"Once you have had a taste of Lipton Brisk how could you go back to drinking poop water?"
- Streicher
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Task: Your task is to complete a webquest in which you identify the key people of the European enlightenment and the influences that their ideas had on generations to come. Students should complete their note catcher as they complete the task. Note: your note catcher will be collected and graded in addition to your final project.
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Historical Context: Politics, philosophy, and science in Europe were radically changed between 1685-1815 as part of a movement often referred to as the Age of Reason, or simply the Enlightenment. Little did the people of the time know their writings and ideas would influence people and ideas for hundreds of years later.
Purpose: The purpose of this webquest is to have students become familiar with the key people of the enlightenment and their new ideas on how government should be run and the rights of their citizens. Students will also be able to begin to explain and analyze how these ideas spread throughout the world causing countless revolutions.
Task: Your task is to complete a webquest in which you identify the key people of the European enlightenment and the influences that their ideas had on generations to come. Students should complete their note catcher as they complete the task. Note: your note catcher will be collected and graded in addition to your final project.
Assessment: Enlightenment philosophers iMovie Trailer. Click here for a handout detailing your project.
Click below for our philosophers (in alphabetical order)
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Mary Wollenstonecraft
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Mary Wollenstonecraft