Enlightenment Thinkers Roundtable

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AP Psychology Current Events Resource Room (SETSS)
Period 1 Periods 3 & 5 Period 8
Mr. Ott Mr. Ott Mr. Ott

Aim: Who are the Enlightenment Philosophers and how did they change European thought?

Opening Move/Do Now: Define the time period we know as "The Enlightenment" ?

Step #1: Explore each philosopher and their ideology (beliefs)

Thomas Hobbes (1588 – 1679) John Locke (1632 – 1704)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 – 1778) Baron de Montesquieu (1689 – 1755)
Voltaire (1694 – 1778) Denis Diderot (1713 – 1784)
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759 – 1797) Adam Smith (1723 – 1790)

Step #2: How Did The Enlightenment and the Philosophers impact the world?

Classwork & Homework

Day 1: Activity:

/wiki/images/2/24/Enlightenmentphilosopherchart2.pdf Enlightenment Philosopher Informational Chart] Day 2:

Homework: Assignments

Special Education Modifications

  • Teaching Model: Co-Teaching
  • Special Education Teacher will work with All students General Ed and Special Ed.
    • Special Ed Students:
      • Teachers will break down assignments into smaller tasks.
      • Teachers will work with students on vocabulary acquisition by breaking down words into prefixes/suffixes and etymology.
      • Teachers will group students according to learning style inventory as a homogeneous group.
      • Teachers will keep students on-task by managing distractions and on-task behavior.
      • Teachers will modify note-taking by modeling notes from PowerPoint to chalkboard/whiteboard.
      • Teachers will differentiate lessons by using; verbal cues for auditory learners, graphic organizers for visual learners, and hands-on cues for kinesthetic learners.