Sunday, March 29, 2009

CA 1 Answers

ca1answers

Friday, March 27, 2009

Manchu Mania

hi all,

The Manchu Mania field trip has been canceled due to poor response.

Thank you.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Videos - Inventions of Ancient China and India

hi all,

Some videos on the inventions of Ancient China and India.



Click here for the full playlist.




Click here for the full playlist.

Chapter 7 - Scientific and Artistic Achievements

hi all,

Here are the slides for Chapter 7, Scientific and Artistic Achievements.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Source-Based Questions Clinic

hi all,

I will be organising a source-based questions clinic on Tue 7 Apr 2009 and will be running the same session again on 21 Apr 2009 for those of you who think who need some help for SBQs. Priority will be given to those who did not do well for CA1. Please sign up using the form below.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Manchu Mania! - Sign Up Now


Dear all,

The Humanities Department is organising a field trip to the Asian Civilisations Museum on Saturday 28 Mar 2009 to attend 'Manchu Mania!' from 12pm to 3pm. The purpose of this trip is for students to be able to experience aspects of life in the Qing Dynasty first hand and to attend the exhibition. The Kangxi Emperor: Treasures From The Forbidden City, where characters like imperial concubines, soldiers and court officials come alive and tell you their stories. Admission is free!

So if you're interested, sign up using the form on your right! The number of spaces limited to 40, so sign up quickly!


Best Wishes,
Your History Teachers

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

TfU Part II and III

Dear all,

You should be thinking about starting on Parts II and III of your TfU Project. Please submit both Parts II and Part III together with one set of completed worksheets from the TfU Unit in a folder to your history teacher by Friday, 17 Apr 2009.

To recap the submission requirements are as follows:

TfU Part II [10% overall]

Interview Component (10 marks)
Conduct an oral history interview with a family member from the family which owns the keepsake.
In the interview you need to find out:
- The reason for the choice of location for the holiday.
- The events of the holiday.
- The highlights of the holiday.
- Interesting events from the holiday.
- What was learnt during the holiday.

Interview Reflection component (10 marks)
Oral History Interview:
- Was the interview effective?
- What were my preconceptions, stereotypes and biases?
- Did I manage to overcome my biases?
- What did I learn from the interview?

TfU Part III
Overall Project Reflection:
To reflect on what you have learnt from the project by addressing the following questions:

How has this unit allowed me to understand the different sources of history?
How has this unit allowed me to understand the significance of history from the bottom up?
Why is it important to have a different perspective of history?
Has this project allowed me to develop a better understanding of a culture of another country?

Portfolio Completion (5%):
All portions of the project must be submitted in one portfolio.
All worksheets must be completed to an acceptable standard.
Late submissions without valid reason will be penalised.

Videos on Hinduism

Introduction (Just to get you excited)




The Story of Hinduism



Brief Overview of Hinduism

Just for Laughs: Unagi- The Philosophy of Total Awareness

Decontextualised History Lecture Series

Sign up now! Places filling up fast.

Mr. Leslie Tay


Decontextualised History Lecture Series

Monday, March 9, 2009

Chapter 6 - Religion and Philosophy

Here are the lesson slides for Chapter 6 Religion and Philosophy