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Tale of Two Cities

Tale of Two Cities. English 9A October 2012. Some Detailianos. Three week unit (test = Friday, Nov 2) We’re skipping the middle section. Sort of. Vocabulary Focus on Reading Strategies Great classic for many reasons Beneficial if AP classes are in your future (which it should be!)

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Tale of Two Cities

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  1. Tale of Two Cities English 9AOctober 2012

  2. Some Detailianos Three week unit (test = Friday, Nov 2) We’re skipping the middle section. Sort of. Vocabulary Focus on Reading Strategies Great classic for many reasons Beneficial if AP classes are in your future (which it should be!) Allusions

  3. Charles Dickens Born February 7, 1812 (over 200 years ago!) Worked in a blacking factory for three months = traumatic Pasted labels on bottles of blacking, which was a manufactured soot; miserable work; felt he was too good for the job and was hated by fellow workers Published the Pickwick Papers when he was 25 and became a huge success; he gets married the same year to Catherine Hogarth

  4. Charles Dickens Catherine and Charles have 10 children Eventually, he is overwhelmed and blames Catherine for the kids and the expenses; he becomes disillusioned He visits America and finds it “crass”

  5. Tale of Two Cities “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Differs from his other works; this focuses on plot Social critique of England and France right before and during the French revolution

  6. French Revolution • 1789-1790 • Period of radical social and political upheaval • Monarchy was overthrown in three years

  7. What started it all? Age of Enlightenment was an underlying stir Enlightenment = question authority, explore, [[reason, science, philosophy & knowledge]], think for yourself Lower and middle classes started to question the social structure asking, “why are the aristocrats privileged?” Financial problems = 7 years war, no plague (led to a high population)

  8. What started it all? Mismanagement of funds = Louis taxed the poor and not the rich Marie Antoinette spent much money leading their country into a deficit (debt)

  9. Time Line 1788 = flour shortage; one month salary would buy one loaf of bread The finance minister recommends calling of Estates General to get cash to help their budget Unequal representation (clergy, nobles, bourgeoisie (97%)) July 14, 1789 = Bastille Day; storm the Bastille (largest prison); steal gunpowder, put the Warden’s head on a pike; beginning of popular violence

  10. Time Line August 26, 1789 = acceptance of the Declaration of the Rights of Man; Sovereignty to the people: 1) constitutional monarchy, (2) voice, (3) justice October 5, 1789 = bread riots; thousands march on Versailles led by women; Louis is forced to sign the Declaration October 6, 1789 = 20,000 outside Versailles = enter castle, massacre guards and others

  11. French Revolution June 10, 1792 = end of the monarchy January 21, 1793 = Louis beheaded October 16, 1793 = Marie Antoinette beheaded

  12. Places on a Map!

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