The Republic Lesson Plan

Discussion: What is Philosophy?

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

To give students a toolkit with which to read philosophical texts (both historical and academic).

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.3 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.5 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.7 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.10 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.5 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.6

Structure:

The teacher should begin by having students watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfduUFF_i1A

Then, he/she should...