Two Databases for
Haitian Revolution
Databases:
1. Films on Demand
2. Kids Search
Above are two databases that are useful for the theme, Haitian Revolution.
Below are twenty discussion questions or activity prompt
1. In 1789, what were the distinct sets of interests? There are 4 groups.
Essential Question:
How do Haitians and the French view the revolution differently?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Knowledge question asking students to identify
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Key Ideas and Details: quote accurately from
a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
2. Discuss the relationship between the four groups of interest.
Essential Question:
Why do revolutions occur? What outcomes are there to revolutions?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Comprehension question asking students to explain and interpret
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/ Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Key Ideas and Details: Explain the
relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas or concepts in a
historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
3. What caused the Haitian Revolution? What is the pre-event?
Essential Question:
Why do revolutions occur? What outcomes are there to revolutions?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Knowledge question that asks students to state and recognize
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/ Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Key Ideas and Details: quote accurately from
a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
4. How did the Haitian slaves react to their owners?
Essential Question:
What is freedom? How does it differ for the people of Saint-Domingue during the revolution
and us today?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Evaluation question that asks students to draw from prior knowledge and evaluate
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core:
Writing Standards Grade 5- Text Types and Purposes- Write opinion pieces on topics or texts,
supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
5. Look over the poetry, writing, and painting. Distinguish between the attitudes expressed in
those artistic forms.
Essential Question:
How do Haitians today feel about the revolution of 1791? How are the affected?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Analysis question asking students to distinguish between different things
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Craft and Structure- Analyze multiple
accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point
of view they represent.
6. The Haitian Revolution is considered to be a successful one. Why do you think this is true?
Essential Question:
Why do revolutions occur? What outcomes are there to revolutions?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Evaluation question that asks students to consider and evaluate
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Craft and Structure- Analyze multiple
accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point
of view they represent.
7. What defines a successful revolution?
Essential Question:
What is freedom? How does it differ for the people of Saint-Domingue during the revolution
and us today?
Why do revolutions occur? What outcomes are there to revolutions?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Evaluation question that asks students to consider and criticize
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core: Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Craft and StructureDetermine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text
relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
8. Compare the Haitian Revolution to another one.
Essential Question:
Why do revolutions occur? What outcomes are there to revolutions?
How are the Haitian and French revolution related?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Analysis question asking students to compare between two things
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core: Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Key Ideas and DetailsExplain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or
concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
9. What was the economic situation in Haiti like during the revolution?
Essential Question:
Do you think internal factors (class conflicts, population growth, etc.) or external influences
best explain the development of the Haitian revolution? And why.
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Analysis question asking students to point out main points
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core: (This question along with other questions will work toward this common core)
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Integration of Knowledge and IdeasIntegrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the
subject knowledgably.
10. Analyze the journals/diaries of several individuals and name characteristics of their social
setting.
Essential Question:
How do Haitians and the French view the revolution differently?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Analysis type question asking students to analyze a specific thing
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Craft and Structure- Analyze multiple
accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point
of view they represent.
11. How might other events around the world have affected the Haitian Revolution?
Essential Question:
Why do revolutions occur? What outcomes are there to revolutions?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Evaluation type question asking students to consider through reasoning
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Key Ideas and Details- Explain the
relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas or concepts in a
historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
12. How might the Haitian Revolution have affected the immigration rate?
Essential Question:
How do revolutions affect the rest of the world around them?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Evaluation type question asking students to consider how the revolution might have affected
other aspects of life.
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/ Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Key Ideas and Details- Explain the
relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas or concepts in a
historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
13. Were there any notable ethnic divides?
Essential Question:
How do Haitians and the French view the revolution differently?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Knowledge question asking students a yes or no question based on knowledge
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core: (This question along with other questions will work toward this common core)
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Craft and Structure- Analyze multiple
accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point
of view they represent.
14. What type of government does Haiti have now?
Essential Question: How do Haitians today feel about the revolution of 1791? How are they
affected?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge question which is asking students information that has to be
done based on research
Multiple Intelligence: Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Key Ideas and Details- Quote accurately
from a text when explaining what they text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from
the text.
15. How did the Haitian Revolution affect surrounding colonies?
Essential Question:
How do revolutions affect the rest of the world around them?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Comprehension question asking students to explain the cause and effect of one event
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Key Ideas and Details- Explain the
relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas or concepts in a
historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
16. Have the class reenact the revolution; half of the class as Haitians and the other half as
French officials.
Essential Question:
How do Haitians and the French view the revolution differently?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
this is a synthesis prompt asking students to role play
Multiple Intelligence:
Bodily/Kinesthetic
Common Core:
Speaking and Listening Standards Grade 5- Comprehension and Collaboration
17. Have students create a timeline of the major events that occurred during the time of the
revolution.
Essential Question:
Why do revolutions occur? What outcomes are there to revolutions?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
This is an application prompt that asks students to organize information
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Craft and Structure- Compare and contrast
the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
18. Who was Toussaint L’Ouverture? What makes for a successful leader?
Essential Question:
Why do revolutions occur? What outcomes are there to revolutions?
How do Haitians and the French view the revolution differently?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
this is a knowledge question that requires a student to state information but then it is also an
evaluation question that asks students to critique
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Key Ideas and Details: Quote accurately from
a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
19. Was there media coverage of the events? How were they bias?
Essential Question:
How do Haitians and the French view the revolution differently?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
This goes from a basic knowledge question to an evaluation question that requires students to
critique
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Craft and Structure- Analyze multiple
accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point
of view they represent.
20. How is the revolution still important to Haiti today?
Essential Question:
How do Haitians today feel about the revolution of 1791? How are they affected?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
This is an evaluation question that asks students to judge and conclude based on prior
knowledge
Multiple Intelligence:
Verbal/Linguistic
Common Core:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 5- Key Ideas and Details- Explain the
relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas or concepts in a
historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.