEFEND THEIR ASSIGNED
POSITION.
C. WRITE DOWN THE ARGUMENTS PRESENTED FROM THE OTHER POSITION
AND ASK ANY CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.
D. AFTER BOTH SIDES ARE FINISHED PRESENTING, DISCUSS THE
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESS OF EACH VIEWPOINT.
III. PERSONAL OPINION
A. DECIDE ON YOUR PERSONAL OPINION OF NAPOLEON AND WRITE THIS
DOWN ON YOUR PAPER IN THE FORM OF A THESIS STATEMENT.
B. SHARE YOUR OPINION WITH THE REST OF THE GROUP.
IV. ESSAY
A. BE PREPARED TO WRITE A COMPLETE, INSIGHTFUL, AND DETAILED
RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION ON THE UNIT TEST.
B. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NAPOLEON YOU CAN READ PAGES 563-569
IN YOUR TEXTBOOK.
C. THIS WILL BE WORTH _______ POINTS AND WILL BE EVALUATED BASED
ON ORGANIZATION, CONTENT, AND CONVENTIONS.