Napoleon Creative Projects and French Foods Lesson Plan for Middle School or High School

Below you'll find my lesson plan focused on Phase 4: Napoleon and Early Missions Creative Expression Week from "World Empires, World Missions, World Wars" by Diana Waring, part of the History Revealed curriculum. Students will present creative projects related to Napoleon, William Carey, William Wilberforce, Toussaint Louverture, or other related people, events, or topics. Afterward, students will sample Napoleon-themed French foods and complete the Student Self-Evaluation form for the unit. I used this during a weekly 50-minute homeschool co-op world history class!

1. Students will present their creative expression projects based on the suggestions from pp. 54-57 from "World Empires, World Missions, World Wars" by Diana Waring.

• Grade students using the "Rubrics for Grading Creative Projects in the History Revealed Curriculum" by Diana Waring.
• Pass out tickets based on what they scored on the rubric. (If a student scores 8 points, they get 8 tickets. Tickets will be used at the end of the semester to redeem prizes.)

YOU WILL NEED:

• tickets and "Rubrics for Grading Creative Projects in the History Revealed Curriculum" by Diana Waring

2. Reward students with 4 tickets/dish if they:

• prepared Chicken Marengo. (They had the option of preparing it at home for their families or preparing it for class.)
• brought in French foods for classmates to sample

YOU WILL NEED:

• tickets

3. Allow students to share any history or additional information about the items they brought to class. For example, someone shared about the history of macaroons and the history of eclairs. Someone else shared about the French foods he was able to find at our local grocery store.

4. Allow students to sample the French foods brought to class.

YOU WILL NEED:

• plates, forks, & toothpicks (optional)

5. Have students complete the Student Self-Evaluation for Unit 1, Phase 4 from p. 58 in "World Empires, World Missions, World Wars" by Diana Waring.

• If time allows, have students share what they wrote in the "In Conclusion" section. Award students with tickets if they share.

YOU WILL NEED:

• "World Empires, World Missions, World Wars" by Diana Waring (brought by students) and tickets

Oct. 2 – Unit 1 Creative Expression projects. Self-evaluation.

• HOMEWORK:

1. Read pp. 59-70.
2. Write a one-line summary for each of the 4 Key Concepts on p. 78.
3. Read through the questions on pp. 72-73. Put a check mark next to at least 3 that you could answer.
4. Optional: Listen to tracks 6-9 of Disc 1 of What in the World? OR watch a YouTube video on James Watt, Napoleon III, Benito Juarez, or Simon Bolivar.
5. Optional: Start looking for books related to this unit using pp. 74-76 as a guide.

Oct. 9 – Discussion & Recap

• HOMEWORK:

1. Complete a research project from pp. 79-81. Ask “Why?” & “How?” At minimum, read a book related to this unit and share about it in the next class. (Tip: Use the Phase 2 Rubric to make sure you’re including everything.)
2. Optional: Listen to tracks 3-5 from Disc 1 and tracks 1-2 from Disc 2 of True Tales OR watch a YouTube video on James Watt, Napoleon III, Benito Juarez, or Simon Bolivar .

Oct. 16 – Present research projects. Work on timelines and/or vocabulary in class.

• HOMEWORK:

1. Complete one or both of the maps on pp. 87-88. The directions are on p. 86. (You’ll get 4 tickets per map you complete.)
2. Using pp. 94-97 for ideas, consider which Creative Expression project you’ll do. Begin working on it. It should be on a different person/event than your research project. It will be presented on Oct. 30.
3. Optional: Listen to tracks 4-6 of Digging Deeper OR watch a YouTube video on Revival on the Frontier or Charles Finney.

Oct. 23 – Art, architecture, music, and/or science activities in class

• HOMEWORK:

1. Using pp. 94-97 for ideas, complete a Creative Expression project to present in class. (Tip: Check the Phase 4 rubrics to see what should be included in your presentation.)
2. Optional Extra Credit (4 tickets): Prepare Chile Con Queso (on p. 92) for your family and post a photo on Facebook OR prepare it for class to share with us next week.
3. Optional Extra Credit (4 tickets/dish – Max: 3 dishes/foods): Prepare or purchase Mexican food to share with us next week in class.

Oct. 30 – Present Creative Expression projects. Self-evaluation.

• HOMEWORK: Begin Unit 3

1. Read pp. 99-111. Read through the questions on pp. 113-114. Put a check mark next to at least 3 that you could answer. Write a 1-line summary of the 4 Key Concepts on p. 120.
2. Optional: Listen to track 10 of Disc 1 and tracks 1-3 of Disc 2 of What in the World? OR watch a YouTube video on Queen Victoria or David Livingstone.
3. Optional: Start looking for books related to this unit using pp. 115-118 as a guide.

• History Revealed Class Introduction

UNIT 1: NAPOLEON & EARLY MISSIONS

• Napoleon Lesson Plan (Unit 1: Phase 1)
• Napoleon Exploration and Discovery Lesson Plan (Unit 1: Phase 2)
• Napoleon Art, Music, Architecture, and Science Hands-on Lesson Plan (Unit 1: Phase 3)
• Napoleon Creative Projects and French Foods Lesson Plan (Unit 1: Phase 4)