The French Revolution Storybook
Directions: Create an illustrated storybook on the French Revolution.
Your storybook will contain these features:
• A visually appealing cover with an appropriate title.
• A brief introduction that describes the conditions in France in the
late 1780’s.
• Sections on each of the following events: Introduction, The
Meeting of the Estates General, The Tennis Court Oath, The
Storming of the Bastille, The Reign of Terror, The Rise of
Napoleon and Creation of an Empire, Napoleon’s Empire
Collapses, and The Congress of Vienna
• Each section must contain:
1) an illustration of the event
2) a summary describing how the event related to the
French Revolution
• Additional touches to make the storybook artistic and visually
appealing use of color, page numbers, additional visuals or
graphics, and the like.
• Your storybook may be designed with stapled or bound paper or
on a larger piece of tag board or butcher paper. They should be
written in ink or typed.
• The book must be written for an 8 year old. Do not plagiarize!
Storybook Pages:
Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: the Meeting of the Estates General
Page 3: the Tennis Court Oath
Page 4: the Storming of the Bastille
Page 5: the Reign of Terror
Page 6: The Rise of Napoleon and Creation of an Empire
Page 7: Napoleon’s Empire Collapses
Page 8: The Congress of Vienna