HSS3.3.6.Conflict in Northern Ireland

Topic: Conflicts in Multi-Ethnic Societies - Northern Ireland
Essential Question: Why do ethnic conflicts occur?

• Review
• How is the situation in Rwanda in 1992-93 similar to Sri Lanka?
• Understanding goals:
• Why did ethnic conflict occur in Northern Ireland?
• History-Attitudes
• Divided Loyalties
• Lack of social interaction
• education
• residence
  
• Acts of Discrimination-Interference
• Unequal allocation of housing
• Unequal employment opportunities
• Lack of Voting rights
• Troubles: Response-Retaliation
• Civil right marches
  
• IRA
  
• Effects:
• Political Violence
• Economic decline
• Social segragation
• Performances
• Watch BLOODY SUNDAY
• The IRA: Freedom fighters or Bloody Terrorists?
  
• 
  
• For more discussion on the IRA & Sinn Fein, visit this wonderful educational site:
• Assessments
• Try is quiz!
  
• CA2.1: Conflict in Multi-Ethnic Societies SBQ (Inference & Reliablity) on 6 Aug 07 (Mon)
• CA2.2: Appeasement SBQ (7) on 6 Aug 07 (Mon)

SEA3.3.6.Impact of Japanese Occupation

Topic: Impact of Japanese Occupation
Essential Question: How did Japanese Occupation affect the development of nationalism in Southeast Asia?

• Preview:
• What are some observable trends from the Rise and Fall of Japan chart?
• How does knowing the rise of Japan help us understand the impact of Japanese occupation in SEA?
• Understanding goals:
• Reasons for Japanese expansion into SEA
• Economic security
  
• Strategic calculations
• Ideological motivations
• Methods of Japanese rule
  
• Requisition
• Intimidation
  
• Education
• Effects of Japanese occupation
• myth of western superiority
• desire for political independence
  
• formation of local resistance
• Performances:
• Compare and contrast the impact of Japanese occupation in Vietnam and Malaya
• Assessment:
• CA2.1: Rise of Nationalism SEQ (13) on 6 Aug 07 (Mon)
• CA2.2: Appeasement SBQ (7) on 6 Aug 07 (Mon)
  

Now Showing: Hotel Rwanda

Date of Screening: 30 Jul 07
Venue: Auditorium

Pre
1. What was Rwanda like before 1992?
Information Counter
2. Why did a genocide take place in 1992-93?
Information Counter
Focus: Knowledge Telling

During
3. How is the situation in Rwanda in 1992-93 similar to Sri Lanka?
Focus: Knowledge Transitivity

Post

4. What are some of the themes explored in the movie?

5. Who do you empathise with the most?

6. What have you learned about personal-group responsiblity from the movie?

7. Was the conflict in Rwanda avoidable?
Focus: Knowledge Transformation

Respond to Qtn 7 in COMMENTS for Talkpic points!

SEA3.3.5.Impact of Japanese Occupation

Topic: Impact of Japanese Occupation
Essential Question: How did Japan become an imperial power?

• Review:
• Character of Nationalism before 1942
• Anti-colonialism & Ethnic Awareness
  
• Achievements & Limitations
• How will Japanese Occupation change nationalism in Southeast Asia & why?
• Understanding goals:
• How did Japan modernise in the period 1854-1893?
• Role of the West
• Rivalry between clans
• Meiji Restoration
• Why did Japan become an imperial power?
• Age of imperialism
• Search for economic security
• Performances:
• Here are some key events in the power history of Japan.
  
• Treaty of Kanagawa (1854)
  
• Meiji Restoration (1868)
  
• Sino-Japanese War I (1894-5)
  
• Russo-Japanese (1904-5)
• WWI & Shantung Issue (1918)
• Washington Naval Conference (1922)
• Kellog-Briand Pact (1927)
• London Naval Conference (1930)
• Manchurian Incident (1931)
• Sino-Japanese War II (1936)
• Anti-Comintern Pact (1937)
• Tripartite Pact (1940)
• Pearl Harbour (1941)
• Invasion of Southeast Asia (1941)
  
• Plot these events on the Fortunes of Japan chart to indicating the power/prestige factor that Japan gained /lost through these events.

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• Which is the high point? Which is the low point? What is the general trend
  
• Why did Japan become an imperial power?
• Assessment:
• How does knowing the rise of Japan help us understand the impact of Japanese Occupation in Southeast Asia?

HSS3.3.5.Conflict in Sri Lanka

Topic: Conflicts in Multi-Ethnic Societies - Sri Lanka
Essential Question: Why do ethnic conflicts occur?

• Review
• Think of a case of ethnic conflict you have learned.
  
• Explain why you think ethnic conflicts occur.
  
• Understanding goals:
• Why did ethnic conflict occur in Sri Lanka?
• History-Attitudes
• Citizenship Rights
  
• Acts Discrimination-Interference
• Official Language Act
• University Admission Quota
• Resettlement Policies
  
• Troubles: Response-Retaliation
  
• Demonstration
• Resistance: Tamil Tigers
• Effects:
  
• Political Violence
• Foreign Intervention
• Economic decline
• Humanitarian crisis
• Performances:
• SBQ: Evaluating Reliability
• Read the article THE MAKING OF A SUICIDE BOMBER.
  
• What do you think is the root of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka?
• What are the challenges involved in resolving ethnic conflicts?
  
• Assessment:
• Share your diagnosis and evaluations with your classmates (Perks)
  

SA1 Suggested Answers

SA1 Suggested Answers are available here:

Sec 3 Modern World History
(File: 2007MWH3SA1Kristalnacht.pdf)

Sec 3 Southeast Asian History
(File: 2007SEA3SA1Colonialism)

Sec 4 Social Studies
(File: 2007HSS4SA1Haze.pdf)

Sec 4 Modern World History
(File: 2007MWH4SA1Gorbachev.pdf)

Sec 4 Malaya/Singapore History
(File: 2007MSH4SA1MSC.pdf)

HSS3.3.4.Deterrence & Diplomacy

Topic: Managing Peace & Security- Deterrence & Diplomacy
Essential Question: How does Singapore manage its national security though deterrence and diplomacy?

• Review:
• Governance in Singapore
• Principles of good governance
• Case studies of Transport management
• Case studies of Population management
• Case studies of Healthcare management
• Understanding goals:
• What is deterrence?
• Why is deterrence necessary?
• How is deterrence practised?
• Performances:
• Show how each of these efforts contribute to safeguard national security:
• Citizen Armed Forces
• Total Defence
• Defence Industries
• Military cooperation
• Assessment:
• Workbook pp. 80-81

MSH4.3.4.Nation Building

Topic: Nation Building, 1965-1971
Essential Question: How did Singapore ensure its survival after separation?

• Review
• How did Singapore protect its national security?
• Diplomacy
  
• Deterrence
• How did Singapore plan its economic survival?
• Investment
• Industrialisation
• Performances
• Class Test: SEQ on Building the Nation (45 mins)
  
• Why was the outlook for Singapore pessimistic in 1965? (12)
• Singapore's attempts to build friendly relations in the region were the most effective way to safeguard her national security. How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. (13)
• Assessment:
• Review SA1 answer scripts with reference to suggested answers.
• Review SBQ on Stalin
  

HSS4.3.4.Governance

Topic: Looking Ahead
Essential Question: How can Singapore continue to growth as a nation?

• Understanding goals:
• How can good governance ensure Singapore sustainable development?
• Principles
  
• Policies
• Implementation: Characteristics of a Good Civil Service
• How can we sustain good governance?
• How can we promote sense of belonging and rootedness?
• Performances:
• Class test: complete assigned SEQ on Governance in 45 mins.
• Assessment:
• Review of SA1 Answer scripts with reference to suggested answer.
  

SEA3.3.4.Rise of Nationalism

Topic: Rise of Nationalism prior to Japanese Occupation
Essential Question: How important was nationalism in SEA before 1942?

• Reveiw: What is the link between colonialism and nationalism
• What is nationalism?
• Awareness of identity
• Attempts at improvement
• Agitation for autonomy
  
• What is the link between colonialism and nationalism?
• western ideas & religions
• trade & industrialisation
• administration
• What was nationalism like?
• Nationalism as acts of collaboration: colonial [+] commoners [-]
  
• Nationalism as attempts at adaptation: colonial [+] commoners [+]
  
• Nationalism as anti-colonial resistance: colonial [-] commoners [+]
• Understanding goals:
• How did nationalism develop in Vietnam?
• Nationalism = anti-colonialism
  
• Patriotic mandarins - reforms from within eg. Phan Boi Chau
  
• Western educated - reforms from without eg. Phan Chu Trinh
  
• Communist inspired - revolutions from below eg. Ho Chi Minh
• How did nationalism develop in Malaya?
  
• Nationalism = Ethnic consciousness
• Pan-malayan identity eg. KMS & KMM
  
• Pro-China activism eg. KMT
  
• Protection of Indians eg. CIAM
• Performances:
• Make a list the achievements and limitations of nationalism in Malaya and Vietnam
• Classify the list of achievements and limitations into useful categories
• Assessment:
  
• SEQ (13) Constructing Explanation & Reaching Judgement skills
  
• Nationalism in SEA achieved little in the period before 1942. How far do you agree?
  
• Agree & Explain (with Evidence & Link)
  
• Disagree & Explain (with Evidence & Link)
• Reaching Judgment
  

MSH4.3.3.Nation Building

Topic: Nation Building, 1965-1971
Essential Question: How did Singapore ensure its survival after separation?

• Review
• Economic undercurrents
• Common market
• Borneo loans/Federal contributions
  
• Communal tensions
• Race riots
  
• Political antagonisms
• Elections of 1963-1964
• Malaysian Solidarity Convention
• Quarrels in the House
• Understanding goals
• How did Singapore protect its national security?
• Diplomacy
  
• Deterrence
• How did Singapore plan its economic survival?
• Investment
• Industrialisation
• Performances
• How similar are the dilemmas that Singapore faced before and after Malaysia?
• What other factor(s) was/were crucial to the national building efforts of Singapore after separation?
• On-going Assessment
• Why was the outlook for Singapore pessimistic in 1965? (12)
• Singapore's attempts to build friendly relations in the region were the most effective way to safeguard her national security. How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. (13)
• to be completed before class.
  

HSS4.3.3.Governance

Topic: Looking Ahead
Essential Question: How can Singapore continue to growth as a nation?

• Review
• The Social Studies story
• Strategies to Sustainable Development
• Economic Strategies
• Improving Infrastructure
• Investing in the People
• Invigorating the Economy
• Environmental Strategies
• Governmental
  
• Community
  
• Individual
  
• Understanding goals
• How will Singapore sustain its development?
• How can good governance ensure Singapore sustainable development?
• Principles
  
• Policies
• Implementation: Characteristics of a Good Civil Service
• Honesty
• Openness
• Meritocracy
  
• How will Singapore sustain good governance?
• Good Leaders
• Responsive Civil Service
  
• People's Support
• Feedback Opportunities
  
• Active Participation
• Sharing Success
  
• Performances of understanding
• How will you outline the organisation structure of the chapter on Governance
• How will you insert the supporting information for each header?
• Ongoing-Assessments
• Review SEQs on Good Governance.
  
• Download compilation of SEQs on Good Governance here. FILENAME: HSS.GOVERANCE.SEQs.DOC.

MWH3.3.3.War in Europe

Topic: World War II in Europe
Essential Question: Why did war break out in Europe?

• Review
• How did Appeasement Policy contribute to the outbreak of WWII?
• What is Appeasement Policy?
• Treaty of Versailles too harsh
• Self-determination is acceptable
• Avoid war at all cost
  
• When was it in practise?
• Rearmament & Remilitarization
  
• Reunion: Saar, Anschluss & Sudeten
• Retreat: Berschtesgaden, Bad Godesburg & Munich
• What was the outcome?
• Invasion of Czechoslovakia
• Understanding Goals
• How did the Munich Agreement & the Invasion of Czechoslovakia affect the Soviet Union?
• Seeking alliance with Britain?
• Seeking alliance with Germany?
• Why was the Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact signed?
• Benefits for Germany
• Benefits for the Soviet Union
  
• Performance of Understanding
  
• Watch "Voices from the Shoal Visual History Foundation" (Schindler's List)
• Evaluating Reliability
• Identifying an assertion/statement/claim/judgement
  
• Identifying a supporting/contrary evidence
• Drawing a conclusion
  
• On-going Assessment
  
• Here are three possible causes of WWII.
  
• Germany's foreign policy,
  
• Britain's Appeasement Policy and
  
• the Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact. Which do you think was a most critical cause of the outbreak of WWII? Explain your answer. (13)
• Follow the hyperlinks on the factors to try the revision quiz if you need some clues of some of the facts to include in your elaboration of each factor.
• Complete this assignment for submission on MON 16 Jul 07

MWH3.3.2.War in Europe

Topic: World War II in Europe
Essential Question: Why did war break out in Europe?

• Review
• How did Nazi domestic policies influenced Germany's foreign policy in Europe?
  
• Explain how Hitler's political, economic & social policy at home contributed to Germany's aggressive foreign policy in Europe from 1934-1939.
• Find 2 friends to form a trio. Select one of 3 policies (political, economic or social) and answer the following guiding question:
• What was the nature of Nazi political policy? How did such a policy make Germany aggressive?
• What were the characteristics of Nazi economic policy? How did such a policy prepare Germany for war?
• What were the aspects of Nazi social policy? How did these policies made Germany expansionist?
• Understanding Goals
• How did Appeasement Policy contribute to the outbreak of WWII?
• What is Appeasement Policy?
• Treaty of Versailles too harsh
• Self-determination is acceptable
• Avoid war at all cost
  
• When was it in practise?
• Rearmament & Remilitarization
• Saar, Anschluss & Sudeten
• Berschtesgaden, Bad Godesburg & Munich
• What was the outcome?
• Invasion of Czechoslovakia
• Performance of Understanding
  
• Watch Voices from the Shoal Visual History Foundation (Schindler's List)
• How are lessons from the outbreak of WWII applicable today?
• On-going Assessment
  
• Here are two possible causes of WWII. Germany's foreign policy & Britain's Appeasement Policy. Which do you think was a more critical cause of the outbreak of WWII? Explain your answer. (13)
• Or you might like to try this:

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Photos, Perspectives & Purpose

What can you infer from this photograph?

What does this photo tell you about the elderly in society/transport management?

Why was this picture taken?

What is the message of this photograph?

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Secondary 3 Social Studies Project

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Submission:

1. Email ONLY photo file (in jpeg) to khookymonster@yahoo.com
2. Keep your explanation caption as text in email. DO NOT SEND PHOTO INSERTED WORD DOCUMENT.
3. Project marks awarded for photo submission & online discussion
4. Deadline: 16 Jul 07

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Aim: The aim of this project is to show in a photograph a message relevant to a theme in Social Studies.

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Themes: You can choose to explore anyone of these themes in your photograph:

Singapore – A Nation in the World

Governance in Singapore

Managing Healthcare

Conflict in Multi-Ethnic Societies

Bonding Singapore

Managing Peace and Security: Deterrence and Diplomacy

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Procedure:

1. Read your Social Studies textbook.
2. Select a chapter that discusses an issue that appeals to you for your photograph.
3. Think of a setting, scenario, situation where you can take a photograph that illustrates your take on the theme you have chosen. Eg. You might take an interest in “Governance in Singapore” due to the case study on Ageing Population in Singapore. You might decide to take a photo of elderly enjoying their twilight years or you might take a photo of an elderly person struggling with the infirmities of old age.
4. You can focus the subject of your photograph on PEOPLE, PLACES or PRACTICES.
5. Caption your photo with a short write-up (of no more than 50 words) of the message(s) of your photo and the reason(s) you took the photo. Eg. For the photo on elderly enjoying their twilight years, your message could be that growing old presents new learning opportunities. And the reason you took that photo with that message could be because too often growing old has been presented as sorrowful and sorry.
6. You may take as many photos as you wish for as many themes as you want to explore. However, you have to selected your best photograph for submission in this project.
7. Ensure that you do not exceed 2-mpg for your photographs.
8. Save your photo files in a thumb drive to be given to your teacher for file transfer when the project is due.

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Objectives:

1. To promote greater engagement with Social Studies through seeing its relevance to everyday life.
2. To appreciate photography as an art and skill through understanding its potential as a message medium.
3. To sharpen inferencing and picture analysis skills through the practice of thinking about message, medium and meaning.
4. To develop a sense of national identity through developing opinions and perspectives about national issues/concerns.

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