Lesson Plans
Meaghan McCauley
Week of October 2nd, 2006

Monday-Friday: 48-minute classes.

Objectives:
1) Complete first departmental common assessment.
2) Analyze Galileo’s trial.
3) Participate in a Socratic Seminar-Read and prepare questions and comments.
4) Examine Enlightenment thinkers and their ideas.
5) Explain the Enlightenment’s influence of the U.S. Government.
6) Create either a preamble or a bill of rights from a constitution written by an Enlightenment thinker.

Essential Question:
The time period from 1500-1815+ was a turning point in world history. What new ideas and accompanying major political, social, and economic changes were characteristic of this revolutionary era?

Departmental Focus Questions:
1) How did the Scientific Revolution change the way European’s viewed the world?
2) How did “enlightened philosophers” attempt to explain the relationship between human behavior, government, and society?
3) What were the key events that led to the birth of the new republic?

Monday:
1) Focus Question: Post-Test Wrap Up.
2) Finish Common Assessment #1-Informal Textbook Inventory.
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment for Chapter 22, Section 1, “The Scientific Revolution,” #1-3.

Tuesday:
1) Focus Question: Would you lie to save your life?
2) Class Discussion and Notes-Why did Galileo recant?
3) Close Activity: Introduction to Socratic Seminar.
Homework:
1) Socratic Seminar Readings.
a. Galileo Galilei-Science and the Church
b. Nicolaus Copernicus-Science and the Church

Wednesday:
1) Socratic Seminar.
2) Hand out Technology Project.
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment for Chapter 22, Section 2, “The Enlightenment in Europe,” #1-4.

Thursday:
1) Focus Question: Which enlightened philosopher makes the most sense to you and why?
2) Who Am I? Slide Show.
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment for Chapter 22, Section 5, “American Revolution: Birthplace of a Republic,” #1-4.

Friday:
1) Focus Question: How did the Enlightenment impact the American Revolution?
2) Philosophers Write the Constitution.
a. Please create a preamble or a bill or rights based on the beliefs of at least two philosophers we’ve discussed.
3) Close Activity: Structured Notes on Chapter 22.2 and 22.5.
Homework:
1) Have a great long weekend!