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The Enlightenment Salon
Introduction.“iterature! arts and "hiloso"h#
$ere regular to"ics o% discussions
at salons! in%ormal social
gatherings at $hich! artists!
$riters and "hiloso"hers! and
others e&change ideas. Salons
originated in the 1'th centur#
$hen a grou" o% no(le$oman in
)aris (egan in*iting %riends to their homes %or "oetr# readings.
Onl# the
most $itt#! intelligent and $ell+read "eo"le $ere in*ited to the
salons. ,#
the 1-th centur#! some middle+class $omen (egan holding
salons! $here
the# could meet $ith the no(ilit# on eual conditions to discuss
and s"read
enlightened ideas. /%rom World 0istor# 2onnections to toda# (#
E.3. Ellis.
Acti*it# descri"tion
We are holding a salon in class. 5or this! #ou $ill assume the
identit# o% an
Enlightenment thinker and con*erse $ith the class a(out #our
ideas.
6eli*era(les• Three note cards regarding #our assigned
thinker. Each note card
$ill ans$er the %ollo$ing uestions1. Who are #ou and $hat
im"ortant things ha*e #ou done.7. What do #ou think is $rong $ith
societ# toda# /mid 1-th
centur#.8. What is #our solution to societ#9s "ro(lems:
• A%ter salon diar# entr# /descri"tions and (on mots a(out
t$o
other "hiloso"hers.
6a# o% Salon
On the da# o% the Salon #ou must come to the class $ith the
%ollo$ing
items
1. 2om"leted note cards. ;ou $ill use them as the (asis %or
#our
comments during the salon discussion.7. An item o% %ood to share
$ith the class during the Salon /%ood doesn9t
need to (e 5rench.8. ,e $earing at least t$o items o% clothing
that distinguishes #ou as an
1-th
centur# thinker /a hat! $alking cane! *est! sha$l! and
scar%. ;ou
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ma# ha*e to do a little research to Bnd out $hat "eo"le $ore
during
this time.
Ru(ric
;ou $ill (e assessed in the %ollo$ing manner
1. Cote cards. Are the# com"leted and o% high ualit#:7. Are #ou
a(le to e&"lain the ideas o% #our thinker $hen asked during
the salon:8. Are #ou $earing an Enlightenment+a""ro"riate item
o% clothing:4. 6id #ou contri(ute to the salon (uDet:. Is #our
(usiness card creati*e! clear! organi?ed and "resenta(le:
;our card should
1. On one side 0a*e an a""ro"riate *isual aid re"resenting
#our
thinker9s contri(ution to the Enlightenment:7. On the other side
contain a slogan that summari?es this "erson9s
achie*ements. Came! occu"ation! logo and slogan must a""ear in
a
creati*e manner.
6iar# entr# a(out the salon should
1. At the end o% the salon! #ou $ill (e asked to summari?e the
ideas o%
at least t$o other thinkers $ho "artici"ated in the salon in a
diar#
entr#. To do this #ou $ill need to "a# attention to $hat
#our
classmates sa# during the salon.7. ;our summar# should include
the name o% the other t$o thinkers!
their slogans! and their ideas /at least sentences "er each.
;ou $ill (e assigned in the class %or one o% the %ollo$ing
thinkers
Foltaire! =ontesuieu! Rousseau! ocke! 6iderot! 69Alem(ert!
=ar#
Wollstonecra%t! Ol#m"e de 3ouges! 6iderot! 0o((es!
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2ostumes
What our "u"ils $ill (e $earing might (e made on "a"er or other
matter.
Rec#cled o(Gects and things to $ear $ill (e "ositi*el# *alued in
this
occasion.
Instead o% cards students can "ro*ide the in%ormation
themsel*es
"resenting it to the class in aLs"eechL. It9s u" to #ouM
The *oca(ular# needed %or the s"eeches is on the
"ro%essor9s units. /see
unit 1 The Old Regime and the Enlightenment.
EnlightenedNs (iogra"hies are also "ro*ided in some $e("ages
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