Essential Question: Why do we need Government? What is the true ‘State of Nature’ that political philosophers talk about? What internal conflicts of a government lead a people to Revolution?
Essential Understanding (SWUT): Discontent with prevailing economic, political, and social conditions was the impetus for change, which resulted in revolution or reform.
Learning Objectives: Students will generate their own ideas about the nature of government and then compare the political philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, and Roussea with their own. Students will take notes on a graphic organizer and then generate a slideshow demonstrating their own understanding of the political theories that influence the age of revolution.
Political Theory – Jean Jacques Rousseau – 7:46
Political theory – – Thomas Hobbes – 6:48
Political theory – Total Philosophy – John Locke – 4:54
Thomas Hobbes wiki 1588-1769, Jean Jacques Rousseau wiki 1712 – 1788, John Locke wiki 1632-1704,
The Guillotine’s first cut – History.com
Day 1- Why do we need Government? What are people like without Government? Class will come up with their own answers and compare with each other.
Day 2 – Students will explore the Ideas of Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke. and compare them with their own.
Day 3 – Students will explore the ideas of Jean Jacques Rousseau.
Day 4 – Students will complete their graphic organizer, then begin to work on their slideshow-
Day 5 – Students will complete their political philosophy slideshow –
Resources: Our Worksheet for Us. Locke, Rousseau, Hobbes Grid – Mock CNN sheet.
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