Dive into Philosophy Plato & Nietzsche 5 Lesson Teaching Pack for Middle and HS

No philosophy Ph.D. required — just curious students. This 5-lesson bundle blends classic texts with teen-friendly protocols and ready-to-use print/digital materials for ELA/Humanities.

With this bundle, you get the following:

• The Allegory of the Cave
  • Introduce your students to Plato’s imaginative allegory about humankind’s search for truth and meaning!
• The Ring of Gyges
  • Watch out! Someone may be watching! Get your class to discuss the abuses and uses of justice — in another one of Plato’s rewarding thought experiment texts—great for a group activity!
• Nietzsche and Groundhog Day on the “Meaning of Life.”
  • Is it a coincidence that a 90s Bill Murray movie and a German Romantic Nineteenth-century philosopher have something in common? You can find out with this wildly popular lesson pack.
• Teaching Resource: Empiricism and Rationalism Differences Chart
  • A must-have for any IB TOK course or Critical Thinking lesson
• Moral Dilemma Discussion Guide (Great for introducing your students to any moral problem)
  • You can use this lesson plan and graphic organizer to organize discussion and writing activities about any relevant moral dilemma you want to share with your students.
• 19 Quotable Sayings from Friedrich Nietzsche: Informational Text
• Unit Standards Alignment Chart (Common Core, TEKS, VA SOL)
• Bonus: Socrates’ ‘Unexamined Life’ in Plato’s Apology

Note to buyers: This product is distance learning-friendly and compatible with Google Workspace and (as well as a printable Adobe Acrobat PDF).

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