Enlightenment Thinkers Facebook Project (Due 12/13)

Enlightenment Thinkers Facebook Project (Due 12/13)

Directions: You have recently examined five different political philosophers that have influenced political thinking. For this project, you are going to imagine that Facebook and the Internet were created in the 17th Century. You are going to create a Facebook page on a poster board for one of the five thinkers we examined in class.

• John Locke
• Voltaire
• Montesquieu
• Thomas Hobbes
• Rousseau

The purpose of this assignment is for you to creatively demonstrate what you have learned about the philosopher you are assigned and how they influenced thinking and government. The poster must include the following:

1.)Profile Picture:(1 point) A self portrait of the philosopher OR a picture of something that your specific philosopher might choose to post as his profile picture.

2.)Biography:(1 point) A biography or “about me” section that explains to viewers about the philosopher, written in first person format. Must include at least 5 facts about the philosopher. (Place of birth, school attended, family, etc.)

3.)Status and Wall Posts: (3 points) A “Status” section that must include the date it was posted. Write an appropriate message from the philosopher; something he might be doing on the date you have chosen. Feel free to be creative with the post, and possible “friends” replies to the post on his “wall”, but make it relative to the philosopher.If you choose to write “friends” replies, you may also include if they “like” the post!

4.)Friends:(2 points) A “Friends” section that must include names and pictures of 3 people the philosopher might have been friends or colleagues with during their life. (professor’s, family members, other philosophers, etc.)

5.)Blog and Views:(3 points) A “Blog” section that must include the philosophers views on government. In this section you must describe with detail, the philosopher’s views and ideologies on government and, if applicable, a list of books or materials written by him. This section must also be written in first person format.

6.)Visual Appearance: (2 points) Your poster should be visually appealing, neat and well organized. If you have neat handwriting, you may handwrite all the information onto the poster. Or, you may type and print the information and glue it onto the poster in the appropriate sections.

7.)Presentation: (2 points) You are in attendance and present us your poster, answer any questions, and actively listen to all other presentations.

You will use your notes, and your textbook to complete your poster. However, to create a thorough and complete Facebook poster, you MUST do research/work on your own.

Materials Needed:

• One poster (standard size) *If you need one, ask the library for poster paper.
• Colored Pencils and/or Markers
• Glue
• Anything else that might help you make your poster visually appealing/accurate!

This assignment will be taken as an assessment grade and will count as your semester final! (14 points Summative) You will present your poster to the class on the due date, therefore, be prepared to answer questions about your poster, such as who the “friends” are and where you obtained your information!!

Grading Rubric for your Philosopher Facebook Poster

Profile Picture:

Full: The Picture of the philosopher assigned is correct, appropriate and clearly visible. Or, the picture chosen for the philosopher matches the philosopher’s personality/beliefs.

Partial: The picture of the philosopher assigned is correct, but may not be clearly visible. Or, the picture chosen is not clear if it matches the philosopher’s personality/beliefs.

Biography:

A: The biography is written in first person format, includes at least 5 accurate facts about the philosopher AND is written in complete sentences.

B-C: The biography is written in first person format, includes 5 facts about the philosopher, but some may be inaccurate and is not always written in complete sentences.

D-F: The biography is not written in first person format, includes less than 5 facts OR facts are completely inaccurate and is not written in complete sentences.

Status and Wall Posts:

Full: Status is written in first person format, includes an accurate date in which he may have posted the status and the post makes sense for what the philosopher may have been doing on that date. (ex. do not say Voltaire is at Starbucks drinking a latte, as they did not exist.)

Partial: Status may not be written in first person format, includes an accurate date and the post is unclear if it applies to the philosopher assigned.

Friends:

Full: Includes pictures and names of 2-3 REAL people the philosopher may have been friends or colleagues with during the time frame the status was posted.

Partial: Includes names, but may be missing pictures, of 1-2 REAL people the philosopher may have been friends or colleagues with during the time frame the status was posted.

Blog and Views:

A: Includes a blog written in first person format, is at least 4-5 sentences long, political ideologies written perfectly match the philosopher’s views on government and society. Includes an accurate list of books or materials the person wrote during their life.

B-C: Includes a blog written in first person format, has 3-4 sentences, political ideologies written match well and list of books or materials written is unclear or incorrect.

D-F: Includes a blog, may not be written in first person format, has less than 3 sentences, political ideologies do not all match the philosopher’s views on government and society. No list of books or materials is given.

Visual Appearance:

Full: Poster is visually appealing, extremely neat and well organized.

Partial: Poster is not well organized and is messy.

Layout of Poster