Learning activity in which students study the ideas of Enlightenment philosophers, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau. Lesson includes individual, group and whole class activity in which students write, discuss and debate the role of government in a democratic society.

Concepts

enlightenment philosophers, the enlightenment

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Additional Tags

intellectual revolution, age of enlightenment, constitutional rights foundaiton: developments in democracy, enlightenment thinkers

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)