Malacca Trip - Pre Trip Briefing

There will be a pre-trip briefing held next Monday, 3-4pm at AVA Rm.
Attendance is compulsory. You need to bring along your passports to the briefing. Thanks and see you at the briefing!

TFU Part IV

hi all,

This is the final part of your TfU project.

In this part of your project, we would like you to reflect as a group on what you have learnt from this project and how this project has made a difference to you.

What you need to do is to select one main highlight from parts I to III of your TfU project and to paste it on a piece of A3 paper. In addition you would need to write a short paragraph (3-4 sentences) on why you have chose this particular highlight. For example, for Part I, it could be that you found this part of your research interesting; for Part II, it could have been a very good picture that you took and for Part III, it could a part of your oral history interview that challenged your assumptions.

Thereafter, on the same sheet of A3 paper, you need to write a 300 word reflection which encompasses the following:
1) What difference has this project made to my view of racial harmony in Singapore?
2) What have I learnt about the heritage of the ethnic group/s that frequents this place of significance?
3) What have I learnt about the history of Singapore from this project?
4) What historical skills have I practised in this project and how have I used them?
5) Have my assumptions been challenged?
6) How can I improve in future?

You will be graded according to the following:

Aesthetics (40%)
Effort in including the different parts of the project (20%)
Design and Layout (20%)

Reflection (60%)
Effort - Length of Reflection (10%)
Depth of Reflection - Ability of the student to question biases, stereotypes, preconceptions, and/or assumptions and define new modes of thinking as a result (50%)

Good luck for the rest of the project!

Regards,
Your History Teachers

Additional Practice

Refer to Source A from the earlier slides and answer the following question.

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Source A: A historian’s account of the Shang civilization.

The most striking picture of China in the Shang period is revealed by the big royal tombs discovered at Anyang between 1927 and 1936. They comprise a big rectangular grave on a north-south axis, with a smaller, deeper central grave. The royal coffin, made of wood, lay above the central grave, in which a dog has been sacrificed. Surrounding this grave were remains of men-at-arms, doubtless the companions and servants of the king – his chariot with its horses and their drivers, pottery bronze vases, and other objects of value.

Question: What does Source A tell you about the religious beliefs of the people of the Shang Civilisation?

Check your answer using the LORMS below.

LORMS

L1 Lifting from the source 1-2

The source tells me that the Shang people buried their king in big royal tombs which ‘comprise a big rectanglar grave on a north-south axis, with a smaller, deeper central grave’.

L2 Inference unsupported 2-3

The source tells me that the Shang people believed in life after death.

The source tells me that the people believed in the king being the mandate of heaven.

L3 Inference supported 4-5

The source tells me that the Shang people believed in life after death as ‘remains of men-at-arms, doubtless the companions and servants of the king – his chariot with its horses and their drivers, pottery bronze vases, and other objects of value’ were found buried together with the king. These people and things were buried together with the king in order to serve him in the afterlife.

The source tells me that the people believed in the king being the mandate of heaven. This can be supported by the source ‘north-south axis…..deep central grave……….central grave’ This shows that the king is the centre of the universe and is all powerful so that after his death he has to be looked after.

Answers - Source C

These are the answers for Source C

Study Source C

Why did the author of Source C make this inscription? Explain your answer.

L1 Lifting from Source [1]
The author made this inscription to say that assaults and battles took place everyday.

L2 Inference Unsupported [2-3]
The author made this inscription to demonstrate to the people of China, Qin Shihuang's achievement of unifying China and bringing order to China,

The author made this inscription to convince the people of China that Qin Shihuang had restored order to China.

The author made this inscription to justify Qin Shihuang's right to rule China to the people of China.

L3 Inference supported [4-5]
The author made this inscription to demonstrate to the people of China, Qin Shihuang's achievement of unifying and bringing order to China. This is evident as the source states "not until now, has our emperor". This demonstrates that the author felt that that Qin Shihuang's achievement was unparalleled.

The author made this inscription to convince the people of China that Qin Shihuang had restored order to China. This is evident as the source states "the land was divided and separate states existed." This demonstrates the disorder in China prior to the establishment of the Qin Dynasty.

The author made this inscription to justify Qin Shihuang's right to rule China to the people of China. This is evident as the source states "made the world one family." This demonstrates that the author felt that Qin Shihuang had unified China and was thus worthy to be the ruler of China.

Humanities to Field Trip to Malacca

Dear all,

The school has organised a fieldtrip to Malacca, Malaysia for the Secondary One students. you will have an excellent chance to be able to explore the history and architecture of Malacca town where it was once a Portuguese, British and Dutch colony. Also, you will get to experience hands on activities such as making rubber sheets and batik painting, as well as visiting settlements and interacting with the locals.

The objectives of this fieldtrip are to promote an enduring understanding and awareness of interdependence of man and his environment, as well as the interrelationships between the past and present in the course of history.

The trip costs S$215.00 per student and includes the following:

Deluxe Air-conditioned Coach Transportation

Service of a Professional English Speaking Educational Tour Guide

2 nights stay at 4-star Legacy Hotel

Entrance Fees to all places of interest

Group Insurance

All meals provided

The reporting time is on 1^st September, Monday, at 6:30am at Victoria School Porch and students will return on 3rd September, Wednesday at 5:30pm.

Please do approach your history teachers if you need more details.

Answers - Source A

Dear all,

These is the LORMS for the first question.

Please check your answers after you have done the question.

Study Source A

What does the source tell you about the people of the Shang civilization ? 5m

L1 Lifting from the source 1- 2

The source tells me that there were different types of people which comprise of ‘men-at-arms, doubtless the companions and servants of the king’

L2 Inference unsupported 2-3 [One Inference - 2 marks, Two inferences - 3 marks]

The source tells me that the people of Shang civilization had different hierarchy of society.

The source also tells me that the people of the Shang were loyal to their king.

The people of the Shang civilization had a high level of craftsmanship.

L3 Inference supported 4-5 [One Inference with support - 2 marks, Two inferences with support - 3 marks]

The source tells me that the people of Shang had different hierarchy of society. This can be supported with evidence from the source ‘The royal coffin, made of wood, lay above the central grave, in which a dog has been sacrificed. Surrounding this grave were remains of men-at-arms, doubtless the companions and servants of the king’ The king was evidently at the top most level than the nobles , craftsmen and sevants.

It also shows that the people were loyal to the king.This can be supported by the fact that the people were willing to sacrifice for him ‘surrounding his grave…….companions and servants of the king’’

The people of the Shang civilization had a high level of craftsmanship.This can be supported from the source that says ‘pottery bronze vases, and other objects’.

Chapter 5: Society

hi all,

Here are the slides for Chapter 5, Organisation of Society.

Organisation of Society

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