For this section, students should read the whole of Book VI, and read Book VII until they arrive at these paragraphs (right after Plato concludes his Allegory of the Cave):
"'Then what persons will you compel to accept guardianship of the city other than those who are wisest in the things which enable the city to be best managed, who also have honours of another kind and a life better than the political life?'
"'No others,' he answered."
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
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