Earlier in the school year, AP® European history students spent a week on an Enlightenment Salon Project culminating in the “Enlightenment Salon Discussion,” in which they each took on the persona of an Enlightenment figure. Throughout the week, students read about different figures and took notes on their various ideas and influences on the time. In the video below featuring one class from this project, students were given their Enlightenment figure assignments and created a “resume” for their figure. This included major accomplishments and influences as well as theories or ideas of the figure. The following day, the class had a fishbowl discussion where 10 Enlightenment figures—portrayed by the students—sat around and discussed ideas about society, religion, economics, and politics.