FE2 ACTIVITY PLAN:
ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY
Julie Yoon&Yuewen(Nexus)Wang
BACKGROUND/CONTEXT
Title of unit
European Enlightenment
Cycle & Grade level
Cycle 1 Sec II
Subject area
History
Goal for Activity
Deepen the understanding of the Enlightenment period by studying
philosophers whose ideas are representative of the Enlightenment
ideology
Rationale for Activity
Exercise how to relate classroom content with real life,
contemporary events
QEP Subject Area Competencies
Competency 1 (Examine social phenomena from a historical
perspective) and 2 (Interprets social phenomena using the
historical method)
Differentiation
Content (lecture, reading), Process (group discussion), Product
(worksheet, oral presentation), Learning styles (Read/Write,
Auditory-Speech)
ACTIVITY PLAN
Student will know/understand/do as a result of this activity
Students will know: the ideas of the Enlightenment period,
represented by four Enlightenment philosophers (Locke, Voltaire,
Montesquieu, Rousseau)
Students will understand: how each philosopher’s ideas can be
manifested in real life, contemporary situations
Students will do: analyze the article and how its main point
aligns with the Enlightenment philosophies
Procedures
1. Students are divided into groups of 4
2. Each group is provided with one (1) news article and a
worksheet
3. The students have to answer the questions to find out with
which philosopher the article’s main point aligns or disagrees
with, and provide the evidence
4. Each group shares their conclusion with the rest of the
class
Assessment
When each group presents their work, the depth of analysis will
be evaluated during their oral presentation.
Broad Areas of Learning
☐ Health & Well
being
☐ Career Planning & Entrepreneurship
☐ Environmental Awareness & Consumer Rights &
Responsibilities
☐ Media Literacy
☐ Citizenship & Community Life
Explanation:
students exercise critical, ethical and aesthetic judgment with
respect to the media (news articles) and discuss the rights of
citizens as they learn about democracy and civil rights.
Cross Curricular Competencies
☐ Uses Information
☐ Solves Problems
☐ Exercises critical judgement
☐ Uses Creativity
☐ Adopts effective work methods
☐ Uses information & communications technologies
☐ Achieves their potential
☐ Cooperates with others
☐ Communicates appropriately
Explanation:
Students use information from articles to analyze given
questions, and exercise their critical thinking skills to connect
the class content and real-life situations. They show cooperative
works through working with their peers.
Padlock Law, 1937
In 1937, at the start of a time referred to in Quebec as “la
grande noirceur” (the great darkness), the government of premier
Maurice Duplessis passed the Padlock Law, otherwise known as An Act
to Protect the Province Against Communistic Propaganda.
Under the law, authorities could shut meeting places of anyone
suspected of being a subversive. The law also allowed the police to
destroy any materials related to “suspect” beliefs, and was applied
not only to Communist Party meetings, but also to unions and even
Jews and Jehovah’s Witnesses, as their beliefs ran contrary to the
Catholicism of Duplessis’ Quebec.
Fortunately, despite popular support for Duplessis, the courts
countered an oppressive law. It acknowledged that the Padlock Law
trespassed Quebec citizens’ Property and Civil Rights for limiting
their fundamental freedom.
Andrew Caddell, "Bill 21: a return to Quebec’s dark past," The
Hill Times,
https://www.hilltimes.com/2019/04/10/bill-21-a-return-to-quebecs-dark-past/195768
Clément, Dominique. “1937 Padlock Act,” Canada’s Human Rights
History,
https://historyofrights.ca/encyclopaedia/main-events/1937-padlock-act/
A photographer visited North Korea 6 times to see what life is
really like — here's what he saw
https://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-life-photos-2018-7
After publishing hundreds of photos from six visits to North
Korea, it was an offhand comment that got French photographer Eric
Lafforgue banned.
Lafforgue had seen Spanish tourists wearing Kim Jung Il shirts
and told a friend that they likely wouldn't wear them in Barcelona.
The Spaniards heard it and told the guide. One month after
returning from the trip, he received a letter with screen captures
of his photos, saying they were not good for North Korea and that
he could not return. That was in 2012.
"They know that when I come, I take pictures. They prefer the
tourism money, until it causes a problem for one of the people in
charge," Lafforgue told Business Insider. Lafforgue has always been
well aware of this, but throughout the years, he's played "their
game," as he calls it, to produce some incredible photography.
"The North Korean government controls everything that goes out
of the country," he said. "Even me, when they let me take a picture
of kids smiling, it’s because it's good for the country. I take
those pictures because there is a real part of the people that are
happy and I want to document that ... North Koreans are
brainwashed, but they live like everybody in the world." North
Korea’ sovereignty is in the hands of the government, even to the
smallest detail of what kind of photos can be taken within its
borders.
Portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jung Il are everywhere in the
country, overlooking the people. It's so prominent that Lafforgue
did an entire series on just the "Great Leaders" portraits.
(
https://amp.businessinsider.com/images/52a9f1106da811b642e10865-750-1061.jpg)
US political system: How does it work? Senate, House of
Representatives and more explained
By REISS SMITH
PUBLISHED: 17:00, Tue, Nov 8, 2016 | UPDATED: 18:04, Tue, Nov 8,
2016
The US Government is divided into three clearly defined branches
– the president and his cabinet (the executive), the US Congress
(the legislature) and the courts (the judiciary).
The separation of powers is designed to provide a system of
checks and balances which prevent any individual or group from
gaining too much control.
What is the US Congress and how does it work?
Like the British Parliament, the US Congress decides and makes
the laws that govern America. It also has the power to impeach the
President and remove them from office. The US Congress is made up
of an upper chamber, known as the Senate, and a lower chamber known
as the House of Representatives.
What powers does the US President have?
The President has the power to veto laws passed by Congress and
nominate a cabinet which is approved by the Senate. They are the
head of state, leader of the Government, and commander-in-chief of
the US army.
What powers do the courts have?
The US court system is made up of the Supreme Court and Federal
Courts.
New law bans promoting of religion
Michael Bristow, BBC News 10 October 2018
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45812419
China's western Xinjiang region has written "vocational training
centres" for Muslim Uighurs (a minority ethnic group in China) into
law amid growing international concern over large-scale
disappearances there.
Human rights groups say detainees are made to swear loyalty to
President Xi Jinping and criticise or renounce their faith.
In August, China denied allegations that it had locked up a
million people.
But it is clear their purpose is not just about giving people
the ability to get a better job. The regulations say they are for
people "influenced by extremism". The point is to correct bad
behaviour, and ensure those inside them undergo psychological
counselling and ideological education.
The camps are part of a broader attack on Islamic extremism in
Xinjiang. The new rules mean it's illegal to spread religious
fanaticism by, for example, having "abnormal beards or unusual
names".
Enlightenment Philosophers Worksheet
Names:_________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Does the country in the article follow the Enlightenment
ideology (Democracy), or absolute power?
2.Which philosopher(s)’ idea(s) do you think agrees (or
disagrees) with the article?
3. Why do you think this article fits into (or goes against)
that philosopher(s)’ idea(s)?
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