{"id":584,"date":"2013-05-17T21:07:19","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T01:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/?page_id=584"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:06:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:06:05","slug":"grw3501","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/courses\/grw3501\/","title":{"rendered":"GRW 3501: The Apology of Plato"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fall 2007<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time and Location<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"size-medium alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/files\/Socrates_Louvre.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/files\/Socrates_Louvre-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Socrates_Louvre\" class=\"wp-image-589\" style=\"width:224px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/files\/Socrates_Louvre-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/files\/Socrates_Louvre-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/files\/Socrates_Louvre-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/files\/Socrates_Louvre.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">T 8 (TUR 2306), R 8-9 (MCCB 1108)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Plato,\u00a0<em>Apology<\/em>, edited by Gilbert Rose (Bryn Mawr Commentaries 1989).<\/li>\n<li>Brickhouse, Thomas C., and Smith, Nicholas, D.,\u00a0<em>The Trial and Execution of Socrates: Sources and Controversies<\/em>\u00a0(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001).<\/li>\n<li>Liddell, H.G., and Robert Scott, eds.,\u00a0<em>An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon<\/em>, 7th ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1945).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Smyth, Herbert W.,\u00a0<em>Greek Grammar<\/em>\u00a0(Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1956).\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.textkit.com\/learn\/ID\/142\/author_id\/63\/\">Also available online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Adam&#8217;s vocabulary list for the\u00a0Apology\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">electronic document; available on Course Reserves<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.textkit.com\/learn\/ID\/119\/author_id\/49\/\">Dyer&#8217;s commentary with vocabulary list<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Reserves (ARES)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>All required readings are either on reserve in Library West or available electronically at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Course Reserves<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>To access course reserves, you will need to have an ARES (automatic reserves) account.\u00a0 If you do not yet have an ARES account, you can obtain one\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/ares.dll?action=10&amp;form=80\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>To access library links off campus, you will either need to use\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uflib.ufl.edu\/login\/vpn.html\">UF VPN<\/a>\u00a0or the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uflib.ufl.edu\/ufproxy.html\">Library Proxy<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GRE 1131 or the equivalent. All students must have completed introductory ancient Greek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This course serves as an introduction to Plato, teaching students how to develop strategies for translating, and helping them improve their knowledge of ancient Greek grammar and vocabulary by reading passages that illustrate different prose styles and rhetorical techniques.\u00a0 Each day the class will go over assigned readings from Plato\u2019sApology.\u00a0 The class will also read passages at sight and review Greek syntax and morphology.\u00a0 In addition, we will consider the social and historical setting of the trial and execution of Socrates to better understand how Plato represented these events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Class Participation (15%) based on attendance, participation in class discussions, and translation of daily assignments.\u00a0 No unexcused absences.<\/li>\n<li>Three One-Hour Examinations: September 20 (15%), October 18 (20%), November 20 (30%).<\/li>\n<li>One Term Paper (20%), approximately 4-6 pages, due on December 4.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weekly Assignments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Daily translation of select passages of Plato (approximately 2-3 OCT pages per week, depending on the difficulty of the text and the pace of the class).<\/li>\n<li>Review of Greek syntax and morphology (daily).<\/li>\n<li>Sight translation (every other Thursday).<\/li>\n<li>Reading of Brickhouse and Smith (every other Thursday).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grading Scale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A = 91-100%<br>\nB+= 86-90.9%<br>\nB = 81-85.9%<br>\nC+ = 76-80.9%<br>\nC = 71-75.9%<br>\nD+ = 66-70.9%<br>\nD = 61-65.9%<br>\nE &lt; 60.9%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grading Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No student will be permitted an alternate time or day to complete scheduled requirements except (1) in the case when the scheduled requirement conflicts with a\u00a0 religious holy day of the student&#8217;s faith provided that s\/he provides prior notification, (2) in the case of a student with a serious illness, or (3) in the case of a student with disabilities who requires additional time for quizzes and\/or examinations, alternative\u00a0 spacing, and\/or other accommodations provided that s\/he submits such requests to the<a href=\"https:\/\/disability.ufl.edu\/services\/accommodations\/accommodated-testing-request\/\">Disability Resource Center<\/a>\u00a0prior to the scheduled assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Honesty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students are required to adhere to the University of Florida&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sccr.dso.ufl.edu\/policies\/student-honor-code-student-conduct-code\/\">academic honor code<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disability Resource Center<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For information about resources that are available to students with disabilities, contact the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dso.ufl.edu\/drc\/\">Disability Resources Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-584","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1520,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/584\/revisions\/1520"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}