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

Napoleon as Emperor: Coronation in 1804 painting by Louis David

• http://www.ddg.com/LIS/InfoDesignF96/Emin/napoleon/images/personal/coronation.jpg

Napoleon-Emperor of France

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

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?

Napoleon’s Army Retreats: Phase 1

• http://www.napoleonguide.com/maps_russret_boriss.htm

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

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

ReenactmentMilitary Disaster:

Napoleon Invades Russia

Online ResourcesNapoleon’s Defeat in Russia

1812--The March to Russia and The March to Paris, step by step account

Translation on a news article from The Weekly Messenger on the “War in Russia”

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

Napoleon in Decline-Exile & Return: the battle of Waterloo

Napoleon in Exile http://earth.google.com/

(download and search for each island)

• 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.arcetri.astro.it/~elba03/Elba_map.jpg

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

http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070116/070116_napoleonDeath_hmed_1p.hmedium.jpg

Final exile and death video clip

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?

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

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/

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