Learning to make comparisons...

When you draw similarities between sources, you need to find a common criterion and state it from the beginning.

When the questions asks you in this manner...

How similar...
How different...
To what extent are...similar
To what extent are...different

They are asking you to answer BOTH

SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES

BUT

When the question asks you in this manner...

In what ways are...similar
In what ways are...different
How are Sources A and B similar?
How are Sources A and B different?

They are asking you to answer just ONE

similarities OR differences

Do not forget that you still need to make inferences for this type of question and always SUPPORT your inference from the evidence in your sources!

Learning to infer...

We infer to get more informatino from a source. We ask QUESTIONS about the OBVIOUS information we obtain from the source.

To infer is use the given clues/information to make GUESSES about an event/issue when the answer is not obvious.

For example...

Refer to your workbook, pg 28.

The source is about...

A Shang bronze axehead, with inscriptions on both sides, found in the Yellow River Valley.

So what are the obvious information?

It came from the Shang Dynasty, it is bronze, it is an axehead, there are inscriptions on both side of it and it was found in the Yellow River.

So what inferences can we make?

The bronze axehead was probably used as a tool for chopping or as a weapon.

The Shang people made use of tools to help them in their work and as weapons to defend themselves.

For students who has been having problems uploading and sustaining the photos please personally inform me by posting a comment at the end of this entry. Do not allow me the opportunity to minus marks from your assignments :)

Dear Historians...

Please be reminded that you are given some tasks to complete over the weekend. You are to draw out 3 mind-maps in your exercise book...

1. Mind-map on SEA Civilisation
2. Mind-map on Maritime Kingdom
3. Mind-map of Features of the SEA Civilisation

The group work on Funan and Srivijaya have been extended to Tuesday, since some of you have asked for an extension.

Enjoy your weekend, but please do not forget to also study... :)

Gentle Reminder

1. Please blog your reflections on "Recap Questions" from page 23 by Wednesday, 15th July 2009


2. Bring your exercise books for checking on Thursday. You may ask me questions on concepts or things that you do not understand for history. And if you have any feedback at how you would like your history lessons to be conducted. The questions and feebacks are to help you better learn :)


3. Submission of the 4 questions from the Indus Valley Civilisation worksheet by Saturday.

You may go to this address http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html to help you out with your research work.

*Please ensure that you include the webpage from where you had taken the images from. You may face legal charges if you fail to do so! If all of your images was been taken from harappa.com, at the end of your entries, please mention -> Images taken from http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html.

4. Submission of the Indus Valley Civilisation worksheet by Tuesday, 21st July 2009.


5. Please study for your class test on Thursday, 23rd July 2009. Chapters tested is from Chap 1-3.

M.C

Dear Historians...

As you are aware, I am on Medical Leave today. And i hope you did not waste that one period by doing nothing. I trust that you are responsible historians who are up to any task given to you and capable of many great things.

I hope you had done a good job with Section C of your workbook. I look forward to assess your understanding. 

Please bring your files again on Thursday (hopefully i'm fully recovered by then) we will be doing some filing then. And please be prepared to have a make-up lesson next week for today's missing lesson.

Hope to see you all healthy on Thursday :)

Notice!

You are reminded to bring your workbook, with section C done until page 15 and your file for our lesson tomorrow.