14/09/15
Lesson 5-Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack and Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence.
Learning Objective: I will be able to see the impact of the ideals of the Philosophes and the Enlightenment on writers and thinkers in the New World.
DA: What did Denis Diderot create and how did it "elighten" people?
DA: What did Denis Diderot create and how did it "elighten" people?
Review HW, ask students to share their Encyclopedie selections.
Read as a class:
Read as a class:
Discuss how this excerpt echoes the pragmatic ideals of the Philosophes.
What basic view of man do the selections represent?
Can you see the influence of the Philosophes and the ideals of the Enlightenment in Franklin's almanac?
What other document have we studied that also provides a positive and pragmatic view of life for people?
How is this almanac different from the Encyclopedie?
Activity/HW:
- Do we in this country still have these notions? Why/why not?
- "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
- "A penny saved is a penny earned."
- "God helps them that help themselves."
- "Little strokes fell great oaks."
- "He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue."
- "The heart of the fool is in this mouth, but the mouth of the wise man is in his heart."
What basic view of man do the selections represent?
Can you see the influence of the Philosophes and the ideals of the Enlightenment in Franklin's almanac?
What other document have we studied that also provides a positive and pragmatic view of life for people?
How is this almanac different from the Encyclopedie?
Activity/HW:
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Using Franklin's Almanack and Jefferson's Declaration of Independence, list connections between these documents and each of the Philosophes (primary sources). Reference previous lessons to recall information. Upload document to gdrive.