Absolutism & EnlightenmentSelect a monarch and enlightenment thinker of your choice. What do these individuals have in common? Where do they differ? Would these two historical figures would have been friends or foes? Support your argument with convincing evidence from reliable sources of information.
List of Monarchs and Enlightenment Thinkers Project Rubric |
Scholarly Resources for Research
Source #1 - video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0B28_gwj0M
Watch the video on the Age of Enlightenment and answer the questions in your research notes packet.
Source #2 - Encyclopedia Britannica: http://www.school.eb.com/comptons
Explore this source for information about the life of your monarch AND enlightenment thinker. Fill in the chart in your research notes packet.
Source #3 - A quality, scholarly resource of your choosing
What information do you still need to find? Search for your author and find a source of your choosing. This must be a SCHOLARLY source . . . no wikipedia, answers.com, ehow, wiki answers, or other opinion-based and user-submitted websites. Be sure you know who the author or organization of your source is BEFORE you start taking notes from that source! Only trusted, reliable sources are acceptable.
Now, complete the rest of your packet using the research notes you've taken. Synthesize your research findings and decide whether your monarch and enlightenment thinker would have been friends or foes. Your evidence needs to be convincing and reliable! You will express your evidence in a flipbook slide show.
Flipbook Slide Show Africa example
Watch the video on the Age of Enlightenment and answer the questions in your research notes packet.
Source #2 - Encyclopedia Britannica: http://www.school.eb.com/comptons
Explore this source for information about the life of your monarch AND enlightenment thinker. Fill in the chart in your research notes packet.
Source #3 - A quality, scholarly resource of your choosing
What information do you still need to find? Search for your author and find a source of your choosing. This must be a SCHOLARLY source . . . no wikipedia, answers.com, ehow, wiki answers, or other opinion-based and user-submitted websites. Be sure you know who the author or organization of your source is BEFORE you start taking notes from that source! Only trusted, reliable sources are acceptable.
Now, complete the rest of your packet using the research notes you've taken. Synthesize your research findings and decide whether your monarch and enlightenment thinker would have been friends or foes. Your evidence needs to be convincing and reliable! You will express your evidence in a flipbook slide show.
Flipbook Slide Show Africa example