West Civ Day 26 - Absolutism, Constitutionalism, & Enlightenment

Objective:  Identify factors that led to the emergence of modern nation-states. Compare and contrast the English Civil War to the Glorious Revolution.  Investigate individuals and ideas of the Enlightenment.

Task:  Happy Friday!  When you arrive to class, please pick up the hand-out on the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution.  Read the section on the Glorious Revolution and then complete the Venn diagram comparing these two events.  After we've discussed these two events, we'll begin our examination of select figures of the Enlightenment.  Half of the class will research the ideas of Thomas Hobbes & John Locke in preparation for a debate.  The other half of the class will research other central figures of the Enlightenment and post your research to the prezi.

Homework:

• Monday, May 18 - Unit 4 PDPs due by 3:00
• Tuesday, May 19 - Hobbes & Locke Debate (see rubric)
• Tuesday, May 19 - Completed Enlightenment Prezi due
• Wednesday, May 20 - Unit 4 PDPs due by 3:00 

Project Assignments:

• Enlightenment Thinkers:
• Voltaire - Zack
• Montesquieu - Sean
• Beccaria - Lara
• Adam Smith - Caroline
• Rousseau - Joanna
• Wollstonecraft
• Debate:
• Hobbes - Momin, Jake, Chris
• Locke - Brian, Kyle, Duncan