Daily Lessons for Teaching Phaedrus

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Chapter 1 (227-234) As a means of explaining the world around them, the medieval scholars created some mythological creatures with great powers. This mythology was of great importance and influence on Plato, which explains its inclusion in this book. The objective of this lesson will be to discuss some of these mythological creatures and legends and explore why they would have been so important to these people.