Napoleon+Project

 //Hero or Tyrant?//
www.dictionary.com Hero (noun) - a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. Tyrant- a person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively.

Who was Napoleon? History Channel Biography

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 * __Napoleon: PBS Video __** -
 * ** [|Introduction:] This is worth watching. It will get you to a menu when it ends. **
 * ** [|Timeline] __:__ Key events with links to additional information. **
 * ** [|Perspectives on Napoleon:] You can read what some people have to say about Napoleon. **
 * ** [|Watch Napoleon Video Clips:] You can pick from several scenes here. **
 * ** [|Send a Napoleon Postcard:] Who wouldn't want to receive one of these? **





Hero or Tyrant? Argue both sides

Your task:

You will assess Napoleon's career and to decide if he was a hero or a tyrant. The time is 1815. Napoleon has been exiled for good, this time to St. Helena. Louis XVIII has been restored to the throne. Meanwhile in Vienna, various European heads of state and diplomats are meeting to devise a new order for Europe. You will be assigned to a team. Each team must produce a newspaper from 1815 which studies Napoleon's career. Each journal must take the editorial stance that Napoleon is either a hero or a tyrant.

Your roles:


 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Editor-in-Chief - in charge of coordinating __#|assignments__ and insuring that the newspaper articles reflect a consistent point of view.
 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Copy Editor - in charge of __#|proofreading__ articles for grammar and style.
 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Layout Designer - in charge of "cutting and pasting" articles into columns or using a __#|computer software program__ to help create the layout.
 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Pictures Editor - in charge of downloading and selecting pictures from the Web.
 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Masthead Designer - in charge of designing the masthead, creating the newspaper's motto.
 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Headline Writer - in charge of seeing that each article has a dramatic and appropriate headline.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: 1.5;">What must be included:

<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The team should decide on the name of the paper, where it is being published, and who its main readership might be. The Editor-in-Chief should make sure that his or her newspaper has at least one article in each of the following categories:


 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Napoleon's heritage, early life and education (1769 - 1792).
 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Napoleon's rise to power, from Toulon through the invasion of Egypt (1793 -1799).
 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Consulate, from Napoleon's seizure of power through renewal of war with Great Britain (1800-1803).
 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Empire, from Napoleon's coronation through the Treaty of Tilsit (1804-1807).
 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Empire, from the invasion of Spain to Waterloo (1808-1815).
 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">A newsbreaking event of the day - 1815 (Congress of Vienna closes, defeat at Waterloo, Louis XVIII returns, etc)
 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Editorials - summaries of the Napoleonic era which reflect the viewpoint of the paper (tyrant or hero)
 * <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">1 Arts, sciences, fashion, or literature review (Artists of the day include musicians Beethoven, Liszt, and Rossini, writers Chateaubriand, Washington Irving, Jane Austen, Byron, Shelley, Mme. De Stael, and Goethe, painters Ingres, Constable, and Goya.

//**Need extra information?**// Use textbook pages 592-600

=<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This assignment is DUE in PDF form (I will show you how to do this at the end of the day on Monday January 28th!! = ==

Rubric for Project - Proofed for spelling/grammar- 2 points - All articles are consistent with topic of hero/tyrant- 3 points) || _/10 || - Individual article(s) written with accuracy, in own words, and reflective of hero/tyrant assignment- 7 points || _/10 ||
 * - All parts of the Newspaper are included (3 pictures, 8 articles, title, slogan, names)- 5 points possible
 * - Individual role fulfilled adequately- 3 points
 * Total Points Possible || _/20 ||