SS.912.W.5.4

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Evaluate the impact of Enlightenment ideals on the development of economic, political, and religious structures in the Western world.
General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: World History
Standard: Analyze the causes, events, and effects of the Enlightenment and its impact on the American, French and other Revolutions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved

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Alternate version of this benchmark for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
SS.912.W.5.AP.4: Identify ways the Enlightenment influenced development in the Western World, such as the spread of democracy and equality in politics and religious freedom.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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