"What points of view did the Enlightenment thinkers have of government?" is an excellent source to help students understand and engage with important ideas concerning the purpose and workings of western governments as presented and discussed by Enlightenment scholars. This is designed for tenth graders and will be both easy for them to read and will challenge them to think deeper about these points of view which were sometimes complementary and just as often clashing. The ability of this lesson to engage the students in the subject matter is impressive. For example, after students are presented with the main ideas of each Enlightenment thinker they are then challenged to show how the ideas of each scholar could help them form a government in a deserted island. After students have engaged with these ideas, they then construct a government of their own on this deserted island. I think this is a perfect project that will help students internalize the main issues at hand and then give them agency to create a viable political system. This will also help teachers meet important program goals for assessment.