SOCRATES LIVES!

1st Hour

Socrates, Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Socrates, 13 May 2022

The Assembly of Athens (students, parents, grandparents, and teachers) met at the Royal Stoa in the agora to decide the fate of Socrates, the philosopher and teacher.  In each of the four trials, the Jury found him innocent of all charges! The students' speeches and questions provoked much thought, and they passionately argued their points of view.

MOCK TRIAL OF SOCRATES

1ST Hour:

Major speaking roles:

Socrates:  Max Williams Plato:  Acacia Knight

Chaerephon:  Sarah Haan Lycon:  Natalie Webber

Anytus:  Jaden Lichty Meletus:  Brooke McKown

Non-major speaking roles:

Archon:  Carlyle Johnson Guard:  Brian Mattar

Xanthippe:  Delilah Banuelos Apollodorus:  Ella Pearson

Cristobulus:  Emma McDonald Adeimantus:  Sarah Kennedy

Jurors: Milly Caro-Wadley; Josh Pfeiffer; Courtlyn Ramsey, Jareim Roland, Corban Wiley, Sadhakshi Sivaraman, Parents and Guests

3rd  Hour:

Major speaking roles:

Socrates:  Elizabeth Timsah Plato:  Claire Marquardt

Chaerephon:  Cora Hill Lycon: Charlie Gentile

Anytus: Ethan MacKenzie Meletus:  Alex Richardson

Non-major speaking roles:

Archon:  Ezra Meyers Guard:  Julian Johnson

Xanthippe: Lucy Gehrer Apollodorus: Grier Wiltse

Cristobulus:  Devin Ritchie Adeimantus: Parker Bennett

Christostomas: Anne Marie Olson, Jurors: Parents and Guests

4th Hour:

Major speaking roles:

Socrates:  Jennah Fayziev Plato:  Lara de Carvalho 

Chaerephon: Hayan Raffi Lycon: Madison Babb

Anytus:  Carter Chance Meletus: Peter Todorov

Non-major speaking roles:

Archon:  Sarah Mines Guard: Shaad Issa

Xanthippe: Chloe Zhang Apollodorus: Trip Porter

Cristobulus:  Ivan Cheng Adeimantus: Maddie Ternes

Jurors: Isaac Vanderburg, Cooper Winters, and Parents and Guests

5th  Hour

Major speaking roles:

Socrates:  Ellie Howell Plato: Amelia Blackman  

Chaerephon:  Khloie Villagomez Lycon:  Cooper Ryan

Anytus: Melanie Reece Meletus:  Charlotte Pigg

Non-major speaking roles:

Archon:  Reghan Eck Guard: Cameron Estes

Xanthippe: Clare Schupbach Apollodorus: Allie Haan

Cristobulus: Shelbie Emerson Adeimantus: Drake Manspeaker

Jurors:  Ali Al-Sukin, Avery Compton, Michael Dobbs, Jaden Parker, Sam Taylor, Natalie Walenta, and Parents and Guests

The Trial of Socrates

 

Stoa Basileios - The Royal Stoa Reconstruction, kronoskaf: The Virtual Time Machine,  http://www.kronoskaf.com/vr/index.php?title=File:Stoa_Basileios.jpg, 4 April 2022.

MOCK TRIAL OF SOCRATES

PRESENTED BY WCS 8^TH GRADERS

THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022

IN THE MPR

 

Save the Date!

PARENTS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE AS JURORS IN THE

399 BCE TRIAL OF SOCRATES

Eighth-grade parents, grandparents, and friends are invited to join the Assembly of Athens on April 14 in the MPR. The 399 BCE trial of Socrates will be re-enacted by the eighth-graders, and their guests may participate as jurors by casting their votes for guilt or innocence.  The accusers have charged Socrates with “corrupting the youth of Athens” and “undermining their religious beliefs.”  Socrates faces death by hemlock if found guilty.  In their carefully crafted chitons and himations, the speakers will use the research they have done from Plato’s Apology, Crito, and Phaedo, as well as other sources, to sway the jury to their side.  Other students will record the proceedings as the jurors question each speaker about the hidden issues behind their charges. 

 

(EACH CLASS WILL PRESENT THEIR OWN MOCK TRIAL, SO PLEASE COME TO THE HOUR YOUR CHILD HAS MARKED BELOW. It is an "A" Schedule Day)

 

_____             1^ST HOUR                        8:35 – 9:20

 

(No Trial)            2^ND HOUR                       9:25 – 10:10

 

_______            3^rd hour                            10:15 – 11:00

 

_______            4^th hour                            11:05 – 11:50

 

_______            5^th hour                            11:55 – 12:40

 

Feast & Recess               12:45 – 1:50 (students and teachers only)

 

* Students will come to school in costume on this day.  They will be in costume until after the Feast. They may wear shorts and t-shirts under their costumes and may wear dress code shorts and appropriate t-shirts the rest of the day. 

Classical Greece

  

The Parthenon.

SUNY Oneonta,  http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/ARTH209/Parthenon_gallery.html, 29 March 2014.

 Pericles

Death of Socrates

    Socrates

Pericles. Bio.True Story, http://www.biography.com/people/pericles-9437722, 29 March 2014.

Death of Socrates. Boston College, http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/his/CoreArt/art/neocl_dav_soc.html. 29 March 2014..                                       

Socrates. Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/551948/Socrates, 29 March 2014.

An Excellent Review in 18 Min.