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FRANCE cont’d… Can you list any famous French people? You have one minute. Work alone or with a partner or two.

  Louis Pasteur   Marie Curie   Tony Parker   Jean Reno   Marie Antoinette   Napoléon Bonaparte   Juliette Binoche   Zinedine Zidane   Audrey Tautou   Claude Monet   Victor Hugo   Louis XIV   Charlemagne   Marion Cotillard   Yves Saint-Laurent   Christian Dior   Robespierre   Nicolas Sarkozy   Ségolène Royal   Jacques Cousteau   Gérard Depardieu   Charles de Gaulle

Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc)  ube.com/watch ?v=DaLhL5Wp 3Ss&feature=re lated ube.com/watch ?v=DaLhL5Wp 3Ss&feature=re lated ube.com/watch ?v=DaLhL5Wp 3Ss&feature=re lated Who was she? What did she do? What happened to her?

Joan of Arc…  Born January 6, 1412 in Domrémy, France (eastern)  A truce was in effect between Britain and France  However, an internal war erupted within the French royal family between the Orléanists/Armagnacs and the Burgundians  England invaded…  In 1415, they dominated the Armagnac army  In 1417, they returned and conquered much of northern France  In 1420, the Burgundian Duke recognized Philip III of England as the heir of the French throne instead of Charles VII of France whose family (the Valois dynasty) had ruled France since 1328  Charles VII held control of the central and southern parts of France (he was seen as a weak leader)

  In 1424, at the age of 12, Joan heard “voices” and had “visions” which told her to be good and attend church regularly   Charles VII was losing allegiance in the north   In 1428 England gathered troops to conquer the Loire Valley and Orléans, the northern perimeter of Charles’ territory   By 1428, Joan’s voices and visions told her that God wanted her to go to France and drive out the English and the Burgundians because he supported Charles’ claim to the throne (Joan was 16 years old)

Joan of Arc movie excerpts with an overview of her story

In Short…   Joan of Arc was a peasant girl that defended France against the English   She became so popular among the people and the troops that Charles VII handed her over to the British   The British put her on trial for being a heretic… They said that she was a witch because only those associated with the Church could hear/receive the word of God Joan is charged with immodesty in wearing male clothes Joan suggested that saints speak French rather than English. She was burned at the stake in Rouen, France   She was burnt at the stake about 30 months after leaving her home in Domrémy   King Charles VII continued to lead France for 30 years after her death   She later became a Saint (1920)

Want details?   1428: ·Joan travels to Vaucouleurs and asks to join the Dauphin but is turned away.   1429: ·Joan journeys again to Vaucouleurs to ask to join the Dauphin's forces; this time she is accepted.   February 13, 1429: ·Joan leaves Vaucouleurs dressed in men's clothing and heads to Chinon, where the Dauphin is staying. Once there, she asks to help France fight the English and the Burgundians; Charles orders her interrogation by Churchmen for the next three weeks.   April 1429: ·Dauphin gives Joan command of a small force.   April 27, 1429: ·Joan and her troops set out from Blois to relieve French forces at the Siege of Orleans   April 29, 1429: ·Joan and La Hire reach Orleans, where they are told to wait for reinforcements.   May 4, 1429: ·After a sudden inspiration, Joan leads an attack on the English.

  May 7, 1429: ·Wounded, Joan nonetheless leads a battle at Les Tourelles.   May 9, 1429: ·Joan travels to Tours, where she asks the Dauphin to go immediately   June 18, 1429: ·Battle of Patay   July 16, 1429: ·Dauphin's army reaches Reims   July 17, 1429: ·The Dauphin is crowned King of France   July 20, 1429: ·Charles leaves Reims and parades around region   August 2, 1429: ·Charles retreats to Loire   August 14, 1429: ·French and English forces skirmish at Senlis   August 28, 1429: ·Burgundy and France sign a four-month truce   September 8, 1429: ·Assault on Paris begins

  December 1429: ·Charles raises Joan, her parents, and her brothers to nobility status   May 14, 1430: ·Joan reaches Compiegne   May 25, 1430: ·Paris learns of Joan's capture   January 3, 1431: ·Joan transferred to Bishop Pierre Cauchon's control for interrogation.   January 13, 1431: ·Joan's trial begins   May 24, 1431: ·Upon the reading of her sentence, Joan, frightened, signs a last-minute abjuration   May 29, 1431: ·After rescinding her abjuration, Joan is transferred from ecclesiastic to secular authority.   May 30, 1431: ·Joan is burned at the stake   1450: ·Charles VII orders an investigation into Joan of Arc's trial   May 16, 1920: ·Pope Benedict XV makes Joan of Arc a saint

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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION   Key “players” Palace of Versailles Louis XVI Marie Antoinette Robespierre The French people Napoleon

Chateau de Versailles   Chateau de Versailles: 6 minute picture montage Chateau de Versailles: 6 minute picture montage   A really quick 2 1/2 minute overview of the Chateau A really quick 2 1/2 minute overview of the Chateau   Short, 2 minute clip of Versailles Short, 2 minute clip of Versailles

The French Revolution   From Louis XVI to Napoleon... From Louis XVI to Napoleon...   The French Revolution in under 4 minutes The French Revolution in under 4 minutes   Student-produced overview set to Vida la Vida Student-produced overview set to Vida la Vida

A little humor…   Louis XVI - Family Guy Louis XVI - Family Guy   The Beatles visit Versailles The Beatles visit Versailles   The French Revolution...South Park syle The French Revolution...South Park syle

ACTIVITÉ…  You can work alone or with one partner  Choose a famous French monument, person, event, etc.  Find out at least 15 facts about your topic (20 if you have a partner): Historical significance Historical significance “The obvious” “The obvious” Interesting facts Interesting facts Things not many people know Things not many people know  Be an overachiever!!!  Be an overachiever!!!  Create a poster, Power Point, Word document, video, re- enactment, etc. using visuals and the information you found  You will have tomorrow to work on the project while we sample some French food and on Thursday  Presentations are on Friday  Do you want your U.K./France quiz on Thursday or Friday?

Need ideas?   The Reign of Terror   Palace of Versailles   Who was Marie-Antoinette?   French fashion   Gaul and the Roman influences today   Pick a region of France to talk about   Teach us some French – what do we need to know if we go there?   French schools vs. U.S. schools   What are French teenagers like?   French mimes – what’s up with that?   French singers   French laws (unusual)   French etiquette   Do the French hate Americans?   American influences in France   Famous places to visit   Different types of French stores   Charlemagne   French fashion   French history timeline