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’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
Reinactment• United Streaming Video Clip:
Napoleon Invades Russia
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
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-click on the screen to reveal
the video
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
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
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