Discussion

September 11, 2017

E.Q: What is truth?

How does Plato use rhetoric in the Allegory of the Cave?

Understand symbols in the allegory.

Obj: I  can decide what truth is.

I can evaluate how Plato uses rhetoric.

I can understand symbols in the allegory.

Starter:

Reflect on the Allegory of the Cave.

What do the following symbols represent: 

Cave

Fire

Prisoners

Light

Shadows

Vocabulary: 

Word: Symbol

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g., the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.

Your Definition: 

Activity: Provide an image of a symbol.

Activity: 

1.  Class Discussion

Select three questions to answer and provide evidence for your responses.  

Questions: 

What does Plato's Allegory tell us about how we see things?

Describe the experience where something true turned out to be false or something false turned out to be true.

What are other modern caves?

How do people believe in illusions and accept them as reality?  What prevents them from the truth?

What shackles our mind today?

How do we get free?

What is the difference in appearance versus reality?

Closure:

What are three things you learned today from the discussion?