Ap european History: The Enlightenment Salon Name

AP European History: The Enlightenment Salon

Other Possibilities:

Grade: The project will include three components:

1. 
   Place Mark (10 points)
   
2. 
   Performance
   
   1. 
      Brief Introduction (10 Points)
      
   2. 
      Open Meet and Greet (5 points for 4 Philosophers – total = 20 points
      
3. 
   Biographical Sketch Answers (10 points)
   
4. 
   Written response ( 15 points)
   
5. 
   Self-Evaluation (10 Points)
   

Total: _______________/75 Points

Content: The project will consist of the following:

1. 
   Tag/Shirt/Place mark/Poster Including:
   
   1. 
      Character’s name with dates of birth, death and country of origin.
      
   2. 
      Write a quote from your character underneath your name. You should be able to discuss this quote’s meaning and how ti relates to your philosophy.
      
   3. 
      You should draw a representative picture that represents something important to you and your life’s work as a philosophe.
      
   4. 
      If room, the rest of it should have representative words, ideas, quote etc. that show your points of view form your major philosophical works.
      
2. 
   Biographical Sketch of your character – outline form is acceptable:
   
   1. 
      Who are you?
      
   2. 
      Where are you from?
      
   3. 
      What are some of your major works and accomplishment?
      
   4. 
      Most important, what sort of contribution are you making to the progress of mankind?
      
   5. 
      Which 17^th century figure do you admire most – Locke, Descartes, Spinoza, Pierre Bayle, or Newton? Why? Justify your answer?
      

6. 
   What are some ways that you may have gotten around censorship?  (Or have you been in trouble with the law for what you’ve published. Go ahead, you can tell me…).
   

7. 
   Is it important to travel and see other places in the world?  Why?
   
8. 
   Is organized religion good or bad for mankind? Are some organized religions better or worse than others?  Explain your answer. Where did the Bible come from?
   

1. 
   Is there a God? If so, what is he/she like?
   
2. 
   Is there a form of government that is best for all people?  If so what is it?
   
3. 
   What sort of person should rule people? Why? 
   
4. 
   Are all people created equal? 
   
5. 
   What can be done to promote Human Progress?
   
6. 
   What sort of art and music do you like? What are your favorite books and authors?
   
1. 
   Discussion Research Topic: What is the ideal society? How will we achieve it? (Please give an in depth and detailed response - 1 page max)
   

Part Two:

Salon Activities

1. 
   Introduce yourself with the information from your biography. Discuss your significance to the Enlightenment. Another possible option: Discuss your quote and its meaning.
   

1. 
   Fact Finding Mission: Open debate will proceed with the decorum befitting a meeting of philosophers – timeframe should be 20 - 30 minutes, time permitting) You are to mingle with at least four guests today. You must obtain this information and write it below.
   
2. 
   Self-Evaluation
   

Fact Finding Mission – 25 Points

You are to mingle with at least five guests today. You must obtain this information and write it below.

1. 
   Name of Philosophe ___________________________
   
2. 
   Major publication of this philosophe and what it was about:
   

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. 
   Ask them their opinion to our discussion topic - "What is the ideal society? How will we achieve it?”
   

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4. 
   Ask them their opinion on one of these subtopics and write it down
   
   1. 
      
      

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5. 
   One interesting fact from their placemark/tag/shirt.
   

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Fact Finding Mission – 25 Points

You are to mingle with at least five guests today. You must obtain this information and write it below.

1. 
   Name of Philosophe ___________________________
   
2. 
   Major publication of this philosophe and what it was about:
   

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. 
   Ask them their opinion to our discussion topic - "What is the ideal society? How will we achieve it?”
   

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. 
   Ask them their opinion on one of these subtopics and write it down
   
   1. 
      
      

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. 
   One interesting fact from their placemark/tag/shirt.
   

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Self-Evaluation

Name: __________________________

AP European History

The Enlightenment – Salon Activity

Enlightenment Persona:

Directions:

• 
  Rate yourself on a scale of 0-5 (Please be honest!)
  
• 
  Requirement: Include brief comments to explain your response
  

• 
  Rate the extent to which you:
  

• 
  Used allotted class time wisely and completed necessary tasks
  
• 
  Put sufficient time/effort into your product
  

RATING RATING CHOICES

Preparation ____________ 5 – Outstanding Effort

Presentation ___________ 4 – Very good Effort

3 – Adequate Effort

2 – Fair Effort

1 – No Effort

Additional Comments (Required):

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