The Social Contract Lesson Plan

Philosophy Tube Time

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will review their knowledge of the text and learn to use visual technology to persuasively communicate information.

Common Core Standards:

N/A

Structure:

For this exercise, students shall be asked to create a short (3-5 minute) video essay summarizing Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract. The ideal video essay should not only understand and effectively communicate Rousseau's principal arguments in The Social Contract, but also do so in a way that will be appealing or entertaining to other students.

The teacher should begin by explaining the nature of the exercise to the class, and then have them...