Enlightenment Webquest
Introduction:
As you have learned, the Enlightenment dramatically changed
the way people lived, thought, were educated and perceived the world. The three major areas of change were in the
areas of politics, society and economics. Through your study of Locke, Rousseau,
Montesquieu, Voltaire, Wollstonecraft, Smith, Diderot and many others—you have
discovered men and women’s varied thoughts on many matters. In the following webquest, you will examine how
Enlightenment thinkers affected politics, society and economics.
Task:
You will access many websites and answer a variety of
questions during this block.
You will
have to maneuver quickly and efficiently through the websites if you wish to
finish on time.
You will record all of
your answers in a word document and electronically submit your answers to
aperez@hesglendale.org Your work must be emailed by the next class
meeting to receive full credit.
This is
a 60 point assignment. Five points will
be taken off your total score each day it is not in my inbox.
Steps/Advice:
PHASE I:
Step 1. Define the
Enlightenment
(use definition #4).
Then, define the
Enlightenment in your own words (or using words Ms. Perez or your classmates
have been using for the last week).
Step 2. Define the
terms:
politics,
society and
economics. Then as
in Step 1, define them in your own words to show understanding.
Step 3. Pre-test
(of sorts): Given what you know about the Enlightenment and the definitions you
found for politics, society and economics, record an answer of between 8 and 10
sentences attempting to answer the question: “How did Enlightenment thinkers
affect politics, society and economics.”
Eight to 10 sentences will not be nearly enough to answer the question
in detail, but this is your baseline for what you know (or think you know) at
this point. Comparing this answer to
your final answer will show how much you’ve learned by the end of class.
PHASE II:
Step 1. Politics
and economics
Access
this link.
http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/hum_303/enlightenment. Skim all sections if you like, but read the
section titled, ‘The Political and Economic Background.”
Once you have read that passage, write one
sentence summarizing what each paragraph stated.
This will call for a total of five (5)
sentences.
And even though the passage does not specifically call out
“society”, you learn quite a bit about society in the reading.
Step 2. Recall
Part 1: Recall two (2)
Enlightenment thinkers that affected politics during the enlightenment. If you get stuck, access any of the helpful
resource links below.
Clearly state WHAT they thought and
HOW it affected politics during or after the enlightenment (remember the
Enlightenment in many ways caused the American and French Revolutions…this will
help you)
Part 2: Recall two (2)
Enlightenment thinkers that affected society during the enlightenment. If you get stuck, access any of the helpful
resource links below.
Clearly state WHAT the philosophe
thought and HOW it affected society during or after the enlightenment (remember
your definitions of society from the previous phase. Society can deal with the relationship
between citizens (men/women/girls/boys), have to do with religion, and other
day to day operations of a community)
Part 3: Recall two (2)
Enlightenment thinkers that affected the economy during the enlightenment. If you get stuck, access any of the helpful
resource links below.
Clearly state WHAT the physiocrat
thought and HOW it affected economics during or after the enlightenment
(remember what you have learned about taxation, economic control before and
after the Enlightenment
PHASE III:
Step 1. Answer the question
Considering all that you previously knew combined with what
you have just learned answer the question: “Explain how the Enlightenment
affected political, social and economic thought.” You will answer this question in formal essay
format.
·
Introduction (with strong and clear thesis)
·
Three body paragraphs (it would make sense to
write one for politics, one for society and one for economics)
·
Conclusion (proving your thesis and bring
closure to the paper)
Your essay will be typed in 12 font Times New Roman, double
spaced and will be between 1 and 2 pages.
This part of the webquest is due tomorrow at the beginning
of class. You may print it and hand it
in, or you can email it to me.
Resources:
Here are a list of ADDITIONAL websites that will be of use
if you have any questions about any given topics or themes in this
assignment. Only access them if you get
stuck, or feel as though you need a refresher on any of the information
contained in this webquest. Beware…don’t
spend too much time here; you need to stay on task and finish the webquest!
Look
here
for quick hits on many of the Enlightenment thinkers we have already learned
about.
Notice there are two pages of
names and information.
http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/theenlightenmen1/tp/enlightenmentthinkers.htm
Look
here for in-depth
information on Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire and Diderot.
Look at the left margin!
http://history-world.org/age_of_enlightenment.htm
Look
here for in-depth, college
level outline notes from the University of Regina.
http://uregina.ca/~gingrich/en318f02.htm
Conclusion
By the end of this webquest, students should be able to
clearly explain numerous ways the Enlightenment affected politics, society and
economics.
