Age of Enlightenment Unit Lesson Plans

Enlightenment Unit Plan Bundle

An amazing set of ready-to-teach resources and daily lesson plans for middle school or high school World History classrooms.

This bundle covers the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment, from the thinkers who challenged old ideas to the philosophers whose writing shaped modern democracy.

Students escape the Scientific Revolution, meet the philosophers through "magic portraits," host an Enlightenment salon party, and compare divine right with Enlightenment ideas using primary sources.

All of the following resources are included in the zip file download:

  • A digital interactive notebook set of activities for Google Drive
  • A complete set of interactive notebook foldables
  • 9-page unit packet with a timeline, map, people, & more
  • Escape the Scientific Revolution lesson
  • "Magic portrait" lesson on the Enlightenment philosophers
  • Primary source analysis comparing divine right & Enlightenment ideas
  • Reading on the era's writers, composers, artists, & scientists
  • Enlightenment Salon Party Project
  • Enlightenment Book Project
  • Review guide for the unit

PLUS you also get review games and assessment options for the unit.

Best of all, there are detailed lesson plans for every day of the unit! Each one includes lesson objectives, how to structure the class, links to videos, Google Docs, and more, so your entire unit is planned out for you.

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