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Starter Task: What is going on in this image and why ?

In this lesson, students delve into Plato's Cave analogy, exploring the concepts of illusion, reality, belief, and philosophy. They analyze the cave allegory, discuss the conditions of the prisoners, the escaped prisoner, and the puppet masters. Students reflect on the human condition, Christian teachings, and the implications of Plato's ideas for our society today.

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Starter Task: What is going on in this image and why ?

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  1. Starter Task: What is going on in this image and why?

  2. Lesson 1 Project: What is Plato’s Cave? TASK1: In your Groups, list all the ways you KNOW the world is real / really as you see it… HOW DO YOU KNOW? KEYWORDS: What do they mean? ILLUSION ANALOGY REALITY BELIEF PHILOSOPHY RE-search for HWK LO’s: 1: To stretch & challenge my critical thinking 2: To stretch & challenge my philosophical thinking 3: To reflect on the human condition & Christian teaching ?

  3. Task 2 of 3: What is Plato’s Cave? Your Poster needs: SUN FIRE ESCAPED PRISONER PRISONERS PUPPET MASTERS CAVE OUTSIDE WORLD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTWwY8Ok5I0&safe=active • Watch this clip of Plato’s famous Cave… • As you do: think about… • What it means… • How THE CAVE is set out… • Any comparisons / contrasts to the world we know? • Any comparisons / contrasts to Christian belief? Next: Use your knowledge & example templates to draw your own labelled Plato’s Cave

  4. Task 3: Finding Meaning ON YOUR POSTER ADD THE FOLLOWING: • A) The condition of the FREE man. • How he will feel as he finds the real world / the blinding sun / what will he reflect on? Will he go back? • B) The condition of the Prisoners. • How they may react if the escaped prisoner returns to tell them about their enslavement. • C) The Puppet Masters. • Why do they do this? Who are they? What will they feel / think about the escaped prisoner? EXT: Do YOU THINK God figures in any of this?

  5. Consolidation: What have we learnt? KEYWORDS: What do they mean? ILLUSION ANALOGY REALITY BELIEF PHILOSOPHY RE-search for HWK • On your posters: • What do you think the Sun represents in Plato’s Cave? • What could it represent for Christian belief? • Why? • FEEDBACK

  6. Lesson 2: Can we escape the Cave? How does this image fit in with Plato’s idea? What do the cage and bird represent in this picture? • STARTER: • Let’s hear some of your HWK … • What do our keywords mean? • Examples? • ILLUSION • ANALOGY • REALITY • BELIEF • PHILOSOPHY EXT:

  7. Task 1 of 3: Red Pill or Blue Pill? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjgE8Lw5YaQ&safe=active • SHOULD Neo take the RED or BLUE pill? • RE-flect and RE-ason I think Neo should take the Blue pill because… I think Neo should take the Red pill because… Ext: What would Plato say / do? Who faced a similar question in the Bible?

  8. Task 2 of 3: Your own Cave So, Plato says the Prisoner can escape the CAVE (his ignorance) by using his REASON… He can then try to see the world AS IT REALLY IS… not the way he thinks / accepts it is… In your Groups: cREate a Role Playwhere a character/s moves from a situation of IGNORANCE (NOT KNOWING/OPINIONS) to a situation of BETTER / FULL KNOWLEDGE… (Your own CAVE idea!) Show how his/her/their emotions change… Show what the character/s may do with their new power! Peer Assess our performances…

  9. Consolidation: What have we learnt? • Hot Seating! • Who can explain Plato’s Cave and be the Philosopher King!? • Grill your classmates with your questions! HOMEWORK: RE-search Plato’s idea of Philosopher Kings Explain what/who they would be. Explain the implications for OUR society TODAY.

  10. Lesson 3 & 4: So what is beyond the Cave? Numeracy STARTER TASK: Label Plato’s Divided Line correctly Clue: ‘A’ is the LEAST developed type of knowledge MATHEMATICAL REASONING / NUMBERS SHADOWS / OPINIONS PHYSICAL OBJECTS PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE FORMS BELIEF ABOUT PHYSICAL OBJECTS

  11. Task 2 of 3: HWK re-SEARCH RE-port back… • Who / What is Plato’s Philosopher King? • What would he / she mean for OUR society TODAY? • How do they fit into the idea of the Divided Line and the Cave?

  12. Task 3… Plato’s CAVE in the Media! Watch and RE-flect on the Truman Show using your media sheet… Your HWK / Stretch & Challenge tasks are on your sheet

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