HOW HAS HISTORY SHAPED CULTURE OF FRANCE

800 Word Essay (bibliography doesn’t count)

Cited in Chicago/Turabian style only

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Objective:

Students will explore an historical epoch of their chosen region/country in order to understand its influence on the cultural identity of the place. The summative paper will relate both the history of a given period that was instrumental in forming a national/regional identity as well as identities, hegemonies, ideologies as they have evolved in the history of cultural studies in the region.

Standards:

RST.11-12.1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.

WHST.11-12.1a. Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences the claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.

WHST.11-12.8. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.

Understandings:

Periodization: how change occurs over time and how events create historical causation.

Ideas: how philosophical, political, scientific and religious ideas have influenced the past.

Diversity: how race, gender, class, ethnicity, and religion create “histories” rather than a monolithic past.

Factual: how people, places, spatial relationships, and events create historical change.