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    GEO12

    February 10

    1. READ UNIT 3 PLANET EARTH pp 49-116
      • Video: Plate Tectonics
      • Earth’s Interior
      • The Earth’s Crust
      • Plate Tectonics
    2. Video:  “Colliding Continents”
    3. Looking Ahead to Assignment 3 “Structures and Seismic Mitigation”
    4. Looking ahead to ASSIGNMENT 4:  New JAYO
      • preview details/ideas on:
        • Design
        • Aesthetics
        • Needs/Amenities
        • Seismic considerations
        • Climate/Sustainability considerations
    5. Video: “Strip the City”
    6. BLOG ENTRY:  Local Volcanoes
      • Create an entry in your blog with the following info:
        • the name of a nearby volcano (+image if possible)
        • status of volcano (active/dormant)
        • absolute location (latitude/longitude)
        • relative location in relation to Vancouver (direction, distance)
        • last known major eruption?

    ASSIGNMENTS/DUE DATES:

    • Assignment 1 & 2 due week of FEB 14th

    PEPS12

    Feb 4:
    • Finish off meeting 5 PHILOSOPHES
      • Hobbes
      • Locke
      • Montesquieu
      • Voltaire
      • Rousseau
    • Troubleshooting
      • Digital Portfolio/Blog
      • Assignment 1 – Personal Realities Infographic
    • CIVIL WAR
      • Viewing: MCU Captain America – Civil War
      • CIVIL WAR – BLOG POST 1 (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 7

    GEOGRAPHY12

    February 1

    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 2:
      1. Observations of the World
        1. Create a section in your Digital Portfolio for this
        2. Keep ongoing 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.: Tonga, EVERGREEN BLOCKADE, Atmospheric Rivers, Trucker Convoy Protest, COVID news
    5. 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
    6. HOMEWORK –
      • Due next period:
        • Physical + Human Geography in Canada (view and understand on MOODLE)
          • Be ready to discuss
      • Due Monday February 7
        • Read UNIT 1 in text book pp.1-14
        • Assessment/Discussion for Understanding from reading will take place Monday

    PEPS12

    February 1

    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 realities?
    • Infographic

    “ART IMITATES LIFE”

    • meaning?
    • Teachers as Avengers exercise
    • CIVIL WAR

    PHILOSOPHY

    • 6 Major areas (Define each for homework in your BLOG/include sources – due week of Feb 7)
    • General Background – The Philosophes

    HOMEWORK:

    • Set up access to MOODLE (due next period)
    • Create your course Digital Portfolio/Blog (submit link on TEAMS by end of week 1)
    • Teachers as Avengers Infographic (due by end of week)
    • Definitions of 6 major areas (Blog Post due by week of Feb 7 – ready to discuss by Monday Feb 7)/ in your DP/BLOG by Feb.7 or as soon as DP/BLOG is set up)

    DUE DATES:

    • Assignment 1 – week of February 7

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    Feb 1

    • Intro to course & Semester 2
      • Setting up MOODLE, TEAMS and Teacher Blog
      • Communications – Emails
      • Course Outline & Modifications
        • Assessment – 4 point scale: Emerging/Developing/Proficient/Exceptional
      • JO DI Mini School Experience and Expectations
        • Digital Skills & Immersion
        • Leadership
    • Intro to GEO Unit
      1. Five Themes of GEOGRAPHY
      2. Geography Basics – Powerpoint
    • HOMEWORK Due next period:
      1. View NAT GEO video on maps (see MOODLE)
      2. start GEO VOCAB

    GEO12M

    Dec.13

    • Energy Resources Roundtable
      • Discussion/Debate
      • Infographics
      • Blog Post (own thoughts)

    Dec.14 & 15

    • Choice of
      • A Christmas Story or Christmas Carol?
      • Work Periods on School Project

    Dec. 16 & 17 – Ms. Gill

    PEPS12

    Dec.13

    • Olympic Boycott (Discussion & BLOG POST)
      • What is the reasoning behind the political boycotting of the upcoming Olympic Games by some countries?
      • In your opinion, will this be effective?  Why or why not?
    • Work on
      • Blog Post(s)
      • Assignment X

    Dec.14 & 15

    • Scrooged

    Dec.16 & 17 – Ms. Gill

    PEPS12

    Nov.23

    Intro to Economics

    • Crash Course video
      • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ez10ADR_gM&list=RDLV3ez10ADR_gM&start_radio=1&rv=3ez10ADR_gM&t=202
    • Follow up BLOG ENTRY: Examples of personal choice & economics (post by Thursday, Nov 25)

    Work on:

    • Assignment 8 GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN poster – now due (post by end of this week)
    • Assignment 9  Comparing Wage Initiatives
      • Step 1 – NOTES
        • Define the three measures
        • Find examples of each where they have been tried/used
        • Examine the results – pros/cons –> success/failure?
      • Step 2 – INFOGRAPHIC(s) – due week of Nov 29
        • Definition & Example of each
      • Step 3 – Round Table Discussion/Debate – Dec.6
    • Assignment X checklist for Thursday (Final submission end of December/early January)
      • What LOCATION will you choose?
        • current or wild card?  this will determine things such as resources, climate
      • What POLITICAL IDEOLOGY will you follow?
        • this will determine things such as rights and freedoms that you will value/protect
      • What ECONOMIC IDEOLOGY will you follow?
        • this will determine the TYPE of economy overall (command, market, mixed)

    PEPS12

    November 22-26:

    Vocab (Blog – ongoing posts or separate section):

    • Command Economy
    • Market Economy
    • Mixed Economy
    • Traditional Economy
    • Economic Thinkers (Crash Course Video Clip)

    Work on:

    • Assignment 8 – Global Supply Chain – Due week of Nov 22
    • Assignment X – Country X

    GEO12M

    Nov.19

    • follow up on Cloud Seeding debate:
      • blog entry on own opinion due Monday Nov22
    • Read Unit 6 in PLANET EARTH by end of next week
    • work on assignment 4