This document provides an agenda for a class discussing Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" from The Republic. It includes an introduction to Plato and the allegory, discusses rhetorical strategies used, and provides questions for critically analyzing the allegory. A group project involves drawing and labeling a picture of Plato's cave. The class will discuss the allegory in groups and consider its examination of perception versus reality and education's role in enlightenment. Essay #4 response options relating to the allegory or a Woolf piece are presented.