ON-DEMAND ESSAY: ROBESPIERRE

I. PRE-WRITE ACTIVITY

A. WHAT ARE IDEALS?

B. WHAT WERE THE IDEALS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION?

C. HOW DID THE REIGN OF TERROR VIOLATE THOSE IDEALS?

D. WHAT IS THE LESSON OF JACQUES LOUIS DAVID’S THE DEATH OF

    SOCRATES? (PEOPLE AND CIVILIZATION, PAGE 645)

E. WHAT IS THE MESSAGE OF LA MARSEILLES? (HANDOUT AND MUSIC)

F. HOW DID ROBESPIERRE JUSTIFY THE USE OF TERROR? (“SPEECH ON

    TYRANNY”)

II. ON-DEMAND ESSAY

A. PROMPT: WHY DID ROBESPIERRE VIOLATE THE BASIC NATURAL RIGHTS

     OF FRENCH CITIZENS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE IDEALS OF THE

     REVOLUTION?

B. YOU MUST SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH DIRECT EVIDENCE FROM:

            1. THE DEATH OF SOCRATES.

            2. LA MARSEILLES.

            3. ROBESPIERRE.

C. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ROBESPIERRE READ “VICTORY FOR

    THE RADICALS” ON PAGES 488-492 IN PEOPLE AND CIVILIZATION.

D.  WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED ATTACH THE PRE-WRITE ACTIVITY AND ANY

      ADDITIONAL FORMS OF DRAFTING TO THE BACK OF YOUR FINAL

      DRAFT.

E. THIS WILL BE WORTH        POINTS AND WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON:

            1. ORGANIZATION.

            2. CONTENT.

            3. CONVENTIONS.

            4. WRITING PROCESS (PRE-WRITE, ETC.)