Task

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Your first job is to create a set of 5 trading cards for European Enlightenment thinkers chosen from the list. Like a baseball card, the front of the card must include a picture of the player (the Enlightenment thinker), his or her name, his or her team (country of origin), and his or her position (occupation or area of expertise). The picture may be a digital image inserted or a drawing of your own. If you are artistic, a good drawing will enhance the presentation of your project. The back of the card must include the years this person lived, his or her country of origin (again), the title of the major works this person wrote with the date when they were written, the topics he covered in his writing and his opinions on that topic, two direct quotes from his or her writings and, most important, what thoughts he had that contributed to the development of the United States. There is a model of one card that may help you using one of the great thinkers of today. Click here to see this model. You will be graded on the cards based on the rubrics included later in this Web Quest. Your second job is to decide which of these thinkers you consider to be the MVT (Most Valuable Thinker). You must then write an essay defending your choice. Make sure the essay not only describes the work of this thinker and why he was a great thinker, it should also explain the contributions of this thinker to the work of our founding fathers. An important part of being the MVT is the impact this thinker had on the creation of the United States. Sometimes this connection may be hard to find. There is a separate set of rubrics for this essay.

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