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MOCK TRIAL OF SOCRATES
PRESENTED BY WCS 8TH 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)
_____ 1ST HOUR 8:35 – 9:20
(No Trial) 2ND HOUR 9:25 – 10:10
_______ 3rd hour 10:15 – 11:00
_______ 4th hour 11:05 – 11:50
_______ 5th 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.
