Bell Ringer: January (8)9, 2019

TOPIC:

THE ENLIGHTENMENT

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

IDENTIFY CAUSES/EFFECTS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS

Announcements:

1. No school 1/21!

2. Classroom Expectations

3. ACP Scores

Materials:

1. Cornell Notes

2. Binder

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1700 CE

Europe

Word Wall Vocabulary:

• Enlightenment: time period where reason was applied to society

• Social Contract: Hobbes- exchange rights for protection

• John Locke: Enlightenment thinker

• Voltaire: Enlightenment thinker

• Thomas Hobbes: Enlightenment thinker

• Montesquieu: Enlightenment thinker

• Rousseau: Enlightenment thinker

• Wollstonecraft: female Enlightenment thinker

Why the Enlightenment?

• The Enlightenment talks a LOT about government: what the government can do, what it should do, and what we should do when our government doesn’t serve us

• Some of these ideas influenced our current government

• Understanding ideas from the Enlightenment can help you to understand the current government and how to rebel if you disagree with what it’s doing

Turn and Talk

Donald Trump hopes to build a border wall and allow citizens to enter based on merit. Let’s take the quiz.

Turn and Talk

Let’s discuss your thoughts on immigration. Do you support Trump’s decision or not? What will you do?

ANS: Answers vary

What is the Enlightenment?

• The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement (a change in the way most people thought) that said reason and thought were important

• People who agreed with the Enlightenment were called “philosophes” and argued that people could apply reason to all aspects of life

What Caused the Enlightenment?

• Enlightenment thinkers, such as John Locke, disagreed with the theory of the Divine Right of Kings

• The Divine Right of Kings: the idea that kings were chosen by God to lead

The Effects of the Enlightenment

• Enlightenment thinkers questioned the idea that kings were appointed by God

• They believed governments should protect peoples’ rights, and if not, they should be overthrown

• Enlightenment ideas led to a revolution America and in France

The Effects of the Enlightenment

• Enlightenment thinkers had the greatest impact on the writers of the U.S. Constitution

• They believed governments were meant to protect the rights of their citizens

• Ex: “Natural Law”- basic laws of the universe that the government must enforce

Guided Practice: Gallery Walk

• Around the room are slides that explain the identity and ideas of various Enlightenment thinkers

• You have fifteen minutes to complete your notes

Guided Practice: Summary

• In the bottom portion of your c-notes, complete a summary over THE ENLIGHTENMENT

Remember- the question that you are trying to answer in your summary is the same question that we wrote at the beginning of class: IDENTIFY CAUSES/EFFECTS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS

• Here are some sentence stems to help you out:

The Enlightenment was…

Some major ideas of the Enlightenment were…

One of the direct effects of the Enlightenment came from Rousseau’s idea, that…

FUN FACT:

• Free speech is a basic right in the US

• In places like China, free speech is not a right

• A high school in Wisconsin chose not to punish students who did a Nazi salute in their prom picture, calling it “free speech”

Guided Practice: Quizlet Live

• Get out your phones and get ready to move into groups according to the screen

• Go to QUIZLET.LIVE

• Put in the code and your name

• Get ready to play! Whichever team wins receives 10+ points on their DOL

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Independent Practice

• Ms. McCleskey will randomly give you an Enlightenment thinker

• In your notes, (using the page given to you), explain why you agree or disagree with that thinker. Use specific evidence, 5-7 sentences

• You may use your table to help you

• Share your paragraph with your partner

• DUE AT THE END OF CLASS: COMPLETED ENLIGHTENMENT THINKER TABLE AND PARAGRAPH IN CORNELL NOTES

Missing Work:

If you’re on this list, see Ms. McCleskey. You

must complete any missing work before

beginning independent practice.

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DOL: Self-Rating/Goals

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Extension: Classroom Survey

• This is a grade. The survey is anonymous, so I won’t know that you’ve finished it unless you bring me your phone and show me the confirmation page.