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Bell Ringer: Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Professor John Fea talked about the ideas and philosophy found in Thomas Paine’s pamphlet "Common Sense."

Description

Professor John Fea talked about the ideas and philosophy found in Thomas Paine’s pamphlet "Common Sense."

Bell Ringer Assignment

  • Explain the ideas Thomas Paine expresses in his "Common Sense" pamphlet.
  • Describe Paine's philosophy on politics.

Participants

    Vocabulary

    • Aristotle
    • Common Sense
    • Enlightenment
    • John Locke
    • Montesquieu
    • Plato
    • Thomas Paine
    • Voltaire

    Topics

    English & LiteratureU.S. History

    Grades

    Middle SchoolHigh School