MYP4 Last
update -
07 June 2018
Unit 4 - Revolution - A world turned upside down: can the world be
rebuilt on reason?
Key Questions, Words and Skills
Lesson material
Additional materials and external links
What happens when scientific methodology is applied to
society?
Key concepts: political philosophy,
conservative, radical, social contract, separation of powers,
toleration, civil rights,
ancien régime ,
liberty, equality, hereditary government, democratic republic.
Key skill: abstract thinking.
Lesson
1 - The Enlightenment: the philosophers.VIDEO
K Clark's classic
Civilisation television documentary series examines the
impact of the Enlightenment.
Two
outstanding books are
Sophie's World available in whatever language you speak and the
Philosophy Files a cartoon illustrated introduction to
Philosophy.
The Scottish Enlightenment - BBC Scotland.
From Philosophy magazine are these
Philosophy experiments : Is torture ever justified?, Would
you eat your cat? Should you kill the backpacker? etc.
Links:
Wikipedia ,
Philosopher.org on the Enlightenment,
History World .
See Tom Richey's videos and notes on the
Enlightenment.
https://www.tomrichey.net/enlightenment.html
How revolutionary was the American Revolution? Key concepts:
revolution, taxation and representation, boycott, Continental
Congress, inalienable rights,
the House of
Representatives, the Senate, constitution.
Key skill: essay planning,
causation.
Lesson
2 - The American Revolution
PowerPoint from the lesson.
PBS
website in support of their documentary series (left)
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
Khan Academy on the American Revolution.
Brief
history of the US flag - BBC
Fling the teacher
quiz on the
War of Independence
Why did
the most important event in modern history happen?
Lesson 3 - The causes of the French Revolution.VIDEO
Khan Academy on the
French Revolution.
A series of lectures and very useful
summary diagrams about the French Revolution from the
Flow of History website.
Links: explanation from the
SchoolHistory site, origins of the French Revolution (History
Guide ), Lecture outline from
Paul Halsall
Penalty shootout
quiz
Why did the French Kill their King?
Lesson 4 - From the Bastille to the guillotine
Why do
revolutions tend to degenerate?
Lesson 5 -
The
Reign of TerrorVIDEO
End of Unit Assessment
End of Year Exams Assessment - e-Assessment
Revision Guide
MYP criteria:
Summer
Exam 2018
