The purpose of this assignment is to connect historical events or ideals from the Enlightenment and Romantic eras to each era's art, music, architecture, philosophy and / or literature.

Part I Enlightenment Era: Slides 1-4

Select an Enlightenment era historical event or ideal & connect it with three Enlightenment examples

Slide 1: Select an historical event or ideal of the Enlightenment era that interests you. Under Slide 1 explain why the event or ideal is central to the Enlightenment era.

Find three Enlightenment era examples from the humanities: art, architecture, philosophy, music, or literature that relate to, respond to and / or reflect aspects of the historical event or ideal you chose.

Slides 2, 3, 4: provide a visual of each of your three Enlightenment era examples along with the title, creator, and date of the work. Under each slide write 100 words that explain the connection between the Enlightenment era event or ideal you chose and and the Enlightenment era example. Explain how each example relates to, responds to and / or reflect aspects of the historical event or ideal you chose.

Part 2: Romantic Era Slides 5-8

Select a Romantic era historical event or ideal & three Romantic era examples

Slide 5: Describe an historical event or ideal of the Romantic era that interests you. Under Slide 1 explain why the event or ideal is central to the Romantic era.

Find three Romantic era examples from the humanities: art, architecture, philosophy, music, or literature that relate to, respond to and / or reflect aspects of the historical event or ideal you chose.

Slides 6, 7, 8 provide a visual of each of the three Romantic era examples that relate to your Romantic historical event or ideal along with the title, creator, and date of the work. Under each slide write 100 words that explain the connection between your Romantic historical event or ideal and each of your three Romantic era humanities examples. Explain how each example relates to, responds to and / or reflect aspects of the historical event or ideal you chose.

To Create & Download a PDF Plagiarism Checker Report:

View the instructional PowerPoint "How to Receive and Download a PDF Plagiarism Checker Report." This PowerPoint is posted in the discussion area for the Week 1 Humanities Paper. (PPT available when the class goes live)