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PRIDE: Napoleon’s Downfall “All celebrated people lose dignity on a close
view.”—Napoleon Bonaparte
Lesson Plan Project by Michelle Zgombic
Grade 7 Social Studieshttp://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/n_politic/fall/images/crown.jpg
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Napoleon as Emperor: Coronation in 1804 painting by Louis David
• http://www.ddg.com/LIS/InfoDesignF96/Emin/napoleon/images/personal/coronation.jpg
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Napoleon’s Empire at its peak
• Why was Napoleon considered such a successful military leader?
• How far does Napoleon’s influence reach?
• Who might he be interested in conquering next?
• http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/images/map-nap-war1812.gif
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Decision making
• “Great ambition is the passion of great character. He who is endowed with it, may perform either very great actions, or very bad ones; all depends upon the principles which direct him.”
Analyze this quote in the context of his reasoning and his decision to invade Russia- did he make the right choice?
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Napoleon’s Army Retreats: Phase 1
• http://www.napoleonguide.com/maps_russret_boriss.htm
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Napoleon’s Army Retreats- Phase 2
• http://www.napoleonguide.com/maps_russret_boriss.htm
Based on the two maps of Napoleon’s retreat, try to identify the route that his
Troops took while attempting to return to France using a contemporary map.
Contemporary Map of Russia and Eastern Europe:
http://www.travelswise.com/Map/europe-map.jpg
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Podcast of Napoleon’s Invasion in Russia: The Podcast Network (TPN)
Episode #26 “The Invasion in Russia: Part III”Sound bites- 0:47 Retreat from Russia, 1:26 The Things Napoleon Lost
Image Source: http://www.ddg.com/LIS/InfoDesignF96/Emin/napoleon/images/russia/battleformoscow.jpg
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Reinactment• United Streaming Video Clip:
Napoleon Invades Russia
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Online ResourcesNapoleon’s Defeat in Russia
The March to Russia and The March to Paris, step by step account
• http://www.ddg.com/LIS/InfoDesignF96/Emin/napoleon/text.html
Translation on a news article from The Weekly Messenger on the “War in
Russia”• http://www.napoleonbonaparte.nl/newspaper/weeklymesse
nger3-5-1813/warinrussia.html
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Reflection on Friendship• “If I had not been born Napoleon, I
would have liked to have been born Alexander.”
• Do you think he said this before or after invading Russia? Why?
http://www.battlefieldanomalies.com/1812/images/image004.jpg
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Napoleon in Decline-click on the screen to reveal
the video
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Napoleon in Exile• Take 2: Where in
the world is St. Helena?
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/islands/atlantic/sthelena.gif
http://www.btinternet.com/~sa_sa/st_helena/st_helena_geography.html
http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/tourism/images/stamps19C03.jpg
• Take 1: Where in the world is Elba Island?
• http://www.big-italy-map.co.uk/maps/italy%20400.jpg
http://www.arcetri.astro.it/~elba03/Elba_map.jpg
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Napoleon’s Death
• What did Napoleon die from?• http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16656433/• http://www.napoleonguide.com/naparsenic.htm• His will-
http://www.napoleonguide.com/napwill.htm
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Napoleon’s Legacy
• “Even when I am gone, I shall remain in people’s minds the star of their rights, my name will be the war cry of their efforts, the motto of their hopes.”
• Is Napoleon right about how people remember him today? When people hear his name, what do you think they remember?
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Discovery Worksheet and Culminating Activity
Click on the icon to find the Discovery Worksheet and Culminating Activity… have fun!
Also post a blog on our school website, the topic is what you believe is Napoleon’s biggest mistake… try it! www.warrentboe.org/blog
Here is a sample blog page to preview: http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/flash/n_myth/perspective/question4.html
Interactive Battle Simulator Game for independent learning http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/flash/n_war/ibs/index.html
Microsoft Word Document
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References
Donoho Design Group. Retrieved October 25, 2007 from http://www.ddg.com/LIS/InfoDesignF96/Emin/napoleon/images/personal/coronation.jpg.
MSNBC. (January 27, 2007). “Mystery of death said solved”. Sara Goudarzi. Retrieved November 8 2007 from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16656433/
Napoleon Bonaparte Internet Guide. (May 30, 2007). “News From the Front”. Edited by Beryl Bernardi. Retrieved October 25, 2007 from http://www.napoleonbonaparte.nl/index.htm.
PBS organization. (premiered November, 2000). “Empires: Napoleon”. Prosoki, L. and Schur, J.B. Retrieved October 27, 2007 from http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/n_politic/fall/images/crown.jpg.\
The Napoleonic Guide. (2006). Retrieved October 27, 2007 from http://www.napoleonguide.com/maps_russret_boriss.htm.
The Podcast Network. (August 16, 2007). “Napoleon 101”. Cameron Reilly and David Markham. Retrieved October 19, 2007 from http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/
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References
The Other Side. (February 16, 2007). “Napoleon Map 1812”. Retrieved October 25, 2007 from http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/images/map-nap-war1812.gif.
The South Atlantic and Subantarctic Islands. (June 15, 2003). Carroll, P. Retrieved October 19, 2007 from http://www.btinternet.com/~sa_sa/st_helena/st_helena_geography.html.
Tourizm maps. (2006). Rob Hilken. “Big Italy Map”. Retrieved October 25, 2007 from http://www.big-italy-map.co.uk/maps/italy%20400.jpg.
Travel Europe. Retrieved October 25, 2007 from http://www.travelswise.com/Map/europe-map.jpg.
United Streaming. “Conquerors: Napoleon” (1999). Discovery Channel School. Retrieved October 27, 2007 from http://www.unitedstreaming.com
WorldAtlas.com. (2007). “St.Helena”. Retrieved October 25, 2007 from http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/islands/atlantic/sthelena.gif