HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION

SECONDARY 1 2023

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Name: Harini D/O Siva Rajan

Class:
1F
Teaching Group: 1BE2

This book belongs to:

My group is:
Group Name:

Group 1.
Members:

2.
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Introduction and Objectives

Welcome to the compulsory part of your training as Historians. To become a good
Historian, you need to learn the historical facts well. You need to also show that you
possess the skills of a detective, and be able to find out more about the past
using clues and other information.
This is what the Historical Investigation (HI) project for Secondary 1 is about! It
gives you a chance to go beyond your History lessons in the classroom.
In this project, you will be able to:
(i) Create your own exhibit to teach others about the contributions of the
Chinese community.
(ii) Reflect on whether the contributions of the Chinese community contributed
to the development of Singapore.

What can I expect for my HI project?

You will be submitting both individual work and group work. This will take up 20% of
your History grade for the year. Through the year, you will go through the historical
investigation process as shown below:
 Historical Investigation

Completed Marks Total

Stage Process
by allocated
Understanding the HI
1
Question
Gather and Select
2
Sources
15% Weighted
Examine Selected
3 Assessment 2
Sources
Construct Individual Term 2
4 Responses to the HI
Question
Consolidate Individual
5
Responses
Present Group’s
6 5% Weighted
Conclusion
Assessment 2
 STAGE 1
Understanding the Inquiry Question

The Inquiry Question:

How did the early migrants contribute to

education and healthcare in Singapore
before 1942?
Who were the early migrants in Singapore?

● Age group? Ethnic Communities?

● Were there any prominent early immigrants who contributed towards

developing Singapore’s education and healthcare needs?
 What were the concerns related to What were the concerns related to
education in Singapore before 1942? healthcare in Singapore before 1942?

STAGE 2
Gather and Select Sources

Following your EFL learning journey to Singapore Chinese Cultural

Centre, you were assigned two tasks:

Task A You are to gather and select 2 sources about the contribution of
early immigrants towards education and healthcare in Singapore.
[Individual]

Task B You are to create a Poetry Slam Meme and upload it on Flipgrid.

[Group]
Topic:
Tell me about the contributions of the Chinese immigrants in
Singapore without telling me about the Chinese immigrants.
 DEADLINE:
Term 2 Week

STAGE 3 & 4
Examine Sources and Construct
Individual Responses to the HI Question

Name: ________________( ) Class:_____

GRADED TASK
(Individual Assignment)

You are to examine 2 sources and construct individual

responses to determine how the early migrants
contributed to education and healthcare in Singapore
before 1942.
Points to note:

This is an individual assignment. You should not

 HARDCOPY
Example DEADLINE:
of Individual Assignment
Term 2 Week
An example (Source X) has been provided here as reference in aiding your
completion of your individual assignment. Students are not allowed to select this
source as one of the sources as it has been used as an example in Source X.

Source Provenance of source:

X Adapted from an online description of a pauper’s hospital in

Singapore.

Health conditions in the 19 th century were very bad. The poor and sick were given
little access to medical treatment. Tan Tock Seng, an immigrant of Fujian descent
from Melaka who became a wealthy trader in Singapore, offered to donate $5,000
to set up a hospital for the poor. On 25 May 1844, the foundation stone for Tan’s
hospital was laid on Pearl’s Hill. The hospital was first called Chinese Pauper*
Hospital. It was later named Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
 Citation:
(This refers to where the material that you have utilised for your respective
source was found.)

Ministry of Education, A Journey Through Time, 1299-1970s, 2020, Source 5, pg.

159.

Inference: What does the source tell you about the early migrants’
contribution to education or healthcare in Singapore before 1942?

(Use the I.S.E writing structure)

Source X tells me that the early migrants contributed towards improving

healthcare in Singapore by setting up hospitals for the poor.
Source X states that “Tan Tock Seng, an immigrant of Fujian descent from
Melaka who became a wealthy trader in Singapore, offered to donate $5,000 to set
up a hospital for the poor.”
This shows that early Chinese migrants such as Tan Tock Seng contributed
towards building hospitals, which helped to provide cheap healthcare for the
people in Singapore.

Format for proper citations:

Books Author, Title of Book, Year of publication, Page number
e.g. Ministry of Education, A Journey Through Time, 1299-1970s, 2020, Source 5,
pg. 159.

Newspape Author, Article Title, Newspaper Title, Date of publication, Page number
r Articles
e.g. “Thong Chai goes a long way back”, The Straits Times, Nov 13 1998, pg 69

Internet Author, Title of page, Website URL, Date of publication

sources
e.g. Infopedia, ‘Chinese Coolies’,
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_87_2004-12-15.html, 2016
 Provenance of source: Computed

Source
A

Citation:

Inference: What does the source tell you about the early migrants’
contribution to education or healthcare in Singapore before 1942?

(Use the I.S.E writing structure)

 Provenance of source: Computed

Source
B
Citation:

Inference: What does the source tell you about the early migrants’
contribution to education or healthcare in Singapore before 1942?

(Use the I.S.E writing structure)

 Rubrics of Individual Assignment (Weighted Assessment 2)

PART A
Rubrics for each source [Total: 10 marks - 5 marks each source]
Level Descriptors Marks
1 Restates the provenance 1

E.g. Source X was adapted from an online description of a pauper’s

hospital in Singapore.

2 Makes 1 Inference without support 2

E.g. Source X tells me that early migrants’ contributed towards

improving healthcare in Singapore by setting up hospitals for the poor.
[Inference]

3 Makes 1 Inference with support 3

E.g. Source X tells me that early migrants’ contributed towards

improving healthcare in Singapore by setting up hospitals for the poor.
[Inference] Source X states that, “Tan Tock Seng, an immigrant of
Fujian descent from Melaka who became a wealthy trader in
Singapore, offered to donate $5,000 to set up a hospital for the poor.”
[Supporting Evidence]

4 Makes 1 Inference with support and explanation 4-5

Award the 5 marks for well-developed answers.

E.g. Source X tells me that early migrants’ contributed towards

 improving healthcare in Singapore by setting up hospitals for the poor.
[Inference] Source X states that, “Tan Tock Seng, an immigrant of
Fujian descent from Melaka who became a wealthy trader in
Singapore, offered to donate $5,000 to set up a hospital for the poor.”
[Supporting Evidence] This shows that early Chinese migrants such
as Tan Tock Seng contributed towards building hospitals, which
helped to provide cheap healthcare for the people in Singapore.
[Explanation]

PART B
Overall Rubrics [Total: 5 marks]
Criteria Below Meeting Above Expectations
Expectations Expectations

Selection of 0 1 2
sources
(Not attempted / (Student has selected (Student has selected a
irrelevant sources) somewhat credible and wide range of credible and
relevant sources to relevant sources to
complete the task) complete the task)

Source 0 1 2
Acknowledgements
(Not attempted / no (Student has attempted (Student has provided
proper citations) to provide proper proper citations for both
citations but incomplete) sources)

Timely Submission 0 1
(Student has not (Student submitted
submitted assignment individual assignment on
or submitted it late time)
without valid reason)

Rubrics of Individual Assignment (Weighted Assessment 2)

Name: _____________________________ ( )
Class: __________ Teaching Group: __________ Marks: _____ /15

PART A

Source A Source B
(5m) (5m)
 Level / Marks

/ 10
Total Marks

PART B

Criteria Below Meeting Above Expectations

Expectations Expectations

Selection of 0 1 2
sources
(Not attempted / (Student has selected (Student has selected a
irrelevant sources) somewhat credible and wide range of credible and
relevant sources to relevant sources to
complete the task) complete the task)

Source 0 1 2
Acknowledgements
(Not attempted / no (Student has attempted (Student has provided
proper citations) to provide proper proper citations for both
citations but incomplete) sources)

Timely Submission 0 1
(Student has not (Student submitted
submitted assignment individual assignment on
or submitted it late time)
without valid reason)

Total Marks
/5

Overall
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