PEICAI SECONDARY SCHOOL

HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT
SCHEME OF WORK 2012
SOCIAL STUDIES SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS / EVENTS:
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, 10-12 February 2013- Chinese New Year
Term 1
Term/
Week/
Lesson
1/1/1
7-11Jan

Topic

Set classroom
expectations

Set targets
Syllabus
Coverage

1/1/2
7-11Jan

Introduction to
Ch 1
Managing Peace
and Security:
Regional and
International
Conflict (Gulf
War)

Specific Instructional
Objectives
(At the end of the lesson,
pupils will be able to:)
1. Understand and be
clear of the demands
and expectations for SS
2. Be aware of their own
goals and strategies
that can help them
achieve their goals
1. Reinforce why conflicts
exist among nations
2. Understand the
historical relationship
and the problems
between Iraq and
Kuwait
3. Explain the causes of
the conflict between Iraq
and Kuwait

Prepared by Melinda Begum

Strategies

To give students
ownership and get them
involved in setting
classroom rules and
expectations

Note-taking
Direct instruction

Thinking skills
developed

Questioning
techniques

Values, ICT, SEL & NEinfused lessons

SE1: Self-awareness
SE2: Selfmanagement

SE5: Responsible
decision-making

Resources

Assignme
nt/
Assessme
nt

PPT
Whiteboard
Target Setting
sheet
Textbook

Comparing and

SE5: Responsible

Textbook pg

contrasting views
Interpreting
information from
different sources

decision-making
NE
M2 We must preserve
racial and religious
harmony
M5 We must ourselves
defend Singapore

3-9
PPT
Notebook
Whiteboard

Selfreflection

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SOCIAL STUDIES SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS
Term/
Week/
Lesson
1/2/1
14-18
Jan

1/2/2
14-18
Jan

1/3/1
21-25
Jan

Topic

Ch 1
Managing Peace
and Security:
Regional and
International
Conflict (Gulf
War)

Specific Instructional
Objectives
(At the end of the lesson,
pupils will be able to:)
1. Explain the causes of
the conflict between
Iraq and Kuwait
2. Discuss the different
reactions to the Kuwaiti
invasion

Strategies

Note-taking
Direct instruction
Graphic Organiser
Group discussion

Identifying main
ideas

Summarising
information

Interpreting
information from
different sources

Ch 1
Managing Peace
and Security:
Regional and
International
Conflict (Gulf
War)

1. Explain the
consequences of the
conflict between Iraq
and Kuwait
2. Evaluate the role of the
UN

Note-taking
Think-pair-share on the

Ch 1
Managing Peace
and Security:
Regional and
International
Conflict (Gulf
War)

1. Evaluate the reasons for

the conflict between Iraq
and Kuwait

Think-pair-share

Prepared by Melinda Begum

Thinking skills
developed

consequences of conflict

Direct instruction
Graphic organiser

- Coming up with relevant

links
SEQ Practice

Values, ICT, SEL & NEinfused lessons

SE3: Socialawareness

NE
M5 We must
ourselves defend
Singapore

Resources

Textbook pg
9-21

Notebook
PPT
Whiteboard

Identifying main

SE3: Social-

Textbook pg

ideas
Summarising
information

awareness
NE
M5 We must
ourselves defend
Singapore

22-28
Notebook
PPT
Whiteboard

Drawing well-

SE2: Self-

SEQ

reasoned and
substantiated
conclusions

management
NE
M5 We must
ourselves defend
Singapore

Worksheet

Assignme
nt/
Assessme
nt
Notetaking
Selfreflection
Graphic
Organise
r

Notetaking

Selfreflection
Graphic
Organise
r

SEQ
Workshe
et

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SOCIAL STUDIES SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS
Term/
Week/
Lesson

1/3/2
21-25
Jan

1/4/1
28Jan1Feb

Topic

Specific Instructional
Objectives
(At the end of the lesson,
pupils will be able to:)

Ch 1
Managing Peace
and Security:
Regional and
International
Conflict
(Transnational
Terrorism)

1. Recognise terrorism as
a growing challenge to
world security

Ch 1
Managing Peace
and Security:
Regional and
International
Conflict
(Transnational
Terrorism)

1. Explain the impact of

terrorism on world and
national security
2. Examine the measures
undertaken to deal with
transnational terrorism

Prepared by Melinda Begum

Strategies

Note-taking
Online research on
newspaper articles on AlQaeda and how this
organisation has affected
the world

Collaborative LearningJigsaw
- Expert groups to share on
one impact terrorism on
world and national security
Graphic Organiser

Thinking skills
developed

Identifying main
ideas

Summarising
information

Extracting
information

Analysing evidence

Values, ICT, SEL & NEinfused lessons

SE3: Social-

Resources

Textbook pg

awareness

NE
M2 We must preserve
racial and religious
harmony
M5 We must
ourselves defend
Singapore
ICT- newslink

SE3: Socialawareness

NE
M2 We must preserve
racial and religious
harmony
M5 We must
ourselves defend
Singapore

29-33
Notebook
PPT
Whiteboard
Computer lab

Textbook pg
35-41
Notebook
PPT
Whiteboard
Youtube:Wor
ld Trade
Center
Attacks
(Excellent
footage).
Unseen
footage of
September
11th Defies
the Belief of
New Yorkers

Assignme
nt/
Assessme
nt

Notetaking

Graphic
Orgniser
on
effects of
Al-Qaeda
on the
world

Graphic
Organise
r

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SCHEME OF WORK 2012
SOCIAL STUDIES SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS
Term/
Week/
Lesson

1/4/2
2528Jan1Feb

1/5/1
4-8Feb

1/5/2
4-8Feb

1/6/1

Topic

Specific Instructional
Objectives
(At the end of the lesson,
pupils will be able to:)

Ch 1 Managing

1. Re-familiarise
themselves with how to
infer from and interpret
political cartoons
2. Compare and contrast
perspectives from given
information
3. Apply the usefulness
SBQ skill

SBQ Practice

1. Evaluate the impact of

terrorism on world and
national security

SEQ Test

1. Define globalisation and

how we are all part of
globalisation
2. Understand and
evaluate the key driving
forces of globalisation

Elicit response through a

1. Describe and explain

Structured Academic

Peace and
Security:
Regional and
International
Conflict
USEFULLNESS

Ch 1 Managing
Peace and
Security:
Regional and
International
Conflict
(Transnational
Terrorism)
Ch 2 Sustaining
Economic
Development in a
Globalising World

Ch 2 Sustaining
Economic

the impact of

Prepared by Melinda Begum

Strategies

Thinking skills
developed

Analysing evidence
Interpreting
information from
different sources

Drawing wellreasoned and

substantiated
conclusions

warm-up activity
Wordsplash
Note-taking
Direct Instruction

Controversy (SAC)

Reflecting
Identifying main
ideas
Summarising
information

Identifying main
ideas

Values, ICT, SEL & NEinfused lessons

SE2: Selfmanagement

NE

Resources

SBQ
Worksheet

Assignme
nt/
Assessme
nt

SBQ

Notebook

Workshe
et

SEQ Test

SEQ Test

Textbook pg

Note-

M2 We must preserve
racial and religious
harmony
M5 We must
ourselves defend
Singapore

SE2: Selfmanagement
SE5: Responsible
decision-making
SV3, SV4

SE1: Self-awareness
NE
M1 Singapore is our
homeland, this is
where we belong
M6 We have
confidence in our
future

SE3: Socialawareness

43-49
Notebook
Whiteboard

taking

Textbook pg

Graphic

50-63

organiser

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Term/
Week/
Lesson
11-15
Feb

Topic

Development in a
Globalising World

Specific Instructional
Objectives
(At the end of the lesson,
pupils will be able to:)
globalisation

Strategies

preparation

Thinking skills
developed

Analysing evidence

Values, ICT, SEL & NEinfused lessons

NE

Incorporation of sources
and the need to explain
why some sources are
useful in answering the
SAC issue

1/6/2
11-15
Feb

1/7/1
18-22
Feb

Ch 2 Sustaining
Economic
Development in a
Globalising World

Ch 2 Sustaining
Economic
Development in a
Globalising World

1. Describe and explain

the impact of
globalisation

1. Describe and explain

the impact of
globalisation

Structured Academic
Controversy (SAC) debate

SEQ practice (pair work)

using information
gathered during SAC.

Identifying main
ideas
Analysing evidence
Presentation of
information

Drawing wellreasoned and

substantiated
conclusions

- Do you agree that

globalisation causes
more harm than good?
Explain your answer.

1/7/2
18-22
Feb

Ch 2 Sustaining
Economic
Development in a
Globalising World

1. Understand how to infer

from and interpret
political cartoons
2. Compare and contrast
perspectives from given
information

Prepared by Melinda Begum

SBQ test on
globalisation

Analysing evidence
Interpreting
information from
different sources

M5 We must
ourselves defend
Singapore
M6 We have
confidence in our
future
SE3: Socialawareness
NE
M5 We must
ourselves defend
Singapore
M6 We have
confidence in our
future
SE2: Selfmanagement
SE5: Responsible
decision-making

Resources

Assignme
nt/
Assessme
nt

Notebook
PPT

Textbook pg
50-63
Notebook
PPT

SEQ
assignment

SE2: Self-

SBQ

management
NE
M2 We must preserve
racial and religious
harmony
M5 We must

Worksheet
Notebook
Whiteboard

Graphic
organiser

SEQ
assignm
ent

SBQ
Workshe
et

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SCHEME OF WORK 2012
SOCIAL STUDIES SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS
Term/
Week/
Lesson

Topic

Specific Instructional
Objectives
(At the end of the lesson,
pupils will be able to:)

Strategies

Thinking skills
developed

Values, ICT, SEL & NEinfused lessons

Resources

Assignme
nt/
Assessme
nt

ourselves defend
Singapore

1/8/1
25Feb1Mar

1/8/2
25Feb1Mar

Ch 2 Sustaining
Economic
Development in a
Globalised World
(Singapores
strategies to
maximise
opportunities
and overcome
challenges in a
globalising
world)
Ch 2 Sustaining
Economic
Development in a
Globalised World
(Singapores
strategies to
maximise
opportunities
and overcome
challenges in a
globalising
world)
COMMON TEST

1. Explain the importance

of Diversifying the
Economy
2. Explain the need to
nurture growth of Small
and Medium Enterprises
(SMEs)

Expert group
Modelling by teacher on

1. Understand the
importance of Venturing
Abroad
2. Explain the need to
Expand Market Reach
through Economic
Cooperation

Expert group
Modelling by teacher on

Prepared by Melinda Begum

extracting main points

Analysing evidence
Summarising
information

Invite pupils to share

information gathered on
each strategy

extracting main points

Invite pupils to share

information gathered on
each strategy

Extracting
information and
main ideas
Summarising
information

SE2: Selfmanagement
SE4
NE
M6 We have
confidence in our
future

SE2
SE4
NE

TB p 64-68
Graphic

Notetaking

organiser

TB p 68-72
Graphic

Notetaking

organiser

M6 We have
confidence in our
future

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Summary of Continuous Assessment for the Term (Term 1)

No.

Week

Assessment Mode

Assessment Objectives

Remarks

1.

Essay test

Constructing explanation

Compute as CA marks for Term 1

2.

SBQ test

Interpreting and evaluating sources

Compute as CA marks for Term 1

Prepared by Melinda Begum

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HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT
SCHEME OF WORK 2012
SOCIAL STUDIES SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS / EVENTS:
Friday, 29 March 2013: Good Friday

Wednesday 1 May 2013: Labour Day

Friday, 24 May 2013: Vesak Day

Term 2
Term
/Week/
Lesson

2/1/1
25-29
Mar

2/1/2
25-29
Mar

Topic

Ch 2 Sustaining
Economic
Development in a
Globalised World
(Singapores
strategies to
maximise
opportunities
and overcome
challenges in a
globalising
world)
Ch 2 Sustaining
Economic
Development in a
Globalised World
(Singapores
strategies to
maximise
opportunities
and overcome
challenges in a
globalising
world)

Specific Instructional
Objectives
(At the end of the lesson,
pupils will be able to:)
1. Explain the need to
Manage Resources
Efficiently

1. Explain the need to

Manage Resources
Efficiently
2. Identify all the strategies
Singapore takes to
maximise opportunities
and overcome
challenges

Prepared by Melinda Begum

Strategies

Expert group
Modelling by
teacher on
extracting main
points
Invite pupils to
share information
gathered on each
strategy

Thinking skills
developed

Extracting
information
and main
ideas
Summarising
information

Invite pupils to

Extracting

share information
gathered on each
strategy
Mind map

information
and main
ideas
Summarising
information

Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons

SE2
SE4
NE

Resources

TB p 73-80
Graphic

Assignment/
Assessment

Review /
Reflection

Notetaking

organiser

M6 We have
confidence in
our future

SE2
SE4
NE

TB p 64-80
Graphic
organiser

Notetaking
Mind map

M6 We have
confidence in
our future

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SOCIAL STUDIES SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS
Term
/Week/
Lesson

2/2/1
1-5Apr

2/2/2
1-5Apr

Topic

Ch 2 Sustaining
Economic
Development in a
Globalised World

Source-based
Case Study on
Foreign Talent in
Singapore (TYS)

Specific Instructional
Objectives
(At the end of the lesson,
pupils will be able to:)

Strategies

1. Identify all the strategies

Singapore takes to
maximise opportunities
and overcome
challenges

SEQ test

1. Interpret and evaluate

sources
2. Practise time
management skills

SBQ Individual work

Thinking skills
developed

Drawing wellreasoned and

substantiated
conclusions

Interpreting
and evaluating
sources

Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons

SE3: Social

2/3/1
8-12Apr

Chapter 3:
Venice- a Great
City-State of Its
Time

1. Understand the history

of Europe and Venice
2. explain the reasons for
Venices rise to
greatness.
3. explain the reasons for
Venices decline
4. evaluate how states
can sustain themselves
in an ever-changing
world

Prepared by Melinda Begum

Google Earth
Direct instruction
Note-taking

Information
gathering

Analysing
Organising

awareness
NE
M5 We must
ourselves
defend
Singapore
M6 We have
confidence in
our future
SE2
NE
M6 We have
confidence in
our future
SV3

NE
M3 We must
uphold
meritocracy
and
incorruptibility
M4 No one
owes
Singapore a
living
M5 We
ourselves must
defend

Resources

Assignment/
Assessment

SEQ test

SEQ test

TYS

SBQ

Venice CD-

Graphic

ROM from
MOE
PPT
ICT- Google
Earth

Review /
Reflection

Organisers

PEICAI SECONDARY SCHOOL

HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT
SCHEME OF WORK 2012
SOCIAL STUDIES SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS
Term
/Week/
Lesson

Topic

Specific Instructional
Objectives
(At the end of the lesson,
pupils will be able to:)

Strategies

Thinking skills
developed

Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons

Resources

Assignment/
Assessment

Review /
Reflection

Singapore
2/3/2
8-12Apr

2/4/1
1519Apr

Chapter 3:
Venice- a Great
City-State of Its
Time

Chapter 3:
Venice- a Great
City-State of Its
Time

1.

explain the reasons

for Venices rise to
greatness.
2. explain the reasons for
Venices decline

Collaborative
learning
- Gallery walk on
reasons for rise and
fall of Venice preparation

Information

1.

Collaborative

Information

learning
- Gallery walk on
reasons for rise and
fall of Venice
presentation

gathering
Analysing
Organising

explain the reasons

for Venices rise to
greatness.
2. explain the reasons for
Venices decline

Prepared by Melinda Begum

gathering

Analysing
Organising

NE

ICT- Venice

M3 We must
uphold
meritocracy
and
incorruptibility
M4 No one
owes
Singapore a
living
M5 We
ourselves must
defend
Singapore
NE
M3 We must
uphold
meritocracy
and
incorruptibility
M4 No one
owes
Singapore a
living
M5 We
ourselves must
defend
Singapore

CD-ROM
from MOE
PPT

ICT- Venice
CD-ROM
from MOE
PPT

Graphic
organizer

Graphic
organizer

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SOCIAL STUDIES SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS
Term
/Week/
Lesson

2/4/2
1519Apr

2/5/1
2226Apr

Topic

Chapter 3:
Venice- a Great
City-State of Its
Time

Chapter 3:
Venice- a Great
City-State of Its
Time

Specific Instructional
Objectives
(At the end of the lesson,
pupils will be able to:)

Strategies

1. explain the reasons for

Venices rise to
greatness.
2. explain the reasons for
Venices decline

Gallery walk on

1.

Direct instruction
Note-taking
Mind Map

explain the reasons

for Venices rise to
greatness.
2. explain the reasons for
Venices decline
3. evaluate how states
can sustain themselves
in an ever-changing
world

Prepared by Melinda Begum

reasons for rise

and fall of Venice preparation

Thinking skills
developed

Information
gathering

Analysing
Organising

Information
gathering
Analysing
Organising

Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons

Resources

Assignment/
Assessment

NE

ICT- Venice

M3 We must
uphold
meritocracy
and
incorruptibility
M4 No one
owes
Singapore a
living
M5 We
ourselves must
defend
Singapore
NE
M3 We must
uphold
meritocracy
and
incorruptibility
M4 No one
owes
Singapore a
living
M5 We
ourselves must
defend
Singapore

CD-ROM
from MOE
PPT

organizer

ICT- Venice

Note-taking
Mind map

CD-ROM
from MOE
PPT

Review /
Reflection

Graphic

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Term
/Week/
Lesson

2/5/2
2226Apr

Topic

Chapter 3:
Venice- a Great
City-State of Its
Time

Specific Instructional
Objectives
(At the end of the lesson,
pupils will be able to:)
1. explain the reasons for
Venices rise to
greatness.
2. explain the reasons for
Venices decline
3. evaluate how states
can sustain themselves
in an ever-changing
world

Strategies

Online forum
sharing students
to explain which
factor they think is
most important in
causing the rise
and fall of Venice
Comment on other
groups arguments

Thinking skills
developed

Analysing
Organising
Evaluating

Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons

Resources

ICT
NE

ICT- Venice
CD-ROM
from MOE
PPT
Computer
lab

M3 We must
uphold
meritocracy
and
incorruptibility
M4 No one
owes
Singapore a
living
M5 We
ourselves must
defend
Singapore

Assignment/
Assessment

Review /
Reflection

Forum
sharing

2/6/1
29Apr3May

Chapter 3:
Venice- a Great
City-State of Its
Time

1. explain the reasons for

Venices rise to
greatness.
explain the reasons for
Venices decline
3. evaluate how states can
sustain themselves in
an ever-changing world

Prepared by Melinda Begum

Online forum
sharing students
to explain which
factor they think is
most important in
causing the rise
and fall of Venice
Comment on other
groups arguments

Analysing
Organising
Evaluating

NE

Venice CDROM from

MOE
PPT
Computer
lab

Forum
sharing

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Term
/Week/
Lesson

Topic

2/6/2
29Apr3May

Chapter 3:

2/7
6-1May
2/8-10

Mid year exam

revision
Mid Year
Examination

Venice- a Great
City-State of Its
Time

Specific Instructional
Objectives
(At the end of the lesson,
pupils will be able to:)

1.

Strategies

explain the reasons

for Venices rise to
greatness.
2. explain the reasons for
Venices decline
3. evaluate how states
can sustain themselves
in an ever-changing
world

SEQ test on
rise/fall of Venice

Thinking skills
developed

Information
gathering
Analysing
Organising

Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons

NE

Resources

Venice CD-

M3 We must
uphold
meritocracy
and
incorruptibility
M4 No one
owes
Singapore a
living
M5 We
ourselves must
defend
Singapore

Assignment/
Assessment

Review /
Reflection

SEQ test

ROM from
MOE
PPT

SBQ Test

Summary of Continuous Assessment for the Term (Term 2)

No.

Week

Assessment Mode

Assessment Objectives

Remarks

1.

Essay test on Singapores

Constructing explanation

Compute as CA marks for Term 2

strategies to overcome challenges

of globalisation
SBQ test

Interpreting and evaluating sources

Compute as CA marks for Term 1

2.

Prepared by Melinda Begum

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Thursday, 08 August 2013: Hari Raya

Puasa

Friday 9 August 2013: National Day

Term 3
Term
/Week/
Lesson

Weeks
1-9

Topic

Source-based
Case Study on
Conflict and
Harmony in Multiethnic Socities
(TYS)

Source-based
Case Study on
Conflict and
Harmony in Multiethnic Socities
(TYS)

Specific Instructional
Objectives
(At the end of the lesson,
pupils will be able to:)

Strategies

1. Interpret and evaluate

sources
2. Practise time
management skills

Individual work

(1) Interpret and evaluate

sources
(2) Practise time
management skills

Direct instruction
Correction invite

Prepared by Melinda Begum

Thinking skills
developed

Interpreting and
evaluating
sources

pupils to share their

thoughts/write
answers on board,
class discussion

Interpreting and
evaluating
sources

Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons

Resources

SE2
SV3

TYS

SE2
SV3

TYS

Assignment/
Assessment

Review /
Reflection

Sourcebased case
study on
Conflict and
Harmony in
Multi-ethnic
Societies
(TYS)

Sourcebased
Case Study
on Conflict
and
Harmony in
Multi-ethnic
Socities
(TYS)

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Essay on identified 1. Construct an explanation
topic for O-level
paper

Correction of
Essay

Source-based
Case Study on
How effective has
the UN been in
carrying out its
peacekeeping role
(TYS)

Source-based
Case Study on
How effective has
the UN been in
carrying out its
peacekeeping role
(TYS)

2. Draw conclusions based

on reasoned
consideration of
evidence and arguments

Question analysis
Class discussion

Essay

Essay

decisionmaking

1. Construct an explanation
2. Draw conclusions based
on reasoned
consideration of
evidence and arguments
1. Interpret and evaluate
sources
2. Practise time
management skills

Question analysis
Class discussion

1. Interpret and evaluate

sources
2. Practise time
management skills

Direct instruction
Correction invite

Prepared by Melinda Begum

Remembering
Evaluating and

Remembering
Evaluating and

correction
s

decisionmaking

Individual work

Interpreting and
evaluating
sources

pupils to share their

thoughts/write
answers on board,
class discussion

Interpreting and
evaluating
sources

SE2
SV3

SE2
SV3

TYS

Sourcebased case
study on

TYS

How
effective
has the UN
been in
carrying out
its
peacekeepi
ng role
(TYS)
Sourcebased
Case Study
on How
effective
has the UN
been in
carrying out
its
peacekeepi
ng role

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HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT
SCHEME OF WORK 2012
SOCIAL STUDIES SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS
(TYS)

Essay on identified
topic for O-level
paper

Correction of
Essay

Essay on identified
topic for O-level
paper

Correction of
Essay

Source-based
Case Study on
How Affordable is
Healthcare for
Singaporeans
(TYS)

Source-based
Case Study on
How Affordable is

1. Construct an explanation
2. Draw conclusions based
on reasoned
consideration of
evidence and arguments

Question analysis
Class discussion

1. Construct an explanation
2. Draw conclusions based
on reasoned
consideration of
evidence and arguments
1. Construct an explanation
2. Draw conclusions based
on reasoned
consideration of
evidence and arguments
1. Construct an explanation
2. Draw conclusions based
on reasoned
consideration of
evidence and arguments
1. Interpret and evaluate
sources
2. Practise time
management skills

Question analysis
Class discussion

(3) Interpret and evaluate

sources
(4) Practise time

Direct instruction
Correction invite

Prepared by Melinda Begum

Remembering
Evaluating and

Essay

Essay

decisionmaking

Remembering
Evaluating and

correction
s

decisionmaking

Question analysis
Class discussion

Remembering
Evaluating and

Essay

Essay

decisionmaking

Question analysis
Class discussion

Remembering
Evaluating and

correction
s

decisionmaking

Individual work

Interpreting and
evaluating
sources

pupils to share their

Interpreting and
evaluating
sources

SE2
SV3

SE2
SV3

TYS

Sourcebased case
study on

TYS

How
Affordable
is
Healthcare
for
Singaporea
ns (TYS)
Sourcebased
Case Study

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PEICAI SECONDARY SCHOOL

HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT
SCHEME OF WORK 2012
SOCIAL STUDIES SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS
Healthcare for
Singaporeans
(TYS)

3/10
onwards
27 Aug

management skills

O-level Prelim

Prepared by Melinda Begum

thoughts/write
answers on board,
class discussion

on How
Affordable
is
Healthcare
for
Singaporea
ns (TYS)

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