Louis+XIV+and+Absolutism

Project Abstract
You will analyze Louis’ fascinating personality, his concept of power, his political and economic vision, as well as his personal whims and charms. At the same time, you will explore the great products of his age: science, architecture, literature, theatre, music and even fashion.



In order to know and understand the origins of French culture as established by Louis XIV you will be working in a team with your classmates. Each team member will have a different role:

1. Historian

You are interested in knowing all the details of Louis XIV’s life, both in his personal and political aspects. You will analyze all the important influences that shaped his idea of government. You will write and illustrate several short biographical sketches highlighting important moments in the life of Louis XIV.

2. Political Analyst

You are interested in evaluating the actions of Louis XIV as a ruler. What were the positive implications of his famous phrase: //“L’état c’est moi”//, and its negative impact in the French social and political structure. You will briefly report on how Louis XIV repressed internal rebellions (due to raise in taxes or religious conflicts). You will also define how the main principles of Louis XIV’s internal and external policies placed France as a leading European country. Be sure to add an original, political cartoon to liven things up a bit!

3. Economist

You are interested in knowing the origin of France’s mercantilism. You will give an account of the economic measures undertaken by Louis’ and his Finance Minister Jean Baptiste Colbert, to make France an economic power. You will find out how taxes were raised and internal production was increased, and how France started producing fine luxury items for exportation (porcelains, gobelins, lace, fine clothing, furniture, crystal objects, as well as champagne, cognac and wine). Finally, you will discover how French luxury products gradually invaded the European markets. To report your findings, you will write a brief editorial article, an interview to a local producer, and you will design some ads to advertise French luxury items for sale in the export markets.

4. War Correspondent

Louis XIV’s time were turbulent times. France had a main concern: to confirm its strength and supremacy in the Continent. To this end, Louis XIV involved his country in long and costly wars. As a war correspondent you will go directly to the war sites and report on the last events in the battlefield. Your articles must include a brief description of the conflicts and a brief evaluation of the political cost of these wars on the French government. You might wish to include a brief sketch of the construction of the Hospital of the Invalids, and explain why it was constructed.

5. Social Correspondent

You are fascinated by court life, fashion, and glamour, and as such, you are the head writer of the Social Page of the newsletter. You will report on the refinements of court life and the latest tendencies of fashion in ladies’ and gentlemen’s apparel. You will report on the people closest to the king and give us the inside scoop about their daily duties in serving as a member of the court at Versailles. You must give us pictures!

6. Arts Correspondent

You will enter the fascinating world of art and make a brief critical analysis of a play performed at the “French Comedy”, you will report on the latest musical genius, Jean Baptiste Lully. You will describe a neoclassical painting by any French artist of that age. You can include a brief note on the laying of the first stone by Louis XIV of a wing of the famous Louvre Museum.

7. Architecture Correspondent

You will give us a brief glimpse into the history of the Palace of Versailles. Give us the important details about its construction, the architect/s who designed it, and most importantly, tell us how Louis XIV used Versailles to control his kingdom.

8. Religion Correspondent

Give us the scoop on the Catholic Church in France under Louis XIV. Who are the big shots in 17th Century France? What changes have taken place under Louis XIV? How did the Sun King feel about the Catholic Church? And the Protestant Reformation? Were there any scandals that occurred from a religious perspective?

You will all create a Newsletter with a collection of articles and pictures on different aspects of life in France under the Sun King.

[|Jean Baptiste Lully] by HOASM [|The Court of Louis XIV] by Modern History Sourcebook [|Nicolas Poussin] (French Painter during Louis XIV's reign) from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York [|Claude Lorrain] (French painter during Louis XIV's reign) from [|Moliere] (Famous French playwright) ||  ||
 * ** Timeline for Each Class ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Day 1 ** ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> You will decide on what **ROLE** each one will take (see above). ||  ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Read the tasks assigned to your role and go through your textbook for a frame of reference. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Explore the internet resources provided for this project. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ask any necessary questions to your teacher. ||
 * <span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**Recommended Internet resources for the project:** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Official Site of [|The Châteu de Versailles Museum]: biographical information on Louis XIV, mercantilism policy, court life, tour the museum, a day with the Sun King, museum distribution, etc. ||  ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Louis XIV] site by Elena Steingrad ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The Rise and Fall of the Absolute Monarchy]: by The Bibliothèque Nationale de France ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Mercantilism] by The Family Education Network ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Jean Baptiste Colbert] by The Family Education Network ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Domestic Policy] by The Family Education Network ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Foreign Policy] by The Family Education Network ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The Wars of Religion] by Le Poulet Gauche ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Religious Affairs] by The Family Education Network ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Customs at the Court of Louis XIV] ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Louis XIV and Religions] by The Catholic Encyclopedia
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Louis XIV and Religions] by The Catholic Encyclopedia
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Day 2 ** ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Select your resources and read the information. ||  ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Create a ** WORD DOCUMENT **with headings, text and graphics. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Create a ** WORD DOCUMENT **with headings, text and graphics. ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**WORD DOCUMENT**__
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Write down the final version of your section and other features, putting together your images and text. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Make sure you include a reference for each of the images you paste. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You will also need to include a general list of the web resources you used ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Day 3 ** ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Get together with your group to share your articles and start creating the **NEWSLETTER** using MS Publisher. ||  ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Format your newsletter according to the typographical features included in the **CHECKLIST**, use adequate dates and places . ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Day 4 ** ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Proofread and edit the final copy. ||  ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Print the final, complete version of the newsletter . ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Day 5 ** ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Tour the Palace of Versailles to solve the **MYSTERY** of the stolen jewel case. ||  ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hand in the final newsletter product. ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This consists of all of your notes that you will need to later write your articles. Be sure to CITE where the information and pictures come from!**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This document will be a collection of downloaded information from recommended web sites with appropriate references. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Save your WORD DOCUMENT in the Shared Folder: DeWitt and title it with your name.
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[image:http://www.ats.edu.mx/personales/Absolutism/_themes/cascade/acasbul1.gif width="4" height="9" caption="bullet"]]
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Downloaded images from recommended web sites with appropriate references. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Entries from electronic databases and encyclopedias (i.e. SIRS Discoverer, Grolier). ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Photocopies of articles, encyclopedia entries books, etc. with appropriate references. ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**NEWSLETTER**__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The project will be a collection of articles, images, adds and graphics following a newspaper format. Each team member will contribute with 2 pages of his/her section (at least 5-6 separate articles with appropriate pictures). || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Please refer to this link to give you tips on how to write a newspaper article approriately:
 * ===<span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Newsletter Content: ===

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|"Wrigt-ing" Prompt: Newspaper Article]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**CHECKLIST**__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can print this list and mark the missing things...

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**MYSTERY**__
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Category || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Responsibility ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Appearance || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We balanced design aspects with content. ||  ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We used only a few fonts. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We used our fonts in a consistent manner. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Titles and headings are easy to distinguish from other text. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The text areas and graphic areas appear balanced. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Graphics are clear and not pixellated. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The colors on our Newsletter look good together. ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Media Use || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We used art, graphics, or photographs relevant to the topic. ||  ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We cited all resources we include that were made by others. ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Organization || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We used an outline or storyboard to organize our ideas, information and thoughts. ||  ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We organized our ideas in a meaningful and logical way. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We included an introduction or Table of Contents and the editorial. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We included details that made our Newsletter more complete and/or more interesting. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We included a Bibliography or Resources used space. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We included **5 to 6** articles per topic. ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Preparation || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We followed the project timeline when key components needed to be done. ||  ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We brainstormed questions that needed to be answered by the teacher. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We used feedback from others to refine our topics and questions. ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Resources || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We used a variety of resources when collecting information. ||  ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We used material in accordance with copyright. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We used resources ethically and appropriately. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We cited our resources. ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To solve the Mystery at Versailles you have to tour [|The Châteu de Versailles Museum] answering the Mystery questions.... <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pierre Mardi is having the worst day of his life. He is the youngest Frenchmen ever to work in the museum of Versailles. Everyone told the King not to hire such a young servant because he is bound to make a mistake. Lucky for Pierre, the King ignored the advice and put Pierre in charge of his very own crown. Unfortunately, Pierre hide it in a very special place BUT CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE! So he needs your help. The Chateau is quite big and he has very little time to find it. If you read the information from the following website and correctly answer the questions it might help Pierre recognize the last place he had it. Pierre will try to retrace where he was today from the morning to night. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The winner will get the treasure chest that will be on display.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pierre remembers having it when he was in the building that Philibert Le Roy designed. What does this building look like and what was it called?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But he remembered he walked out of that building and was later in a salon with Venus, Diana, Mars, Mercury and Apollo. What apartment was this and where is it?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pierre left this room and was amazed by the Le Brun design of 30 compositions. Describe 3 guises the monarch took in the Halls of Mirrors. Also explain the historical event that took place in this room in 1919.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good work! Pierre now remembers having the crown when he went to the Queen’s suite. He is trying to remember the artwork because he had the crown on his head when he was looking at an Italian style ceiling and silk hangings of lilacs and peacocks. Who’s room was he in?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pierre wore it into a room that could seat 712 people. Where was he?
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where would Pierre be if he encountered rare vegetables, 1,080 orange, lemon, grapefruit, pomegranate trees from Spain, Portugal and Italy?
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why would the Orangery be a great place to sleep in the summer and the WINTER?
 * 8) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> What place is called little Venice? What is similar to the city in Italy?
 * 9) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> What needed to be built in order for the fountains to work?
 * 10) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Pierre remembers playing hide and go seek in 600 rooms of the grooms, musicians and pages. Where was he?
 * 11) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> One of the last things Pierre did today was run out to the building that used to be a village. Louis the XIV destroyed the town in order to build a place where he could go to when he wanted to leave Versailles. The building had walls of porcelain and marble. Where was he?

__**EVALUATION**__

<span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Your project will be evaluated by the following:

__**CONTENT RUBRIC**__ <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">For the Newsletter:
 * || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">The Newsletter will be evaluated by your teacher according to the **CONTENT and TECHNICAL RUBRICS.** ||


 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Category || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">1 || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">2 || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">3 || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">4 ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Layout - Headlines & Captions || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Articles are missing bylines OR many articles do not have adequate headlines OR many graphics do not have captions. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Most articles have headlines that accurately describe the content. All articles have a byline. Most graphics have captions. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">All articles have headlines that accurately describe the content. All articles have a byline. All graphics have captions. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">All articles have headlines that capture the reader's attention and accurately describe the content. All articles have a byline. All graphics have captions that adequately describe the people and action in the graphic. ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Contributions of Group Members || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">One or more students in the group required quite a lot of assistance from peers before contributing one article and one graphic or one classified ad. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Each person in the group has contributed at least two articles, one graphic and one classified ad with some minimal assistance from peers. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Each person in the group has contributed at least three articles, two graphics and 2 classified ads with a few reminders from peers. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Each person in the group has contributed at least four articles, three graphics and 3 classified ads without prompting from teachers or peers. ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Knowledge Gained || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Several students in the group appear to have little knowledge about the stories in the newspaper. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Most students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to stories in the newspaper. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">All students in the group can accurately answer most questions related tostories in the newspaper. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">All students in the group can accurately answer all questions related to stories in the newspaper. ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Spelling and Proofreading || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Several spelling or grammar errors remain in the final copy of the newspaper. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">No more than 3 spelling or grammar errors remain after one or more people (in addition to the typist) read and correct the newspaper. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">No more than a couple of spelling or grammar errors remain after one or more people (in addition to the typist read and correct the newspaper. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">No spelling or grammar errors remain after one or more people (in addition to the typist) read and correct the newspaper. ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Articles - Purpose || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Less than 75% of the articles establish a clear purpose in the lead paragraph and demonstrate a clear understanding of the topic. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">75%-84% articles establish a clear purpose in the lead paragraph and demonstrate a clear understanding of the topic. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">85-89% of the articles establish a clear purpose in the lead paragraph and demonstrate a clear understanding of the topic. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">90-100% of the articles establish a clear purpose in the lead paragraph and demonstrate a clear understanding of the topic. ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Articles - Supporting Details || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">The details in more than 25% of the articles are neither clear nor pertinent. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">The details in the articles are clear and pertinent 75-89% of the time. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">The details in the articles are clear and pertinent90-100% of the time. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">The details in the articles are clear, effective, and vivid 80-100% of the time. ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Graphics || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">More than 20% of the graphics are not clearly related to the articles OR no graphics were used. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">80-100% of the graphics are clearly related to the articles they accompany. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Graphics are in focus and are clearly related to the articles they accompany. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Graphics are in focus, are well cropped and are clearly related to the articles they accompany. ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Who, What, When, Where & How || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Less than 75% of the articles adequately address the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, and how). || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">75-89% of the articles adequately address the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, and how). || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">90-99% of the articles adequately address the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, and how). || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">All articles adequately address the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, and how). ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Requirements || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Less than 75% of the required content was present. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">At least 75% of the required content was present. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Almost all the required content was present. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">All of the required content was present. ||

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__**TECHINCAL RUBRIC**__

<span style="font-family: 'century gothic',Arial,Helvetica;">For the Newsletter:

One to two group members were on other web sites that were not relevant to the project. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Each person in the group has contributed at least three articles, two graphics and 2 classified ads with a few reminders from peers. At least one group member was on other web sites not relevant to the project. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Each person in the group has contributed at least four articles, three graphics and 3 classified ads without prompting from teachers or peers. All group members used their lab time wisely and were not on other web sites. ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Category || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">1 || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">2 || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">3 || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">4 ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Layout - Headlines & Captions || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Articles are missing bylines OR many articles do not have adequate headlines OR many graphics do not have captions. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Most articles have headlines that accurately describe the content. All articles have a byline. Most graphics have captions. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">All articles have headlines that accurately describe the content. All articles have a byline. All graphics have captions. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">All articles have headlines that capture the reader's attention and accurately describe the content. All articles have a byline. All graphics have captions that adequately describe the people and action in the graphic. ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Layout - Columns || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Columns are not neatly typed and/or "gutters" are not adequate, so newspaper is somewhat difficult to read. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Columns are typed. There are adequate "gutters" between most columns and articles. It is easy to read, but looks somewhat nonprofessional. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Columns are neatly typed. There are adequate and consistent "gutters" between all columns and articles. A glance at the newspaper makes you think "fairly professional." || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Columns are neatly typed in the "justified" type style. There are adequate and consistent "gutters" between all columns and articles. A glance at the newspaper makes you thinks "professional." ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Layout - Flag || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">The name of the newspaper does not stand out OR both the name and edition of the newspaper are missing on one or more pages. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">The name of the newspaper is in a font that makes it stand out from other content. Either the date or the edition number of the newspaper appears below the name in a smaller font. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">The name of the newspaper is in a font that makes it stand out from other content. The date and edition of the newspaper appear below the name in a smaller font. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">The name of the newspaper is centered and is in a font that makes it stand out from other content. The date and edition of the newspaper appear below the name in a smaller font and is accurate. ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Contributions of Group Members || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">One or more students in the group required quite a lot of assistance from peers before contributing one article and one graphic or one classified ad. Three or more group members were on other web sites that were not relevant to the project. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Each person in the group has contributed at least two articles, one graphic and one classified ad with some minimal assistance from peers.
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Knowledge Gained || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Several students in the group appear to have little knowledge about the technical processes used for the newspaper. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Most students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to technical processes used to create the newspaper. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">All students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to technical processes used to create the newspaper. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">All students in the group can accurately answer all questions related to technical processes used to create the newspaper. ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Graphics || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">More than 20% of the graphics are not clearly related to the articles OR no graphics were used. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">80-100% of the graphics are clearly related to the articles they accompany. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Graphics are in focus and are clearly related to the articles they accompany. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Graphics are in focus, are well cropped and are clearly related to the articles they accompany. ||
 * <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Requirements || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Less than 75% of the required content was present. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">At least 75% of the required content was present. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">Almost all the required content was present. || <span style="font-family: century gothic,Arial,Helvetica;">All of the required content was present. ||

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__**CONCLUSION**__

The France we enjoy today still bears the mark of Louis XIV. You can still feel the presence of the Sun King in the arts, science, architecture, fashion and glamour. However, in his desire for absolute rule and personal splendor, Louis XIV slighted the basic needs of the people he ruled: many died of cold and hunger. On his deathbed, Louis XIV expressed to his successor: “Try to remain at peace with your neighbors. I have loved war too much. Do not copy me in that or in my overspending. Lighten your people’s burden as soon as possible, and do what I have the misfortune not to do myself.” [|[i]] Too late for this advice. The monarchy that took seven centuries to build, was destroyed in only seven decades. [|[i]] Denise Dersin, ed., //What life was like during the Age of Reason//, Alexandria: Time-Life Books, c. 1999, p. 22.