The Enlightenment - I Think, Therefore I Am

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

Aim: Who's Who in Enlightenment thought and How did their ideas effect our lives today?

Do Now: Who gives you your rights?

Lesson Overview:

Item	Approx Time
Do Now	3-5 Min
Mini Lesson	10 Min
Activity	20 Min
Discussion	10 Min

Classwork & Homework

Lesson PowerPoint:

• The Enlightenment Thinkers PowerPoint
• The Enlightenment Thinkers PDF

Lesson Activity:

• Enlightenment Thinkers Worksheet
• Enlightenment Thinkers Key

Station Documents:

• Adam Smith
• Jean Jacques Rousseau
• John Locke
• Voltaire
• Denis Diderot
• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Thomas Hobbes
• Baron de Montesquiue

1. Students will answer the question below, in paragraph form, using as many of the people in their research as possible.

How did their ideas effect our lives today?

2. Students will also study for a multiple choice quiz on the Enlightenment Thinkers listed above.

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:
    • Teacher will read-aloud to students when necessary.
    • 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.