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The importance of following the right order
When you tell a story, it is important that the story line follows a right order.
If not, it may turn into a joke.
A. What is ‘order’?
Find the class numbers from 4 of your classmates and arrange the numbers in
order.
The order is: ___________________
B. Look at the pictures below. What do you do first every morning?
arrange the activities in the right order.
Please
A. putting on shoes
B. waking up
C. brushing teeth
D. putting on socks
The right order should be
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Chronology
時序
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C. Work with your neighbour and make up a ‘new’ order for the pictures.
Then you act out the new order before the whole class. See what will happen.
The new order is: ___________________
You are the editor of the school magazine2. You want to introduce the history of [ ]
Secondary School to your fellow students. You have collected some information
from different sources. However, the information is not organized. Can you
rearrange the following pieces of information according to the time sequence3 and fill
in the table on page 5. The first one is already done for you.
In 19[ ], a better study
environment4 was created
because air-conditioning
was provided.
The students union5 was
formed in 19[ ].
Mr. [ ] became principal
after Mr. [
].
The first S6 arts and science
classes were started in
19[ ].
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school magazine
time sequence
4
environment
5
students union
3
校刊
時間的先後次序
環境
學生會
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Mr. [ ] moved to
Canada. Mr. [
]
became principal.
To promote better
communication6 between
parents and school, the Parent
Teacher Association was
formed in 19[ ].
Mr. [ ] was
principal7 for [
]
years. He left in
19[
].
In 19[ ], the first S5
graduation ceremony8
was held.
School facilities were improved
Mr. [ ] was appointed
the first principal of the
school.
as well. For example, lockers
were provided for S1-S3 students
a year after the air-conditioners
were installed.
[ ] Secondary School
was established9 in
19[ ].
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7
8
9
communication
principal
graduation ceremony
establish
溝通
校長
畢業典禮
成立
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History of [
School History
] Secondary School
Event(s) (you can use your own Evidence
words)
19[
]
[
]Secondary School was
established.
19[ ]
19[ ]
19[ ]
19[ ]
19[ ]
19[ ]
19[ ]
19[ ]
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Foundation stone
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What have you learned?
You are able to
1. understand that time sequence (chronology) is
important in studying the history of a place (such
as Hong Kong, an organization such as a school or
a person such as yourself.
2. arrange events according to the time sequence.
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Evidence, Relevancy
What is relevancy?
b. a photo of
the dead body
Produce the evidence
you have collected to
show that he is the
murderer.
a. a birth
certificate
c. a newspaper
which reported
the murder
d. a knife
carrying the
murderer's
finger print
e. an electricity bill
f. a laboratory report on
the blood sample
collected from the knife
Notebook
g. the notebook of the
police inspector
in-charge
Can you select the relevant information for the judge?
Evidence is anything that you see, experience, read, or are told that
makes you believe that something is true or has really happened.
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When you study the history of your school, you will come across a lot of information.
You have to select the relevant10 ones. If not, you will only waste your time and
cannot get a clear picture of the school.
Below are some items which might be relevant to the history of your school. Which
items do you think are relevant? Where can you find the information? Are they
easy to find?
Use  to show the degree of relevancy. : least relevant; : most relevant
Use  to show that the items are easy to find. Use  to show that they are difficult
to find.
A school magazine
Relevancy
Easy to find?
Where to find?
10
relevant
相關
Picture of School
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A student newspaper
Relevancy
Easy to find?
Where to find?
Photos of graduation ceremony
Relevancy
Easy to find?
Where to find?
A student's record card
Relevancy
Easy to find?
Where to find?
A letter from a teacher who has left [ ]
Secondary school
Relevancy
Easy to find?
Where to find?
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A Photo of the school building
Relevancy
Easy to find?
Where to find?
The foundation stone
Relevancy
Easy to find?
Where to find?
An interview with Principal Mr. [
his account of school history
] and
Relevancy
Easy to find?
Where to find?
An interview with Teacher A and her
account of school history
Relevancy
Easy to find?
Where to find?
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What have you learned?
You are able
1. to use evidence to support your findings;
2. to distinguish relevant from irrelevant information.
This is a basic step in doing research.
Homework
When collecting evidence, make a record. For example, if the
evidence is the foundation stone of the school, take a picture of it
or copy the inscription11 on to the column “Reason”. If space is
not enough, use a separate sheet of paper. Try to finish the
column on "Evidence". The first is already done for you. Also,
in the column "Reason", briefly12 explain why you think they are
relevant.
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inscription
briefly
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Extended exercise
When collecting information on the history of the school, you may find
events which are interesting and important.
events to the timeline as well.
You should add these
Remember that you have to have
evidence in support of the event(s) you have listed.
My Own Findings
Year
Event
Evidence
Reason
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Facts and Opinions
As a matter of fact
Facts are something that actually happened. They are pieces of
information or knowledge that can be proven.
Opinion is what one thinks or believes about something. People
often have different opinions on the same subject.
I am the most
170cm
I am the
handsome boy
in class.
tallest student
in class.
Is this a fact?
Is this a fact?
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Study the following sources about [
opinions.
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] Secondary School and try to identify facts and
Source A
Description of [
] Secondary School by Mr. [
], principal.
When [ ] Secondary School was established in 19[ ], Hong Kong
was a very different place then…… But for all of us, those were
times of achievements and experiences. As a school, there was
pride that in our togetherness we could do good things and we did.
I remember in the early 1970s, our school gained a higher pass rate
in the Cert. of Ed.13 English than one of the most famous
Grant-in-Aid14 boys' schools in Hong Kong. This achievement
continues to establish our reputation15 as one of the great schools of
Hong Kong.
Source B
Description of [
] Secondary School by Mr. [
principal. This message was written in 19[
], former
].
It is with great pleasure that I send you greetings on the occasion
of the [
]th Anniversary of [ ] Secondary School. Good work
has been done since [
to the students [
] Secondary School first opened its doors
]. Since then it has developed into one of the
leading schools in the district. [ ] Secondary School is playing
a notable role in the education of youths, not only in the [
district but in the Special Administrative Region.
13 Cert. of Ed.
14 Grant-in-Aid
15 reputation
16 Anniversary
17 notable
中學會考
按補助條例辦學的學校，大多有悠久的歷史
聲譽
周年紀念
值得注意的，顯要的
]
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1. Decide whether the following statements are fact (F) or opinion (O).
a. [
] Secondary School was established in 19[
b. [
] Secondary School is situated in [
].
(
)
(
)
c. It will become a leading school in Hong Kong.
(
)
d. It will play a notable role in [ ] district.
(
)
e. The teaching staff achieved good things because of the
(
)
(
)
(
)
].
togetherness among them.
f. In early 70s, [
] gained a higher pass rate in Cert. of Ed.
English than one of the most famous Grant-in-Aid boys'
schools in Hong Kong.
g. [
] Secondary School continues to establish a reputation as
one of the great schools of Hong Kong.
2. Compare Sources A and B and list one point mentioned by both principal and
ex-principal.
3. Compare Sources A and B and list one point mentioned by only the ex-principal
has.
4. With sources A and B, do they differ on facts about [ ] Secondary School?
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5. Do the two principals share the same opinion about [ ] Secondary School?
you explain why?
What have you learned?
You are able to tell the difference between
facts and opinions.
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