On November 20-24 2015, you will make a presentation as an Enlightenment thinker, arguing for his or her importance in history. We will vote as a class on the strength of your arguments and ultimate impact of your thinker.
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Cesare Beccaria
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Voltaire
Mary Wollstonecraft
Adam Smith
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Simon Bolivar
Catherine the Great
Denis Diederot
Marquis de Condorcet
Isaac Newton
| In class | Homework for the night | |
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Day 1 Nov. 13 |
*meet in library Assign thinkers Find physical and digital sources |
Start taking notes using note template Generate key terms based on reading Begin bibliography |
| Day 2 Nov. 16 |
*meet in library Use keywords to find new sources Continue taking notes using note template |
Finish taking notes and building bibliography Organize notes using essential questions |
| Day 3 Nov. 17 |
*meet in library Create presentation text using research |
Work on presentation text |
| Day 4 Nov. 18 |
*meet in library Finish presentation text Write presentation "script" Practice presentation |
Submit presentation on Schoology Practice presentation (must be 3-5 minutes) Prepare presentation (load on iPAD, make notecards, etc. |
| Day 5 Nov. 20 | Presentation day #1 | |
| Day 6 Nov. 23 | Presentation day #2 |
Lauren Ledley