Access Point Number | Access Point Title |
SS.912.W.5.AP.3 | Recognize major ideas of Enlightenment philosophers, such as the importance of a government and natural rights. |
Name | Description |
The Bill of Rights | Students will analyze the first 10 amendments of the Constitution and note the influence of Enlightenment philosophers and the importance of them in government and our daily lives. |
The Enlightenment Thinkers Lesson 3 - The Declaration of Independence | Students will participate in a reading and writing activity. They will mark up the text of the Declaration of Independence, making sure to indicate any passages which demonstrate the ideas indicative of the influence of the Enlightenment thinkers. The teacher will pass out the grievances portion of the Declaration of Independence and have the students highlight, in different colors, the passages they think are from the Enlightenment thinkers. |
Enlightenment Ideals, Revolutionary Influence? | This will include specific Enlightenment thinkers with an emphasis on the ideals that influenced the Declaration of Independence and both the American Revolution. |
Enlightened Thinkers: What Were They Thinking? | In this lesson, students will review the key ideas of several Enlightenment thinkers and explore their influence on Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence. |
Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, and the Declaration of Independence | This lesson will be used to introduce or review the Declaration of Independence, a founding document of America. This lesson will familiarize students with one of the Founders, Thomas Jefferson, and his influence on the American government by incorporating ideas from the European Enlightenment era. |
The Enlightenment Influences on the Declaration of Independence | Students will become familiar with important Enlightenment philosphers, their ideas, and how they influenced the creation of the Declaration of Independence. |
The Enlightenment and The Declaration of Independence | Students will compare and contrast Enlightenment philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes to Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence. |
Enlightenment and the American Government | In this lesson, students will be able to identify philosophies of the Enlightenment era in the foundation of the American government. They will create a booklet to take notes on Enlightenment philosophers and their ideas. |
Enlightened Influences | In this lesson, students will examine how intellectual influences contributed to the ideas in the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution by analyzing the major ideas of Enlightenment philosophers. |
Enlightenment to Revolutions | In this lesson plan, students will analyze documents from major Enlightenment thinkers. Students will compare and contrast the Declaration of Independence to the Declaration of Rights of Man to evaluate the impact of the Enlightenment influenced both the American and French Revolutions. Students will use documents to make an argument about whether the Enlightenment was the strongest influence of the Revolutions. |
The Enlightenment and The Declaration | In this lesson, students review the major ideas of Enlightenment philosophers to evaluate their impact on the Declaration of Independence. |