Pearson
Lesson Plan: Introduction to Plato’s Cave
Can we perceive reality or are we chained by preconceptions that limit our vision? Plato’s allegory “The Cave” serves to introduce nascent philosophers to Plato’s dialogues and hopefully to engender a love of ideas and discourse. A...
Curated OER
Managing the Teaching-Learning Process
Twelfth graders begin to recognize how 2,400 year-old dramas are applicable to their lives after reading OEDIPUS THE KING, AGAMEMNON, ANTIGONE, MEDEA, HIPPOLYTUS, and FROGS.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato
A learning module that begins with "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Twenty four hundred years ago, Plato, said life is like being chained up in a cave forced to watch shadows flitting across a stone wall. Alex Gendler unravels Plato's Allegory of the Cave, found in Book VII of The Republic. [4:33]