Name____________ Ms. Reyes/Ms.

Rust

Date:_______ Global 10

Absolutism Tombstone and Eulogy Project

Directions: Construct a tombstone and write a eulogy for the absolute monarch of your choice that you have learned about in our Absolutism unit. Some suggestions include Charles V, Louis XIV, Phillip II, Maria Theresa, Frederick the Great, Peter the Great, Akbar the Great, and Suleiman the Magnificent. The following information will help you make choices in the construction of your tombstone and writing of your eulogy. You can also examine the rubric and samples included in this packet. Part One: Tombstone: Materials: You may use poster board, foam board, cardboard, plywood, or styrofoam for the base. Decorations may include: puffy paint, markers, color pencils, flowers, Spanish moss, birds, bats, webbing, anything you want to decorate the tombstone. We will have some materials for you in class (construction paper, markers, colored pencils). Bring all materials you would like to use to class on Tuesday October 1, 2013. Height: 1 to 2 feet in height and no wider than 18. It may be 3-dimensional.

Epitaph: The inscription on the tombstone that describes the life of the deceased. Include the following in your epitaph:
o o o 12 to 14 lines in length May have a rhyme pattern Must tell the details of the absolute leaders personality, major achievements, the lifestyle, and death. (Observers need to be able to tell how the leader lived his/her life and what happened in the end.)

Part Two: Eulogy Write a speech from the perspective of a loved one, friend or enemy of the deceased absolute monarch. You should write from the perspective of someone we have studied during this unit, and that lived at the same time as the monarch being eulogized. This could be another absolute monarch, or someone that was close to the monarch of your choice. The intention of the speech is to celebrate the life of the deceased, and to demonstrate of the role this individual played socially, politically, and economically during the Age of Absolutism. In your eulogy include the following in separate paragraphs: 1. Biographical Information: a. Where and when did this person live? b. What was this persons background (e.g. family situations, religion) 2. Historical Context: a. What was happening at the time this person lived? (e.g. what were some of the political, social, economic, geographic, and/or religious issues?) 3. Role in the process of change: a. How did this person make changes in his or her society? b. What were those changes? c. What effect did these changes, or the persons role in these changes, have on the local, national, or global level? d. How did people react to these changes? 4. Differing opinions on the person: a. How was this person viewed by his or her contemporaries (those living at the same time)? b. Have these views changed over time? 5. Outstanding qualities: a. What outstanding qualities did this person exhibit? b. Are these qualities still needed in todays world? General Guidelines: Be sure the information you include is based on what you know and can infer about the absolute leader based on what youve learned in class. This should include information cited from the notes you took during mini-lesson discussions, readings, and primary source documents.

Common Core Learning Standards Addressed:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.3 Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.2 Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a selfgenerated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Famous Epitaphs: ~ Alexander the Great A tomb now suffices for him whom the world was not enough ~ Marx, Karl Workers of all lands unite. The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it. ~ Hood, Robin Here underneath this little stone Lies Robert, Earl of Huntingdon. No archer was as he so good, And people called him Robin Hood. Such an outlaw as he, and his men, Will England never see again. Examples of Eulogies:

Examples

Bindi's eulogy to her father, Steve Irwin best known as The Crocodile Hunter

My Daddy was my hero he was always there for me when I needed him. He listened to me and taught me so many things, but most of all he was fun. I know that Daddy had an important job. He was working to change the world so everyone would love wildlife like he did. He built a hospital to help animals and he bought lots of land to give animals a safe place to live. He took me and my brother and my Mum with him all the time. We filmed together, caught crocodiles together and loved being in the bush together. I don't want Daddy's passion to ever end. I want to help endangered wildlife just like he did. I have the best Daddy in the whole world and I will miss him every day. When I see a crocodile I will always think of him and I know that Daddy made this zoo so everyone could come and learn to love all the animals. Daddy made this place his whole life and now it's our turn to help Daddy.
Oprah Winfrey's Eulogy for Rosa Parks "...God uses good people to do great things." Reverend Braxton, family, friends, admirers, and this amazing choir: I -- I feel it an honor to be here to come and say a final goodbye. I grew up in the South, and Rosa Parks was a hero to me long before I recognized and understood the power and impact that her life embodied. I remember my father telling me about this colored woman who had refused to give up her seat. And in my child's mind, I thought, "She must be really big." I thought she must be at least a hundred feet tall. I imagined her being stalwart and strong and carrying a shield to hold back the white folks. And then I grew up and had the esteemed honor of meeting her. And wasn't that a surprise. Here was this petite, almost delicate lady who was the personification of grace and goodness. And I thanked her then. I said, "Thank you," for myself and for every colored girl, every colored boy, who didn't have heroes who were celebrated. I thanked her then. And after our first meeting I realized that God uses good people to do great things. And I'm here today to say a final thank you, Sister Rosa, for being a great woman who used your life to serve, to serve us all. That day that you refused to give up your seat on the bus, you, Sister Rosa, changed the trajectory of my life and the lives of so many other people in the world. I would not be standing here today nor standing where I stand every day had she not chosen to sit down. I know that. I know that. I know that. I know that, and I honor that. Had she not chosen to say we shall not -- we shall not be moved. So I thank you again, Sister Rosa, for not only confronting the one white man who[se] seat you took, not only confronting the bus driver, not only for confronting the law, but for confronting history, a history that for 400 years said that you were not even worthy of a glance, certainly no consideration. I thank you for not moving. And in that moment when you resolved to stay in that seat, you reclaimed your humanity and you gave us all back a piece of our own. I thank you for that. I thank you for acting without concern. I often thought about what that took, knowing the climate of the times and what could have happened to you, what it took to stay seated. You acted without concern for yourself and made life better for us all. We shall not be moved. I marvel at your will. I celebrate your strength to this day. And I am forever grateful, Sister Rosa, for your courage, your conviction. I owe you to succeed. I will not be moved.