TfU Project 2009

Dear all,

Welcome to Secondary 1 History!

As you would know by now, you are required to do a Teaching for Understanding (TfU) project worth 40% of your overall history grade for Sec 1.

What is this project all about?
Essentially, this project is all about the use of evidence in history and the different ways in which the evidence is used to reconstruct the past. In order to do this, you will be formed into groups of four to complete this project. This project consists of a number of different components which require you to work closely with your group mates in order to complete the project.

The main theme of this project is: Singapore in the World

Every year, many Singaporeans make trips to many overseas destinations for various purposes, bringing back precious memories and experiences from these trips. In many instances, these memories and experiences can be captured in the form of a keepsake or souvenir that was bought in the country that we visited. This history project is about this keepsake and through the study of this keepsake, we hope to capture document your memories and experiences from your overseas trips and to find out more about these countries that you have visited and the significance of your memories and experiences.

The components are as follows:

Component 1: Keepsake Information Card (15%)
This component requires you to put into practice the skills that you have learnt in class to process and catalogue artefacts by applying this process to the keepsake that your group has identified.

Thereafter, you would need to conduct some background research about the country and region from which this keepsake was purchased and you would also need to find out the significance of this keepsake to the person who purchased it.

This information will be presented on a keepsake information card. More details and examples will be made available on this blog.

Component 2: Oral History Interview (10%)

Thereafter you will complete an oral history interview with someone who has expert knowledge on the keepsake or the area that the keepsake originated from or someone who has the same experience as you, for example, someone who was on holiday with you.

More details on the submission will be made available on this blog.

Component 3: Reflection (10%)
Component 3 requires you to reflect upon your learning through the completion of this unit and your group project.

More details on the submission will be made available on this blog.

Component 4: Portfolio Completion (5%)
An essential part of this project is the completion of the various handouts and the timely submission of your project by the 30 Mar 2009. Failure to complete the various parts of the project and late submission will result in the deduction of these marks.

We hope this unit will be a time of fun and learning for all. We look forward to your submissions!

Best Wishes,
Mr Khoo, Mr Leo, Mr Tan and Mr Thiru