Day 2

Candide Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Discussion: Immanuel Kant and the Enlightenment

    Kind of Activity:

    Classwide Discussion

    Objective:

    Students will broaden their knowledge about the themes and background of the text.

    Common Core Standards:

    N/A

    Structure:

    This activity has two parts. In the first part, students should organize themselves into groups of 2-3 people, and the teacher should have them read the following famous essay by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant, who was greatly influenced by Voltaire in his attitude towards critical thinking:

    What Is Enlightenment? http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/CCREAD/etscc/kant.html

    Once the class has finished reading, the teacher should hand out a worksheet...

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