Thomas Hobbes believed that all human beings were selfish, searching for power but also rational (logical). Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Requirements:
Question must be written
Double-spaced
8th Grade- 2 pages minimum
7th Grade- 1 1/2 pages minimum
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013
Facebook Page (Philosophers) Reminder DUE Tuesday 2/5/13
Just a friendly reminder that students should of completed their "Facebook" page for the Philosopher of their choice that they spend last week in class researching and collecting information. Their page must be completed on a poster board and ready to present on Tuesday, 2/5/13. Student have received the requirements for the poster on Friday. However, they are also listed below.
Poke
(this is used to say “hello” or jab at another user)
Become
a fan
Become
a friend
Delete a friend
Like (other
historical figures can like or dislike your updates)
No
longer online (this can be used if your person goes to jail, is involved in an
important meeting, passes away, etc.)
Add event
Make
a comment about someone else’s post
TOTAL POINTS: _____________
Objective: You
will create a fake Facebook page for a historical figure. You will do this on
paper, not a real webpage. To get started, you need to:
- Research
the life and achievements of the individual you have chosen or have been
assigned.
- Create
a profile for your historical figure.
Profile information you must include:
- Relationship
Status
- Hometown/Current
town
- DOB/DOD
- Religious/Political
views
- A
short list of the historical figure’s friends (minimum o f 6)
- Looking
for (hint: could be ANYTHING
related to the goals your figure had…Looking for equal protection under
the law, Looking for capital to produce more goods, Looking for buyers
for __________ (his product).)
- Personal
information (hint: activities,
interests, favorite quotes, about
me, education and work, etc.)
- As
you research, pull out a short quote or isolate an important moment during
the era we are studying that can be easily made as a status update. You need at least five status updates that go in chronological
order with your figure’s life during the era of study. The purpose of the status updates is to inform your
“friends” about what exactly your figure is doing/feeling/experiencing at
different points in history.
- Be
creative and have fun! I will award bonus points for “extras” on your
pages such as the following Facebook Applications:
- Fan
pages
- Emails
from your character to another. This would be used for private messages.
- A
game such as Farmville or Mafia Wars (but you must make up your own game
that would be appropriate for the time period)
- Links
to articles that relate to the general themes of the topic we’re
studying.
- Friend
suggestions
- Please
understand that you are not creating a real Facebook page on the internet.
I have no way of accessing the website from school. You may do this
assignment by cutting out and gluing the icons below, or electronically by
cutting and pasting the icons from your facebook page. If you have the ability to do this by
other means, please feel free!
You
may use the following icons, depending on your update:
Others may be
used as long as they are legitimate facebook icons.
- You
also need to create avatars for your character. This can be done using
actual photos of your historical figure or you may draw or find images on
your own. If you do this, please stick with the same photo each time.
Rubric
— Character Profile (20 pts)
_
Avatar – 5 pts
_
Relationship status -3 pts
_
Hometown/Current town – 3 pts
_
Religious/Political Views – 3 pts
_
Looking for – 3 pts
_
Personal Information – 3 pts
__ 5 Status Updates (5 pts each)
_
Must be historically accurate and in chronological order
_
Must be topical to what we’re currently studying
— Bonus Points for
“Extras”- points are to be determined by teacher
TOTAL POINTS: _____________
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
8th Grade Websearch
Name: ________________________ Date:
_______________Homeroom: __________
The Enlightenment Philosopher Scramble
In any period in
history there are certain people that you must know about. The Enlightenment could never have happened
with out the forward thinking of hundreds of thousands of people, but only a
few standout. John Locke, Thomas
Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Baron de Montesquieu are four of the most
important thinkers to ever live! You are going to work in small groups
to learn all about these important thinkers and find out why their thoughts are
so important to us today. Then, you will
share what you have found with the other groups in class.
John Locke-
Country of Origin: ________________________
Summary of Major Ideas:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Thomas Hobbes-
Country of Origin:
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Summary of Major Ideas:
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau-
Country of Origin: ________________________
Summary of Major Ideas:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Baron de Montesquieu-
Country of Origin: ________________________
Summary of Major Ideas:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Venn Diagram Locke vs. Hobbes
JOHN LOCKE Similarities THOMAS HOBBES
Venn Diagram Rousseau vs. Montesquieu
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Effects of the Enlightenment Webquest (Worksheet)
Name: Date:
Class/Block: Effects
of the Enlightenment Webquest
PHASE I:
Step 1. Define the Enlightenment
How does www.dictionary.com
define the Enlightenment? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Define the Enlightenment in your own words.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Step 2. Define politics, society and economics
Formal definition of politics:
________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In your words: ___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Formal definition of society:
________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In your words:
___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Formal definition of economics: _____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In your words:
___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Step 3. How did the
Enlightenment affect politics, society and economics? (6 sentence minimum.)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PHASE II:
Step 1. Five
Summative Sentences for “The Political and Economic Background”
Step 2. Part 1. Political
Philosophe
Philosophe 1:
__________________________________________
Thought:
Affect:
Philosophe 2: __________________________________________
Thought:
Affect:
Step 2. Part 2. Social
Philosophe
Philosophe 1: __________________________________________
Thought:
Affect:
Philosophe 2: __________________________________________
Thought:
Affect:
Step 2. Part 3.
Economic Physiocrats
Physiocrat 1: __________________________________________
Thought:
Affect:
Physiocrat 2: __________________________________________
Thought:
Affect:
Once you have
answered all of these questions, save this document as:
Enlightenment_affects_(your
last name here)
Example:
Elightenment_affects_Perez
Then email it to: aperez@hesglendale.org
Remember…email it by the next class meeting for full credit. Five points will be deducted every day it’s
not submitted electronically!
7th Grade Web Quest Directions
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.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Random Act of Kindness (1/28/13)
------Princess Diana
After reading an article about a young man who made a difference in his school, Rebecca was inspired to do the same for her school. She quietly placed a simple but yet powerful compliment on every Junior High student's locker, "You're Beautiful." Two simple words, one simple act but all leading to a world of difference. We applaud Rebecca's efforts and hope others will take note of her random act of kindness.
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