The Song of Achilles Lesson Plan

Human Worth

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Discuss and analyze a key quote in the text, and its relationship to the heroes' moral positions.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4

Structure:

As a class, read the following passage aloud. You may wish to have two different student volunteers read, so that students can hear the words delivered in two different ways.

“Chiron had said once that nations were the most foolish of mortal inventions. “No man is worth more than another, wherever he is from.”
“But what if he is your friend?” Achilles had asked him, feet kicked up on the...