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    PEPS12

    Feb 10

    • IDENTITY
      • Batman & Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #18)
        • Essential vs Accidental Properties – Assignment 2 part 1
        • Fungibility – Assignment 2 part 2
      • Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #19)
        • Body Theory vs. Memory Theory (Blog Post #4 Trading Identities Post by week of Feb 13)
      • Arguments Against Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #20)
        • Hume’s argument against the idea of “self”
        • Parfitt and Responsibility

    PEPS12

    Feb 8:

    • Meeting 5 PHILOSOPHES
      • Hobbes
      • Locke
      • Montesquieu
      • Voltaire
      • Rousseau
      • Choose one key idea/quote and comment in a blog post #2  your thoughts on that idea/quote. Post/share by Feb 9
    • Troubleshooting/Work on:
      • Digital Portfolio/Blog
      • Assignment 1 – Personal Realities Infographic
    • CIVIL WAR
      • Viewing: MCU Captain America – Civil War
      • CIVIL WAR – BLOG POST 3 (PDF of Graphic Novel can be accessed on MOODLE or in TEAMS “Files”)
        • Can CIVIL WAR be interpreted as Hobbes vs. Locke? Explain why or why not?
        • Which Avengers heroes fall on which side of “the law”?
        • (Optional) If you viewed both the PDFs and the movie, how do they differ? Why would they be different?
      • Blog Post due date: week of Monday Feb 13

    SOCIAL STUDIES 10M

    FEB 6

    UNIT 1 – GOVERNMENT

    • Concepts of Government
      • Freedom vs Equality
        • intellectual
        • economic
    • Structures of Government
      • Legislative – Executive – Judicial
    • Ideologies
      • video clip
      • chart  (DUE NEXT CLASS)
      • assignment sheet (DUE NEXT CLASS)

    SOCIAL STUDIES 10M

    February 3

    Intro to the course

    • Course Outline
    • Digital Portfolio/Blog
    • F.I.T. blocks
    • Assessment & Core Competencies
    • Due Dates

    Due Dates:

    • Next period: Review course outline
    • Week of Feb 6: Complete Ideologies Assignment Sheet (Moodle)
      • Complete 3 MOODLE QUESTIONS on Ideologies
      • Start reading Chapter 9,10 COUNTERPOINTS

    GEOGRAPHY 12

    February 3

    1. Distribute text books
    2. Review Course Outline, Expectations, Course Organization
      • Assessment:  Core Competencies vs Curricular Competencies
      • Homework vs Assignments/Formal Assessments
      • Utilizing MOODLE, Teacher BLOG, TEAMS
    3. Set up GEO12 Digital Portfolio/Blog; post link on TEAMS
    4. *Ongoing until END of SEMESTER 1: (own initiative for blog entries)
      • Observations of the World
        • Create a section in your Digital Portfolio for this
        • Keep ongoing brief entries in Course Portfolio on phenomena/events related to Geography (Human and/or Physical)
          • Description of what it is/was
          • Your rationale/meaning/thoughts
          • ex.: weather events, seismic events, course-related topics)
    • – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
    1. Intro to GEO and the FIVE THEMES of GEOGRAPHY
      • Go over FIVE THEMES of GEOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT 1 (student choice of working in groups of TWO or individually) and ASSIGNMENT 2 (individual only)
      • Research/View/Discuss materials on FIVE THEMES of GEOGRAPHY (video on MOODLE/TEAMS plus own research for understanding)
      • Start working/gathering details for Assignment 1
    • – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
    1. HOMEWORK –
      • Set up access to MOODLE (due next period)
        • go to https://s-moodle.vsb.bc.ca/
        • choose “log in” LINK
        • do NOT choose “Log In” BUTTON – choose “VSB OpenID Connect”
        • follow instructions to sign in/create account
          • must use VSB email
          • check VSB email for activation
          • once you have activated account let me know via email at ptlee@vsb.bc.ca; there is no self-enrolment option anymore
      • Create your course Digital Portfolio/Blog (submit link on TEAMS by end of week 1)
        • suggested:
          • wordpress
          • weebly
          • wix
        • choose FREE options
      • Read/View – Due next period:
        • Physical + Human Geography in Canada (view and understand on MOODLE)
          • Be ready to discuss
      • Read – Due by February 9
        • Read UNIT 1 in text book pp.1-14
        • Assessment/Discussion for Understanding from reading will take place after Feb 9

    PEPS12

    February 3

    Intro to the course

    • Course Outline
    • What is PEPS12/How the disciplines of PEPS are connected
    • Digital Portfolio/Blog
    • F.I.T. blocks
    • Assessment & Core Competencies
    • Due Dates

    Personal Realities (Assignment 1)

    • What are the many different roles that make up our own personal realities?
    • Infographic

    Intro Discussion: “ART IMITATES LIFE”

    PHILOSOPHY

    • 6 Major areas (Define each for homework in your BLOG/include sources – due week of Feb 6)
    • General Background – The Philosophes

    HOMEWORK:

    • Set up access to MOODLE (due next period)
      • go to https://s-moodle.vsb.bc.ca/
      • choose “log in” LINK
      • do NOT choose “Log In” BUTTON – choose “VSB OpenID Connect”
      • follow instructions to sign in/create account
        • must use VSB email
        • check VSB email for activation
      • once you have activated account let me know via email at ptlee@vsb.bc.ca; there is no self-enrolment option anymore
    • Create your course Digital Portfolio/Blog (submit link on TEAMS by end of week 1)
      • suggested:
        • wordpress
        • weebly
        • wix
      • choose FREE options
    • Teachers as Avengers Infographic ideas (due by Feb 6)
    • Definitions of 6 major areas (Blog Post due by week of Feb 6 – ready to discuss by Monday Feb 6)/ in your DP/BLOG by Feb.7 or as soon as DP/BLOG is set up)

    DUE DATES:

    • Assignment 1 – week of February 13

    GEOGRAPHY 12

    January:

    • (Jan 3-6) Debate: Cloud Seeding
      • Perspectives – identify various perspectives on this issue and their motivations
      • Arguments
        – research and prepare statements/arguments representing the various perspectives identified
        – debate
      • Personal Conclusions – state personal conclusions resulting from debate
    • (Jan 3-20) Explore final section of Moodle: RESOURCES & SUSTAINABILITY
    • Final preparations/work on summative assessment project: NEW SCHOOL DESIGN

    Hard deadline for all course work:  January 31, 2023

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    January 3-6:

    View:  “The MISSION”
    -Set up Video Notes (“PQI”)
    –> Points of Personal Interest
    –> Questions
    –> Issues/Controversies

    Conclude/Finish up Interview Project (Renaissance/Age of Exploration)

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    Dec 5-16

    • Complete if needed “Then and Now” assignment (now past due)
    • Complete Symbolism Assignment (due today to Friday AM)
    • Looking ahead:  “The Renaissance”
      • Moodle Readings
        • Chapter 7 + Review Sheets by Friday December 9
        • Chapter 8 + Review Sheets by Wednesday December 14
        • Chapter 9 + Review Sheets by Friday December 16
      • What conditions led to the transition from Feudalism?

    GEOGRAPHY 12M

    December 5-16

    • Blog Post:  most poignant point of BLUE GOLD
    • View short Moodle Video Clips on own:
      • ESA and Climate Change
      • Causes & Effects of Climate Change
    • Prepare/Research for Debate (TBD):  Cloud Seeding
    • Complete Assignment – Hydrosphere Parts 1 & 2 (see TEAMS)
    • Work on School Design Project