PH Lesson Plan 4 Enlightenment
PH Lesson Plan 4 Enlightenment
PH Lesson Plan 4 Enlightenment
Date April/May 2017 Subject/ Topic/ Theme World History/Revolutions/The Enlightenment Grade 9th
I. Objectives
How does this lesson connect to the unit plan?
The Enlightenment shaped science and philosophy of this age. The change in thought that came from the Enlightenment, such as ideas of liberalism, freedom of the
people, and democracy influenced how many national revolutions happened.
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Materials-what materials List of questions will have them at hand in class
(books, handouts, etc) do
you need for this lesson and
are they ready to use?
How will your classroom be I will move the desks to the back so that students can move freely around the classroom.
set up for this lesson?
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Your reflection about the lesson, including evidence(s) of student learning and engagement, as well as ideas for improvement
for next time. (Write this after teaching the lesson, if you had a chance to teach it. If you did not teach this lesson, focus on the
process of preparing the lesson.)
I was able to teach this lesson twice, once to 4th Hour and once to 1st Hour. These two classes are very different, so I got to experience
how to tailor my teaching style to specific groups. 1st Hour is full of oral learners, meaning that they are very open to discussion and
love to talk. This made the agree/disagree activity very interesting and full of discussion. With nearly every single question I asked,
there were multiple students who wanted to give their input, so we ended up spending several minutes on each statement. This made
the activity take longer than expected, but this turned out to be a good thing because we had very valuable discussions. Initially, I
was worried about students getting distracted because they are such a social group, but this did not become a problem. I think that
this activity related to their learning style very well, so students stayed engaged in the activity and listened to peers as they gave
answers. We did not even have to do the debrief session because students understood it so well.
I felt very comfortable teaching this lesson because students made it fun to learn and fun to teach. I felt like the students were almost
leading the class discussion and I was just directing them or nudging them in the right direction. Some debate between students even
ensued, so that was a great bonus. I didnt even consult my lesson plan while I taught because the flow of the class made it so easy
to teach.
In 4th Hour, I was surprised to find that things went largely the same as 1st Hour. Mrs. Sisco warned me that 4th Hour could go very
differently because students are less likely to enjoy this type of learning. I found this to be true at the beginning of class when some
students were not enthusiastic about the main activity, but by the end of class, nearly every student had expressed their opinions and
contributed in valuable discussion. I felt very good about the way this lesson worked, especially because of how 4 th Hour interacted,
and I would like to lead a lesson similar to this in the future.
Hock, Kristin. "Enlightenment Lesson Plan." Kristin Hock's Teaching Portfolio. Weebly, n.d. Web. 01 May 2017.
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ActivityQuestions
1. Humansarenaturallyselfish.
2. Governmentisnecessarytokeeporder.
3. Withoutgovernment,theworldwouldbechaotic.
4. Givingupsomeofyourrightsinexchangeforlawandordersoundslikeagoodidea.
5. Thepurposeofgovernmentistoprotectthecitizensrights.
6. Ifthepeopledonotagreewiththegovernment,thenthepeoplehavetherighttorebelanddemand
change.
7. Itisimportantthepowerisseparatedandnotgiventooneperson.
8. Humansarenaturallygood.
9. Allpeopleshouldbefreeandequal,withoutsocialclassesandsocialhierarchies.
10. Educationisnecessarytobecomevirtuous,useful,andproductivecitizens.
11. Everypersondeservesaneducation.
12. Somejobsshouldbefilledonlybyaspecificgender.
13. Traditionalmarriagerolesareimportanttomaintainorder.
14. Throughexperience,peoplenaturallygainwisdomandinsight.
15. Peopleknowhowbesttogoverntheirownaffairs,notthegovernment.
Choose 3 questions to write about. State whether you agree or disagree with the statement and explain why.
Make 1 connection to another theme, idea, or person from this unit for each statement and explain why they are
related. Write your answers on the back of this sheet.
(Hint: Your notes from this unit will be helpful.)
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2.
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