1. Plato: Allegory of the Cave Tuesday October 6, 2015

2. WHAT IS TRUTH? WHAT IS ENLIGHTENED?

3. Who is Plato? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDiyQub6vpw The Republic, Book VII: “The Allegory of the Cave”

4. In your duty team… find a space (one group to library) and allocate these roles: 1. Socrates 2. Glaucon 3. Artist 4. Identify vocabulary words 5. Extract meaningful quotations 6. Extract meaningful quotations 7. Specific detail questions 8. Specific detail questions 9. Open ended/Discussion questions 10. Open ended/Discussion questions AT ANY TIME, PAUSE AND EXPLICATE A PASSAGE FROM SOCRATES THAT IS DENSE AND COMPLEX. USE 10% OF THE WORDS IN THE PASSAGE IN YOUR EXPLANATION OF MEANING.

5. Each group will need to turn in: Sketch of the cave What did you discuss as a group once the text had been read? What questions do you have?

6. HOMEWORK: Each student will need to complete the 10% Summary Sheet and write a 10% Summary of “The Allegory of the Cave.”

7. “Will you break free to struggle towards the light, even if it costs you your friends?” http://ed.ted.com/videos/?search=plato&video=1RWOpQXTltA