Mr. P. Lee – JO Secondary

February 26

1.  Rosemary Brown

• • how did her reality differ from others?  how did her reality motivate her?
  • what is “activism”?  are there acceptable/unacceptable forms?
  • how does her story reflect the greater society’s values?

2.  Review notes on Ideologies

Homework:

• In your notes, include examples of countries (at least one each) of the 5 major political ideologies, including details on how well they fit the criteria covered in class; be prepared to show work/discuss.  Due for discussion during upcoming remote week; hard deadline March 8
• Work on Awakenings Assignment  4  Due week of March 8

February 22

Follow up/Complete Intro to Philosophy:

• 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 #5: “What is the significance of these topics (Epistemic Responsibility and Science vs Pseudo-Science) today?” Due by February 26
• Aesthetics:  Video “Aesthetics – What Good Is It?”
  • Blog Entry #6:  “Describe the role that Aesthetics plays in a part of our lives” Due February 26
• 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
  • Due Date:  week of March 8

February 10

IDENTITY

• Batman & Identity
  • Essential vs Accidental Properties – Assignment 2 part 1
  • Fungibility – Assignment 2 part 2
• Body Theory vs. Memory Theory

HOMEWORK follow up:

• Blog Post #2 – “Who would you want to trade identities with, and why?”

DUE DATES:

• Assignment 1 – week of Feb 8
• Assignment 2 – Feb 15
• Assignment 3 – week of Feb 22

Looking ahead for Thursday:

FIRST PEOPLES’ VIRTUAL YOUTH CONFERENCE
Part 1: February 11, 2021 9:00 am – 10:20 am
Welcoming – Morgan Guerin, Musqueam
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Keynote speaker: Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot
Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot, from UBC’s First Nations and Indigenous Studies and the Department of Political
Science, will give a presentation on the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(UNDRIP). Twenty-five years in the making by United Nations members and Indigenous groups, this
declaration puts forward the “standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the Indigenous
peoples of the world.” It declares that Indigenous peoples have the right to be free from discrimination
and recognizes Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination. UNDRIP has been adopted by the
Province of British Columbia, and in December of 2020 Bill C-15 was introduced by the Government
of Canada to incorporate UNDRIP into law. It is an ideal time to raise student awareness of Indigenous
issues and Indigenous knowledge. The presentation will be followed by a Q & A.

Part 2: February 11, 2021 – 1:30 pm – 2:45pm
Welcome – Morgan Guerin, Musqueam
Our interpretations: Indigenous youth respond to the works of Cree artist Kent Monkman.
Speakers: Taylor Henderson, Aramis Hanuse, McKenzie Fong, Col Bak
Four students from the Native Youth Program at the Museum of Anthropology will present the short
films they created responding to four different art works from Cree artist Kent Monkman’s exhibition
Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience. The presentation will include discussion of why the works
were chosen and the challenges of making short films.

RESOURCES
 United Nation Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People
http://fns.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/UN-Declaration-on-the-Rights-ofIndigenous-Peoples.pdf
 United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | Resolution
Adopted by General Assembly on 13 Sept 2007
https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wpcontent/uploads/sites/19/2018/11/UNDRIP_E_web.pdf
 United Nations | Department of Economic and Social Affairs Indigenous Peoples
https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/declaration-on-the-rights-ofindigenous-peoples.html
 Shame and Prejudice | A Story of Resilience by Kent Monkman
View Museum of Anthropology website to review Kent Monkman’s Shame and
Prejudice: A Story of Resilience takes you on a journey through the past 150 years of
Canada. It is a journey that reclaims and reinserts Indigenous voices into the collective
memory of our country, Challenging and shattering colonial ideas of our history.

Shame and Prejudice

HOMEWORK:  Due week of Feb 15 – Post #3 in BLOG

• What is the message from the speakers at your respective (Cohort A/Cohort B) session of the First Peoples Virtual Youth Conference?
  • Things to consider:
    • What has shaped their realities?
    • How do some of the topics discussed relate to some of our topics in PEPS?
    • How is the communicative voice being expressed, and is it being heard?

FOR REMOTE WEEK of FEB 15

• View video “Leonardo DeCaprio and the Nature of Reality” (see MOODLE)
• Assignment 3 – Metaphysics:  Childhood Perceptions vs. Current (Teen) Perceptions
  • see description on TEAMS (please note this is modified from the assignment you see on MOODLE)
• Explore “Art of Argument” material on MOODLE
  • Blog Post #4:  Choose at least ONE of the following (you may do both if you wish):
    • Provide your own examples (one each) of Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Abductive Reasoning

    • In a paragraph, explain the quote depicted on MOODLE (“Be water”).

      Then, find another example of analogical reasoning that you like and explain why you chose it.  Include the quote with your explanation.

Reminder that we are meeting as a class for FLEX Wednesday & Friday (Cohort A – 10:30am/Cohort B – no later than 1:00pm)

February 8

Intro to the course

• Course Outline
• How the disciplines of PEPS are connected
• Digital Portfolio/Blog
• Structured Flex Opportunities: Wednesdays & Fridays
• Assessment & Core Competencies
• Due Dates

Feb 11 Workshop:  First Peoples’ Youth Conference

Personal Realities (Assignment 1)

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

PHILOSOPHY

• 6 Major areas (Define each for homework in your BLOG for next day)
• General Background – The Philosophes

HOMEWORK due next day:

• Definitions of 6 major areas in BLOG

DUE DATES:

• Assignment 1 – week of Feb 8

*Need to see following students after class:

• Johnny, Akashdeep, Mariah, Marc