prep for socratic discussion on Enlightenment philosophers

...your Discussion circle...

You will be assigned to participate in a Socratic Discussion focusing on one of the following sets of questions.  Your preparation and participation will be formatively assessed using the Shared Inquiry Rubric  ​

Individual Preparation for discussion

Step 1.   Continue Taking Notes...
Consider any of the following resources to help you learn more about the Enlightenment and your selected philosophers. You should have notes on 3 different philosophers so that it will allow you to more fully understand the similarities and differences in their ideas --and participate more fully in the discussion.

• Videos on The Enlightenment (History.com)
• The Enlightenment - Overview (ABC-CLIO)
• Political Transitions 1600 - 20th Century (Google Slides)
• Introduction to the Enlightenment (Google Doc)
• Enlightenment (Britannica Online Encyclopedia)
• Enlightenment - Overview and Timeline (History.com)
• The Enlightenment - Overview & links to other resources (Stanford.edu)
• The Enlightenment - (“History of Our World” Textbook chapter pages)
• The Enlightenment Thinkers (Youtube online lesson)
• The Enlightenment, Part 1 (Youtube video)
• Hobbes vs. Locke - compare/contrast (Youtube video)
• Social Contract Theory - comparing philosopher’s thoughts (website)
• Crash Course in World History: “The Renaissance: Was it a thing?” (Youtube)
• Crash Course Philosophy: How to Argue: Philosophical Reasoning (Youtube)
• Salonnieres (ABC-CLIO) -- username: sastigers; password: sastigers
• Enlightenment Salons (Mount Holyoke College - website)
• “Becoming Madame” (Wordpress blog page)
• Marie-Therese De Geoffrin  (ABC-CLIO)

​Philosophers:

• Bacon
• Descarte
• Jefferson
• Hobbes (video)
• Locke
• Montesquieu
• Machiavelli  (document)​
• Newton
• Paine
• Rousseau
• Smith
• Voltaire
• Wollstonecraft (female philosopher)

Step 2: Review Effective Socratic Discussion Strategies

• Link to “Effective Shared Inquiry Strategies & Sentence Starters” document

Step 3: Watch the Practice Shared Inquiry Videos 
There are videos posted in Schoology from your class' practice Shared Inquiry discussion (from Unit 1).  ​Click on the link for the Homework reminder within the Schoology course and you will see links to your last Socratic Discussion. They are also posted within the Uni1 folder on Schoology.

Enlightenment Kahoot!

​Okay, you've spent some time taking notes on the Enlightenment and on 2-3 philosophers... let's see how well you know some of the details--get ready for Kahoot!