Phaedrus teacher pack
Four weeks of lessons on Phaedrus for ages 14 to 18: a plan, a worksheet and the answers for each week, a final essay with a marking guide, and a reading certificate to print. Free to use in class.
- Ages 14 to 18
- 5 weeks, one 60-minute lesson plan each
- Worksheets with answers
- Essay with a four-band marking guide
- PDF and Word
Give your class the book
A free class page
One link for your students to read the 15-minute summary and, as each opens, the eBook and audiobook. No student accounts, no names kept; a free teacher sign-up.
Make a classA class set in print
5 to 200 copies of the same edition, printed at cost and shipped together to the school; the price per copy shows before you order.
Class set pricesFor the whole school
Every student and teacher gets the 15-minute summaries and study guides of 200,000+ classics, the eBooks and audiobooks as each opens, and print and large print at cost; we send a quote, take a purchase order and invoice the school.
School plansFour weeks, week by week
- Week 1Part 1
Phaedrus reads Lysias’s speech and Socrates challenges it, opening questions about love, judgment, and the harm caused by possessive desire.
See the plan, worksheet and answers
The full plan, the worksheet questions and the answers for this week are in the pack (PDF).
- Week 2Part 2
Socrates retracts his attack after a divine warning and defends inspired madness, immortal souls, and love’s possible benefits.
See the plan, worksheet and answers
The full plan, the worksheet questions and the answers for this week are in the pack (PDF).
- Week 3Part 3
Socrates describes disciplined desire and returning love, then examines how truth, clear definitions, and arrangement shape good speaking and writing.
See the plan, worksheet and answers
The full plan, the worksheet questions and the answers for this week are in the pack (PDF).
- Week 4Part 4
Socrates defines skilled rhetoric, distinguishes written reminders from living instruction, and closes with Phaedrus in prayer for inward goodness.
See the plan, worksheet and answers
The full plan, the worksheet questions and the answers for this week are in the pack (PDF).
Assessment
Final essay
Three questions to choose from, 800 to 1,200 words, with a marking guide in four bands.
Quiz bank
The 30 questions and 40 flashcards online, for homework or a quick check in class. Open the quiz
Discussion
Questions for small groups, meeting by meeting. The book club kit
Reading certificate
Certificate of reading
Student's name
has read
Phaedrus
by Plato
Teacher and class
Free for 3 months
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