Stupid History assignment ==Seriously, we also haven study History, tell us do.
Make us research like siao.
I show you ah;
A. Family Tree (Individual, to design family-tree featuring your maternal & paternal rand-parents, their ancestral origin (specific villages in China, Indo-Malay Archipelago, India or others), place of birth, and your parents position among their siblings (your Uncles/Aunts), also their profession/educational background.
Deadline for Submission: Term 4, Week 1.
B. Achievements of Singapore from 1959-2009 (Group Assignment, groups and tasks will) Before 3 August 2009; and
C. Please see below. Deadline for Submission: Term 3, Week 3.
Only the best two written assignment shall be graded for CA marks.
ASSESSMENTContinual Assessment (CA) marksTests – Best of Four (2 in Term 3, 2 in Term 4) – 60%
Term Task Assignment -30%
File, Workbook, Worksheets – 10% TOTAL = 100%
Semestral Assessment (SA) marks
(1) Fort Canning Inter-disciplinary Based Inquiry Learning - 30% of total
(2) Examination – 70% of total
They also gave us questions.
Some of them aren't related to History either.
Sang Nila Utama-Do you think it is possible to have wild lions in this part of the world?
-Do you think his follower tell the truth?
-Would Singapore’s name be different had his follower spoken the truth?
Big Guns All, Pointing Wrong-Where were most of the guns placed?
-Was it true that the guns were placed wrongly?
-What do you understand by the term ‘impregnable fortress’?
Japanese, came on bikes-What does it tell you about the Japanese use of military equipment to conquer Malaya/Singapore?
Invade us from our backside-What do you understand by this line?
When ang mor came back, Singaporeans no respect-How come the Singaporeans ‘lost respect’ for the British?
Commies-Who were the commies? Why were they so dangerous in the 1950s and early 1960s?
David Marshall-What was his role in the early history of Singapore?
Lim Yew Hock-Who was this person?
-What was his connection to the former territory belonging to Singapore, Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)?
National Anthem-Who wrote the National Anthem?
The Pledge-Who wrote the Pledge?
National Flag
-Explain the symbolic meanings of the Crescent Moon, Five Stars, Red and White colour of the National Flag.
Yusof Ishak
-Besides being the First President of Singapore, what was his background and career?
Past Presidents (I)
-Can you name the Presidents of Singapore after Yusof Ishak?
-Describe their professions (before coming Presidents) and length of service as President.
Past Presidents (II)
-Any national landmarks named after these past Presidents? (E.g. Yusof Ishak Secondary School)
Malaysia say, come join me
Be Same Country
-When was Singapore part of Malaysia?
-Why did Singapore join the Federation of Malaysia?
Then Not Happy
-What were the issues of disagreement between Kuala Lumpur (capital of Malaysia) and Singapore?
Then make PM cry
-Looking at the day of announcement of Separation from the Federation of Malaysia, why did Lee Kuan Yew cry?
-What were on his minds when Singapore found itself an independent country?
Build Jurong and HDB
-What is the importance of Jurong Industrial Park?
-What is the importance of HDB?
Albert Winsemius
-Who was this foreigner?
-What was his contribution to the growth and development of Singapore?
Reclaimation
-How did Singapore expand its land size over the past decades?
-Where are the sources of imported sand?
Tuas Causeway
-When was Tuas Causeway built?
-What is the first Causeway which linked Singapore to West Malaysia?
Water Agreement with Malaysia
-Malaysia is required to supply water to Singapore till many years from now.
-Name the year of expiry of the water agreements si888gned between the two countries.
Pedra Branca
-Singapore and Malaysia went to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to debate and argue on which country has the sovereign right over this islet.
-Which side won?
Recession
-Singapore is in the middle of a severe recession (6 months of negative growth), and it is amongst the first country in the world to suffer such economic difficulty.
-Why is Singapore so vulnerable to external events around the world?
Date of Submission: 17 August 2009 (to be included for CA 1 marks in Term 3)
Saw that? 17 AUGUST.
One fiine day they're gonna kill us '--'Labels: stupid holiday assignmentsD:
