Mr. Niebergall

Friedrich the Great Louis XIV

Absolute monarchs had dominated European nations such as Britain, France, Prussia, Austria, and Russia. The actions of these monarchs affected the public policies of their kingdoms. Some of the monarchs had a positive effect on the public policy of their kingdom, while others had a negative effect. You will as work as part of team evaluating the public policy of a chosen absolute monarch. You will decide if this monarch should be honored as a great ruler or a failure according the results of your group’s findings.

Your group will develop evidence for the monarch they are researching. Your task is to work in a group to discover the problems that existed in your absolute monarch’s kingdom, the public policies create to deal with the problem, and conduct a comparative analysis of your group’s absolute monarch with that of another. You will then complete a 10 minute presentation. This may be accompanied by a power point presentation using the Global Public Policy Analyst.

Peter the Great

Each student will be assigned a group to join and they will decide on which absolute monarch they will research. The evidence your group will gather for their chosen monarch must be recorded on the following worksheets listed below.

· Gather the Evidence

· Evaluate the Policy

· Do a Comparative Analysis

1. Each group will conduct internet research to complete the four worksheets.

2. Gather the Evidence is the first worksheet to be completed. Your group must first identify what problems existed during the rule of the Absolute Monarch.

3. Using the Evaluate the Public Policy worksheet your group must evaluate the public policy of the Absolute Monarch to deal with their kingdom’s problems.

4. Then complete the Comparative Analysis worksheet using information gained during group work from other groups to compare your monarch’s public policies with that of another monarch.

5. Finally, your group will create a 10 minute presentation on the public polices of the Absolute monarch researched. Your presentation must include the problems that existed in the absolute monarch’s kingdom, the public policies that the absolute monarch implemented, and a comparative analysis of the public policies followed by the absolute monarch with that of another absolute monarch.

6. A the conclusion of the work, you will write an individual homework assignment of a Thematic Essay based on the information gathered. The instructions of the homework assignment are given below under the heading homework.

INTERNET RESOURCES

Kingdom	Absolute Ruler	Problems	Public Policies
Spain	Philip II	Religious Problems Economic Problems	Foreign Policy National Policy
France	Louis XIV	Early problems National Problems	Foreign Policy National Policy
Prussia	Friedrich or Frederick the Great	Early Problems National Problems	Foreign Policy National Policy
Austria	Maria Theresa	Pragmatic Sanction Succession and Rule	Foreign Policy National Policy
Russia	Peter the Great	Early Reign National Problems	Foreign Policy National Policy

Your group has successfully evaluated the public policies of your kingdom’s absolute ruler. Your group’s research will now be used as evidence to determine if the absolute monarch should be honored with a monument for their achievements or be remembered as a failure.

Maria Theresa

Modern monument to the Prussian absolute monarch, Friedrich the Great in the Prussian/German capital city of Berlin.

Does your group’s absolute monarch deserve a monument to their reign?

Name: ________________________

Teacher: Mr. Niebergall_

Date of Presentation: ____________

Group Number: ___________________

Criteria

Points

	1	2	3	4
Organization	Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information.	Audience has difficulty following presentation because student jumps around.	Student presents information in logical sequence which audience can follow.	Student presents information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow.	____
Content Knowledge	Student does not have grasp of information; student cannot answer questions about subject.	Student is uncomfortable with information and is able to answer only rudimentary questions.	Student is at ease with content, but fails to elaborate.	Student demonstrates full knowledge (more than required) with explanations and elaboration.	____
Delivery	Student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly for students in the back of class to hear.	Student incorrectly pronounces terms. Audience members have difficulty hearing presentation.	Student's voice is clear. Student pronounces most words correctly.	Student used a clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of terms.	____
				Total---->	____

Grade of A--10-12 Grade of B--7-9 Grade of C--4-6 Grade of F--1-3

Harry S Truman High School Global Studies

THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION

Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several

paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion.

Theme: Absolute Monarchs

Throughout global history, there have been major public policies that have impacted our world. During the age of absolute monarchs in Europe, many rulers had public policies that improved or hurt their kingdoms.

Task:

Chose one absolute monarch that you studied in Global Studies and write an essay in which you complete the following task:

• Discuss the problems that faced the absolute monarch in his or her kingdom.
• Explain the public policies created to deal with the problem.
• Evaluate the public policies of the Absolute Monarch with that of another in a comparative analysis.

Suggestions:

You may discuss any absolute monarch studied in Global Studies. They include, Philip II of Spain, Louis XIV of France, Frederick the Great of Prussia, Maria Theresa of Austria, and Peter the Great of Russia.

You are not limited to these suggestions.

Guidelines:

In your essay, be sure to:

• Address all aspects of the Task
• Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details
• Use a logical and clear plan of organization
• Introduce the theme by establishing a framework that is beyond a

simple restatement of the Task and conclude with a summation of the theme

Essay will be graded using the Global Regents Rubric.

NEW YORK STATE

STANDARDS ADDRESSED:

An Interdisciplinary Approach

Standard 2:   World History

Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives.

Standard 5:   Civics, Citizenship, and Government

Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the necessity for establishing governments; the governmental system of the United States and other nations; the United States Constitution; the basic civic values of American constitutional democracy; and the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation.

Standard 3:   Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation

Students will listen, speak, read, and write for critical analysis and evaluation. As listeners and readers, students will analyze experiences, ideas, information, and issues presented by others using a variety of established criteria. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language to present, from a variety of perspectives, their opinions and judgments on experiences, ideas, information and issues.

Standard 4:   Language for Social Interaction

Students will listen, speak, read, and write for social interaction. Students will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language for effective social communication with a wide variety of people. As readers and listeners, they will use the social communications of others to enrich their understanding of people and their views.