Scheme of Work Secondary 3

Peicai SECONDARY SCHOOL
HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT
SCHEME OF WORK 2012 SEMESTER 1
HISTORY SECONDARY 3 EXPRESS
Term 1
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS / EVENTS:
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, 10-12 February 2013- Chinese New Year
Time
Frame
1/1/1
7-11 Jan
Topic
Specific Instructional
Objectives
Set classroom
expectations
- Notebook
- Note taking
Set targets
Explain format of
paper
Explain the
various historical
concepts
Understand the
expectations and
demands of the subject
and the requirements set
by the teacher
Set targets
Know the various

methods of note taking
Mind mappingVisual organisers
Prepared by: Melinda Begum
Strategies
Group Discussion
Teacher will open
the discussion with:
What is History?
Why History
Advantageous of
Thinking skills
developed
Questioning
techniques
Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons
SEL
Relationship
Management
ICT
Video on how to
draw mind maps
Resources
Assignment/
Assessment
PowerPoint,
Presentation
Review /
Reflection
Mahjong
paper
learning history.
Students will then

be broken up into
groups of 4 5
each to discuss
and will tag the
group for the rest of
the year.

Time
Frame
Topic
Objectives
Strategies
1/1/2
3-6 Jan
Theme 1 The World

at War and the
Immediate
Aftermath
At the end of this unit,

students should be able to:
Group discussion
Teacher will direct
What was the

world like in
1914?
What caused
World War I?
Review difficult
vocabulary and
significance of historical
figures
Explore the reasons for

the breakdown of the old
order and the onset of
World War I.
IBL question
Was the
assassination of the
Archduke of AustriaHungary the main
reason for the start
of World War I?
students to build
up content of WWI
from textbook
pages 4 11.
Students will watch
videos selected by
teacher to aid
them in visualising
how it was like in
the early part of
the 20th century.
IBL
Students to examine
sources (handout 1
and 2) given by
teacher and to work in
groups to answer the
IBL question. They
are to present their
findings on mahjong
paper.
Thinking skills
developed
Historical
Concept:
Causation
Questioning
techniques
Note taking
skills
Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons
SEL
Relationship
Management
ICT
- Video on 20th
Century
Resources
Assignment/
Assessment
PowerPoint
Read pages
, A4
notebook
9-11 and
draw a mind
map in
ntoebook to
summarise
content.
Mahjong
paper
http://www.you
tube.com/watc
h?
v=38uvjuPcDA
U
Review /
Reflection
http://www.you
tube.com/watc
h?
v=0pglTo5Xgk
k&feature=rela
ted
http://www.you
tube.com/watc
h?
v=mtcZZC8oIL
o

Time
Frame
1/2/1
14-18
Jan
1/2/2
Topic
Objectives
What happened
Analyse the immediate
in World War I?
impact of World War I.
How did the world
Introduction to SBQ Skill
Strategies
Thinking skills
developed
Group discussion
Questioning
techniques
Students will watch
part of the excerpt
from the movie
Trenches at the
start of the lesson.
Students to
complete
worksheet
individually and
teacher to discuss
answers with
class.
End hook off with
reflection exercise.
Teacher will then
go through the
textbook on what
the various
impacts of WWI
were
Teacher will recall
Questioning
Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons
Leadership
Determination
Discipline
Patriotism
NE
- M5 We must
ourselves defend
Singapore
Farsightedness
Righteousness
Loyalty
Endurance
ICT- Video
Discipline
Resources
http://www.you
tube.com/watc
h?
v=0KzqzIR8x4
U&feature=rel
ated
Start: 2:05
Pause: 5:23
Txbk: 16-21
PowerPoint
Assignment/
Assessment
Review /
Reflection
Note-taking
.
Students to
make a
mindmap in
notebook
the impact of
WWI
Txtbk pgs

Time
Frame
14-18
Jan
1/3/1
Topic
change after
World War I?
Theme 2
Objectives
- Inference
At the end of the lesson,
Strategies
the previous
lesson and elicit
response from
students to check
content and
understanding and
also to check how
much students
remember on
inference skills
Teacher to direct
students to pages
24-25 on txbk
In groups,
students to
attempt questions
and present
answers on
mahjong paper
Teacher to do a
Thinking skills
developed
- Inference
Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons
SEL
Relationship
Management
Questioning
Leadership
techniques
SBQ skills
Resources
Assignment/
Assessment
Review /
Reflection
24-25
Complete
answers in
notebook
Mahjong
paper
PowerPoint
Notes in

Time
Frame
21-25
Jan
Topic
Objectives
Strategies
Thinking skills
developed
Establishing Peace
pupils will be able to:

What was the Treaty of
Versailles (TOV)?
Where the TOV was
signed?
Why it was in Versailles?
Who signed the TOV?
At least 3 terms from the
TOV?
What makes the Treaty
of Versailles (TOV)
fair/unfair?
Discuss the terms of the
treaty of Versailles in
detail: political, economic
and social impacts.
wordsplash to
assist students to
remembering what
was discussed in
the previous
lesson and to take
the opportunity to
introduce the TOV
Students to
complete handout
4 as teacher
explains events
leading up to the
signing of the TOV
and the setting up
of LON
techniques

pupils will be able to
understand:
In groups,
Was the Treaty of

Versailles fair?
IBL Question
Was it reasonable
for the Germans to
resent the Treaty of
Versailles?
1/3/2
21-25
Was the Treaty of

Versailles fair?
students to
discuss and use
Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons
Determination
Discipline
Patriotism
NE
- M5 We must
Resources
Assignment/
Assessment
Review /
Reflection
notebook
ourselves defend
Singapore
Farsightedness
Righteousness
SEL
Relationship
Management
Questioning
techniques
SEL
Relationship
Management
Prepare for
forum in the

Time
Frame
Topic
Jan
Objectives
- Was it reasonable for the

Germans to resent the
Treaty of Versailles?
28Jan1Feb
Was the Treaty of

Versailles fair?

understand:
Voice out stand using
words
Forum etiquette
Thinking skills
developed
Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons
Resources
Assignment/
Assessment
only information
from the textbook
to fill up handout 5
Steps needed to forming

a stand on the IBL
question
1/4/1
Strategies
Review /
Reflection
next lesson.
Teacher to then
carry out a forum
discussion to find
out students
opinion the IBL
question
Questioning
techniques
Taking
stands:
managing
agreements/d
isagreements.
Fairness
Collective
Asknlearnforum page
Forum
Discussion
security
Leadership
Farsightedness
Democracy
SEL
Relationship
Management
1/4/21/5/1
28Jan1Feb/
&
4-8Feb
SEQ skill
The war guilt clause
was the main reason
why the TOV was
accepted by the
Germans. Do you
agree? Explain your
answer.

understand:
Introduce this question
type and its requirements
Use PEEL to answer an
SEQ
Direct Instruction
Scaffolded
steps into
writing a SEQ
Modelling by
teacher
Notes in
notebook

Time
Frame
1/5/2
4-8Feb
1/6/1
1115Feb
CNY11&12
Feb
Topic
Class Test 1 SBQ
TOV
How did the

League of
Nations (LON)
bring hope?
Objectives
Strategies
Thinking skills
developed

understand:
How to answer an SBQ
question in a test
condition.
Assessment
Assessment

understand:
Direct Instruction
Note taking skills
Questioning
What is the League of

Nations (LON)?
Examine the reasons for

the formation of the
League of Nations and
its success in promoting
world peace in the
1920s.
technique
Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons
SEL
Relationship
Management
NE
M4 No one owes
Singapore a living
Resources
Assignment/
Assessment
Test paper
Test paper
http://www.you
tube.com/watc
h?
v=TzAcinwTvz
U&feature=Pla
yList&p=5B36
233B6FDB265
6&index=3
Review /
Reflection
Notes in
notebook
PowerPoint

Time
Frame
1/7/1
1822Feb
1/7/2
1822Feb
Topic
Why was the

USs role so
important in the
TOV?
How far did hopes

for disarmament
succeed?
Objectives
Why was the USs role

so important in the TOV?

understand:
Explain the efforts in
disarmament in the
1920s.
At least 2 successes and
2 failed outcomes of
disarmament.
Strategies
Thinking skills
developed
Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons
Global
leadership
Collective
security
Responsibility
SEL
Relationship
Management
NE
M4 No one owes
Singapore a living
Think pair share
Questioning
activity to
determine the
importance of the
USA: LON
Students will plough
through their textbook
to elicit and find
evidence to support
their answers to
guiding questions
found on handout 6
Note taking skills
techniques
Taking
stands:
managing
agreements/d
isagreements.
Researching
skills.
Think pair share
Questioning
SEL
activity to
determine the
importance of the
USA:
Disarmament
to elicit and find
evidence to support
their answers to
guiding questions
found on handout 6
Note taking skills
techniques
Taking
stands:
managing
agreements/d
isagreements.
Relationship
Management
NE
- M5 We must
ourselves defend
Singapore
Resources
Assignment/
Assessment
Review /
Reflection
http://www.
youtube.co
m/watch?
index=5&fe
ature=Play
List&v=m3
nD_0Pjz4w
&list=PL5B
36233B6F
DB2656
PowerPoint
PowerPoi
nt

Time
Frame
1/8/1
25Feb1Mar
1/8/2
25Feb1Mar
Topic
How were
reconstruction
and recovery
worked out?
Perspective taking
Objectives
Analyse the effectiveness

of aid given to Germany.

understand:
How there are different
perspectives towards
historical events
Strategies
Think pair share

activity to
determine the
importance of the
USA: Reparations
to elicit and find
evidence to support
their answers to
guiding questions
found on handout 6
Note taking skills
Card sorting
Through a card
sorting activity on
linoit, teacher to
illicit students
opinion on
Germanys
perspectives
towards
disarmament and
reparation
Thinking skills
developed
Questioning
techniques
Taking
Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons
SEL
Relationship
Management
stands:
managing
agreements/d
isagreements.
Questioning
Evaluating
Resources
Assignment/
Assessment
Review /
Reflection
PowerPoi
nt
http://www
.youtube.c
om/watch
?
index=3&f
eature=Pl
ayList&v=
TzAcinwT
vzU&list=
PL5B3623
3B6FDB2
656
-start at 1:36
Linoit
techniques
Perspective
taking

Time
Frame
1/9/1
Topic
Objectives
SEQ Revision

understand:
How to write a proper
history essay
The requirements for a
history essay on two
given points.
Question analysis

understand:
How to write a proper
history essay in exam
condition.
Normal class test
4-8Mar
Reparation payment
or weakness of the
Weimar government
was the main factor
that prevented
Germany from
recovering from the
war? Explain your
answer.
1/9/2
Class test 1 SEQ

TOV and LON
4-8Mar
Strategies
Thinking skills
developed
Questioning
techniques
Taking
stands:
managing
agreements/d
isagreements.
format
Exam
preparation
skills
Values, ICT, SEL

& NE-infused
lessons
Evaluating
judgement
Competitivene
Resources
Assignment/
Assessment
Review /
Reflection
Notes in
notebook
Class Test 1
ss
Meritocracy
Resilience
1/10
11-15
Mar
Common Test
Summary of Continuous Assessment for the Term
10

No
.
Wee
k
Assessment Mode
Assessment Objectives
1.
SEQ
To ensure that students will be able to
SBQ
Marks for CA1

To ensure that students will be able to
Remarks
answer SEQ format.

2.
answer SBQ format.
Marks for CA1
11

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Peicai SECONDARY SCHOOL

Know the various

Prepared by: Melinda Begum

Values, ICT, SEL

Students will then

Peicai SECONDARY SCHOOL

Theme 1 The World

At the end of this unit,

What was the

Explore the reasons for

Prepared by: Melinda Begum

Values, ICT, SEL

Peicai SECONDARY SCHOOL

Analyse the immediate

impact of World War I.

How did the world

Introduction to SBQ Skill

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Teacher will recall

Values, ICT, SEL

Peicai SECONDARY SCHOOL

At the end of the lesson,

Prepared by: Melinda Begum

Values, ICT, SEL

Peicai SECONDARY SCHOOL

pupils will be able to:

At the end of the lesson,

Was the Treaty of

Was the Treaty of

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Values, ICT, SEL

Peicai SECONDARY SCHOOL

- Was it reasonable for the

Was the Treaty of

At the end of the lesson,

Values, ICT, SEL

Steps needed to forming

At the end of the lesson,

Prepared by: Melinda Begum

Peicai SECONDARY SCHOOL

How did the

At the end of the lesson,

At the end of the lesson,

What is the League of

Examine the reasons for

Prepared by: Melinda Begum

Values, ICT, SEL

Peicai SECONDARY SCHOOL

Why was the

How far did hopes

Why was the USs role

At the end of the lesson,

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Values, ICT, SEL

Think pair share

Think pair share

Peicai SECONDARY SCHOOL

Analyse the effectiveness

At the end of the lesson,

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Think pair share

Values, ICT, SEL