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    In class today, please complete the mid-semester self assessment at:

    https://forms.office.com/r/8DC9NFeehY

     

    PEPS12

    BLOG ENTRY #5 – AWAKENINGS

    • At today’s point in the movie, we now see some of the negative effects of the treatment given to Leonard and the others.  If you could take the place of Dr. Sayer and go back to the point where the consideration was being made to administer the experimental drug or not, what would you do?
    • Blog Entry #5 due date:  Oct.7

    LEAD10

    Oct.4-8

    IDS

    • Progress Report #1
      • What has been done to date?
      • Challenges/Adjustments/Problem-solving?
      • Moving forward/Next Steps?
      • Evidence
      • upload to TEAMS in IDS section

    7 Habits

    • Finish up summaries (posted to Digital Portfolios by Oct.12)
    • Return copies of 7 Habits Oct.12

    Jokers Corner

    • Final Tune Ups

    Jokers Classic

    • “TEAMS Live” experiment
    • confirmation of teams
    • identify roles for tournament
    • assign team banners

    GEO12

    Oct.4-8

    1. Homework due week of Oct.4:  Local Volcanoes
      • Create an entry in your blog with the following info:
        • the name of a nearby volcano
        • status of volcano (active/dormant)
        • absolute location (latitude/longitude)
        • relative location in relation to Vancouver (direction, distance in km)
        • last known major eruption?
        • visual?
    2. Volcanoes in the current news cycle?
    3. Video:  “How The Earth Was Made – the Ring of Fire”
    4. CONTINUE PROGRESS –
      • ASSIGNMENT 3 “Structures & Seismic Mitigation” Due week of October 11
      • ASSIGNMENT 4 “Concept School Design” Due week of December 6
      • Ongoing in Blog:  Geographic Events

    PEPS12

    Oct4-8

    • 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 #2 Trading Identities)
      • Arguments Against Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #20)
        • Hume’s argument against the idea of “self”
        • Parfitt and Responsibility
    • Review/Re-Cap/Reminder:
      • “What is Philosophy?” (Crash Course Philosophy#1)
      • How to Argue – “Philosophical Reasoning” (Crash Course Philosophy #2)
      • How to Argue – “Induction & Abduction” (Crash Course Philosophy #3)
    •  METAPHYSICS
      • Leonardo DiCaprio & the Nature of Reality (Crash Course Philosophy #4)
      • Assignment 3 – Metaphysics:  Childhood Perceptions vs Now
      • Art of Argument
    • EPISTEMOLOGY
      • Video “Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theories & Epistemic Responsibility”
    • PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
      • Video “Karl Popper:  Science vs Pseudo-Science”
      • Discussion: “What is the significance of these topics (Epistemic Responsibility and Science vs Pseudo-Science) today?”
    • AESTHETICS
      • Video “Aesthetics – What Good Is It?”
      • Blog Entry #4:  “Describe the role that Aesthetics plays in a part of our lives”
    • Review Movie Release:  “Awakenings”
      • Assignment 5:  Analyze how the movie touches on at least THREE of the 6 areas of the Philosophy part of this course (PEPS)
      • Pairs or Individual
      • Digital Format:  video, powerpoint/slide show

    HOMEWORK:

    • Blog Post #3 – Examples of Deductive, Inductive and Abductive Reasoning – by Sept.23
    • Blog Post #4 – What Role Does Aesthetics Play in Our Lives?” – Due week of Oct.4

    DUE DATES:

    • Assignment 3 – week of Sept 27
    • Assignment 4 (Pseudo-Science vs Science) &4.5 (Aesthetics & Art – Emotional Connection to a Fictional Character) – week of Oct.4

    PEPS12

    Sept 27-Oct1

    • 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 #2 Trading Identities)
      • Arguments Against Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #20)
        • Hume’s argument against the idea of “self”
        • Parfitt and Responsibility
    • Review/Re-Cap/Reminder:
      • “What is Philosophy?” (Crash Course Philosophy#1)
      • How to Argue – “Philosophical Reasoning” (Crash Course Philosophy #2)
      • How to Argue – “Induction & Abduction” (Crash Course Philosophy #3)
    •  METAPHYSICS
      • Leonardo DiCaprio & the Nature of Reality (Crash Course Philosophy #4)
      • Assignment 3 – Metaphysics:  Childhood Perceptions vs Now
      • Art of Argument
    • EPISTEMOLOGY
      • Video “Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theories & Epistemic Responsibility”
    • PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
      • Video “Karl Popper:  Science vs Pseudo-Science”
      • Discussion: “What is the significance of these topics (Epistemic Responsibility and Science vs Pseudo-Science) today?”
    • AESTHETICS
      • Video “Aesthetics – What Good Is It?”
      • Blog Entry #4:  “Describe the role that Aesthetics plays in a part of our lives”
    • Review Movie Release:  “Awakenings”
      • Assignment 4:  Analyze how the movie touches on at least THREE of the 6 areas of the Philosophy part of this course (PEPS)
      • Pairs or Individual
      • Digital Format:  video, powerpoint/slide show

    HOMEWORK:

    • Blog Post #2 – “Who would you want to trade identities with, and why?” by Sept. 20
    • Blog Post #3 – Examples of Deductive, Inductive and Abductive Reasoning – by Sept.23
    • Blog Post #4 – What Role Does Aesthetics Play in Our Lives?” – Due week of Oct.4

    DUE DATES:

    • Assignment 3 – week of Sept 27
    • Assignment 4 – week of Oct.4

    GEO12

    Oct.1

    1. Homework due week of Oct.4:  Local Volcanoes
      • Create an entry in your blog with the following info:
        • the name of a nearby volcano
        • status of volcano (active/dormant)
        • absolute location (latitude/longitude)
        • relative location in relation to Vancouver (direction, distance in km)
        • last known major eruption?
        • visual?
    2. CONTINUE PROGRESS –
      • ASSIGNMENT 3 “Structures & Seismic Mitigation” Due week of October 11
      • ASSIGNMENT 4 “Concept School Design” Due week of December 6

    PEPS12

    Sept 27-Oct1

    • 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 #2 Trading Identities)
      • Arguments Against Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #20)
        • Hume’s argument against the idea of “self”
        • Parfitt and Responsibility
    • Review/Re-Cap/Reminder:
      • “What is Philosophy?” (Crash Course Philosophy#1)
      • How to Argue – “Philosophical Reasoning” (Crash Course Philosophy #2)
      • How to Argue – “Induction & Abduction” (Crash Course Philosophy #3)
    •  METAPHYSICS
      • Leonardo DiCaprio & the Nature of Reality (Crash Course Philosophy #4)
      • Assignment 3 – Metaphysics:  Childhood Perceptions vs Now
      • Art of Argument
    • EPISTEMOLOGY
      • Video “Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theories & Epistemic Responsibility”
    • PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
      • Video “Karl Popper:  Science vs Pseudo-Science”
      • Discussion: “What is the significance of these topics (Epistemic Responsibility and Science vs Pseudo-Science) today?”
    • AESTHETICS
      • Video “Aesthetics – What Good Is It?”
      • Blog Entry #4:  “Describe the role that Aesthetics plays in a part of our lives”
    • Review Movie Release:  “Awakenings”
      • Assignment 4:  Analyze how the movie touches on at least THREE of the 6 areas of the Philosophy part of this course (PEPS)
      • Pairs or Individual
      • Digital Format:  video, powerpoint/slide show

    HOMEWORK:

    • Blog Post #2 – “Who would you want to trade identities with, and why?” by Sept. 20
    • Blog Post #3 – Examples of Deductive, Inductive and Abductive Reasoning – by Sept.23

    DUE DATES:

    • Assignment 3 – week of Sept 27

    PEPS12

    Sept 20-24

    • 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 #2 Trading Identities)
      • Arguments Against Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #20)
        • Hume’s argument against the idea of “self”
        • Parfitt and Responsibility
    • Review/Re-Cap/Reminder:
      • “What is Philosophy?” (Crash Course Philosophy#1)
      • How to Argue – “Philosophical Reasoning” (Crash Course Philosophy #2)
      • How to Argue – “Induction & Abduction” (Crash Course Philosophy #3)
    •  METAPHYSICS
      • Leonardo DiCaprio & the Nature of Reality (Crash Course Philosophy #4)
      • Assignment 3 – Metaphysics:  Childhood Perceptions vs Now
      • Art of Argument
    • EPISTEMOLOGY
      • Video “Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theories & Epistemic Responsibility”
    • PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
      • Video “Karl Popper:  Science vs Pseudo-Science”
      • Blog Entry #3: “What is the significance of these topics (Epistemic Responsibility and Science vs Pseudo-Science) today?”
    • AESTHETICS
      • Video “Aesthetics – What Good Is It?”
      • Blog Entry #4:  “Describe the role that Aesthetics plays in a part of our lives”
    • Review Movie Release:  “Awakenings”
      • Assignment 4:  Analyze how the movie touches on at least THREE of the 6 areas of the Philosophy part of this course (PEPS)
      • Pairs or Individual
      • Digital Format:  video, powerpoint/slide show

    HOMEWORK:

    • Blog Post #2 – “Who would you want to trade identities with, and why?” by Sept. 20
    • Blog Post #3 – Examples of Deductive, Inductive and Abductive Reasoning – by Sept.23

    DUE DATES:

    • Assignment 2 – week of Sept 20

    GEO12

    September 21

    1. *Ongoing:  Observations of Geographic Events
    2. READ UNIT 3 PLANET EARTH pp 49-116
      • Video: Plate Tectonics
      • Earth’s Interior
      • The Earth’s Crust
      • Plate Tectonics
    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:  “Colliding Continents”
    6. Video: “Strip the City”
    7. Homework due Sept 23:  Local Volcanoes
      • Create an entry in your blog with the following info:
        • the name of a nearby volcano
        • status of volcano (active/dormant)
        • absolute location (latitude/longitude)
        • relative location in relation to Vancouver (direction, distance)
        • last known major eruption?