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    PEPS12

    Nov.6 –>

    Intro/Review notes – Government Models Canada vs USA Definitions – US vs Canadian Gov’t Structures in general: a comparison Canada vs USA Governments Compared – video overview Points of Comparison: Type of Federalism Head of State Head of Government Three Branches of Government Structures & Process Political Studies Electoral Systems – the American […]

    PEPS12

    Nov 4 –>

    Recalibrating timelines Semester 1 Mid-Semester Report Period – Marks closed/Due Nov 15/19 Make sure completeness of Assignments (5), Blog Posts Discuss: Snapshot of Assignment #5 Which of the six major areas of Philosophy have you chosen to focus on? Segue into Political Studies – read/view material on Rosemary Brown (link); BLOG POST […]

    PEPS12

    Oct 11–>

    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 #3 Trading Identities) Arguments Against Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #20) Hume’s argument against the idea of […]

    PEPS12

    Oct 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 #3 Trading Identities) Arguments Against Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #20) Hume’s argument against the idea of […]

    PEPS12

    Oct 1 –>

    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 #3 Trading Identities) Arguments Against Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #20) Hume’s argument against the idea […]

    PEPS12

    Sept.19

    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 – Trading Identities: Which would you choose and why?) √Arguments Against Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #20) Hume’s […]

    PEPS12

    Sept.9-13

    PHILOSOPHY

    6 Major areas (Define each for homework in your BLOG/include sources – due week of Sept 9) Epistemology, Logic, Metaphysics, Ethics, Aesthetics, Political Philosophy BLOG Entry: For each of the six areas, give a brief explanation (own words) and be ready to discuss by Tuesday, September 10 General Background Notes – 5 classical […]

    PEPS12

    Sept 4-6

    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 Use of AI

    Personal Realities (Assignment 1)

    What are the many different roles that make up our own personal realities? Create an Infographic that shows: your roles […]

    PEPS12

    January 15 –>January 26

    Entry into Economics Unit; PLUS – A look at North Korea (“Inside North Korea’s Dynasty” or “Dictator’s Dilemma“)

    Set up discussion/roundtable on Wage Initiatives: Minimum Wage vs. Living Wage vs. Universal Basic Income Macro vs Micro Economics Vocabulary: In notes (see bolded terms below) Economics Crash Course video Examples of personal […]

    PEPS12

    December 4-15 Discuss observations from Jokers Classic for Blog “Not-An-Assignment” Posts which area(s) were chosen pro examples? tie-in to observations from the event? Intro/Review notes – Federalism Definitions – US vs Canadian Gov’t Structures in general: a comparison View Video: (NOTORIOUS) RBG P/I/Q Notes (Points/Interest/Questions) US Electoral College, voter suppression and other issues […]