The Social Contract Lesson Plan

For this section, students should read Chapters 1-8 of Book III of On the Social Contract.

Common Core Objectives

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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Book III, Chapter I

Rousseau deals in this chapter with executive power, which, unlike legislative power, does not belong to the people. It is executive power which people speak of when they speak of government, and it is this power which serves to communicate the...