Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection Unit 3: Government and Unrest A Study in the Role of the Citizen Case Study: Ancient Greece Essential Questions: How does the geography of a place impact the development of civilizations? Who holds the power? How does this group or person in power keep or lose power? What role should the citizens have in government? Why? Which form of government is most effective? Why? How have debate and diplomacy shaped history?

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection Warm-up FULL SENTENCES FOR FULL CREDIT “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” Thoughts?

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection Greek Philosophy Philosophy: The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence (especially when considered as an academic discipline). Philosophers: A person engaged or learned in philosophy

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection Socrates BCE Ancient Athenian philosopher. As represented in the writings of his disciple Plato, he engaged in dialogue with others in an attempt to reach understanding and ethical concepts by exposing and dispelling error (the Socratic method). Charged with introducing strange gods and corrupting the young, he committed suicide as required.

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection Plato BCE Greek philosopher. A disciple (follower) of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, he founded the Academy in Athens. His theory of “ideas” or “forms” contrasts abstract entities or universals with their objects or particulars in the material world. His philosophical writings are presented in the form of dialogues, and his political theories appear in the Republic.

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection Aristotle BCE Greek philosopher and scientist. A student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great, he founded a school (the Lyceum) outside Athens. He is one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Western thought. His surviving works cover a vast range of subjects, including logic, ethics, metaphysics, politics, natural science, and physics.

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection VTS

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection REFLECTION * FULL SENTENCES FOR FULL CREDIT Why kill Socrates? Who else in history was killed for the same reasons Socrates was killed?

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection HOMEWORK * STUDY FOR ANCIENT GREECE QUIZ Persuasive Speech Project

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection Warm-up * FULL SENTENCES FOR FULL CREDIT If Socrates didn’t write anything down, how is that we know about his philosophies? How do we know about his life and death?

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection Socrates Death Discuss: Why kill Socrates? Who else in history was killed for the same reasons Socrates was killed?

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection The Trial of Socrates We will be doing a Reader’s Theater of the Trial of Socrates – meaning we will be acting out an abridged (shortened) version of Socrates’ trial as someone envisioned it. Please remember this is only one person’s perspective of the trial. As an actor, think about: Clarity of your voice Voice projection Voice inflection Believability of character Timing What was your favorite character/part and why? Assigning roles Narrator = Cleon = Diodorus = Judge #1 = Judge #2 = Socrates = Judge #3 = Xanthippe = Xenophon = Plato = Crito =

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection The Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato Reading from The Trial and Death of Socrates Four Dialogues Euthyphro Apology Crito Phaedo Read the Crito: In Crito, Plato writes to demonstrate Socrates’ respect for the law in his refusal to flee his death sentence pp

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection REFLECTION FULL SENTENCES FOR FULL CREDIT What would have happened if Socrates was found innocent, or fled? Is the United States more democratic than the Ancient Greek Athenians? Is it important or unpatriotic to question leaders in a Democracy?

Daily Question: Who should hold the power within a society? Worksheet # AGENDA: 1.Warm-up 2.Philosophy Lesson 3.VTS 4.Death of Socrates Trial 5.The Trial and Death of Socrates Reading 6.Reflection HOMEWORK STUDY FOR ANCIENT GREECE QUIZ Persuasive Speech Project