Fajar 4E5N SS Prelims 2019 LORMS

SOCIAL STUDIES 4E5N Prelims 2019 LORMS Section A – Source Based Case Study 1 (a) Study Source A. What can you infer about the POFMA law? Explain your answer. [5] Level Level Descriptor and Rubrics Marks L1 Uncritical answers based on description of source content. E.g. I can infer that the POFMA law ensures that people do not do anything that affects the public’s confidence. 1m L2 Inferences, unsupported. Award higher mark in the level for stronger inference, unsupported OR 2 valid inferences, unsupported. E.g. I can infer that the POFMA law results in a negative impact. [2m] OR E.g. I can infer that the POFMA law is not very clear. [3m] 2-3m L3 Valid inference, supported with evidence. Award higher marks in the level for a more developed answer. E.g. I can infer that the POFMA law could potentially be misused / abused by the government. From the source, I can see that “a minister can have a lot of power” and that “there is a possibility that a government official could be excluded from prosecution for potentially spreading falsehoods”. This shows that there are very real fears that this POFMA law could be used to protect ministers and can be used to their advantage to take down information online they deem as threatening. 4-5m

(b) Study Source B. Why was this infographic posted on the website? Explain your answer. [6] Level Level Descriptor and Rubrics Marks L1 Uncritical answers based on description of source content/provenance E.g. I can infer that many people have seen fake news on social media. 1m L2 Weak inference with no reference to the need of having the law. E.g. The infographic was posted on the website to show that there is a danger that many Singaporeans cannot identify what is fake or real news. 2m L3 Valid inference with reference to the need of having the law. Award higher marks in the level for a more developed answer. E.g. The infographic was posted on the website to show that there are many people who may not be able to identify falsehoods posted online. From the source, I can see that 77% of Singaporeans have come across fake news on social media plat forms, 33% felt that most people would not be able to recognize fake news and 50% were not confident of being able to recognize fake news. Therefore, this law is important to protect them. 3-4m L4 Purpose, supported with evidence. Award higher marks in the level for a more developed answer (clear impact and explanation of source). E.g. The infographic was posted on the website in order to convince critics of the POFMA law that it is an important law to have in Singapore. From the source, I can see that 77% of Singaporeans have come across fake news on social media platforms, 33% felt that most people would not be able to recognize fake news and 50% were not confident of being able to recognize fake news. This shows that there is quite a large number of p eople who may fall victim to falsehoods they see online. Hence, this is posted to allow 5-6m

Singaporeans to understand why there is a need for such a law and to stop opposing it. (c) Study Sources C and D. Having read Source C, are you surprised by Source D? Explain your answer. [7] Level Level Descriptor and Rubrics Marks L1 Answers that refer to only 1 source (either C or D) / failed attempts at hidden agenda E.g. I am surprised by Source C because it shows me that the citizen cannot get help through the POFMA and is directed to the POHA. [1] OR E.g. I am not surprised by Source D because the MP is trying to protect the POFMA law. [2] 1-2m L2 Surprised OR Not Surprised based on comparison of content of Sources C and D. Award higher marks in the level for more developed answers. E.g. I am not surprised by Source D because it shows that the POFMA law was created to address more serious problems as quickly as possible. From the source, I can see that “POFMA is about public interest, riots and racial disharmony” and that the Government needs to move fast before more serious things happen” . Similarly, from source C, I can see that the weapons available in the law mart for POFMA are high tech and ve ry powerful ones. This shows that stronger force is needed to address serious public matters and the government is ready to employ these powerful forces. OR E.g. I am surprised by Source D because it shows that the POFMA is meant to help the public as efficiently as possible and that most people did not have to worry as long as they were careful what they said online. From the source, I can see that “Individua ls who like to give their opinions on issues – and do so without wrongful intentions – should not have to worry” and that “public interest matters…have 3-4m

to be dealt with much faster” . However, in Source C, I can see that when an innocent looking citizen reports fake news, they are directed to the POHA whereas the executive can come straight up to the law mart and is given a large machine gun. This shows that the POFMA may not be actually used to protect but could be used instead as a weapon that may harm others. Therefore, showing that POFMA may not really help the public as it Source D claims. L3 Surprised OR Not surprised based on cross-reference. Award the higher mark in the level for a more developed answer. E.g. I am not surprised by Source D because it shows that the POFMA law was created to address more serious problems as quickly as possible. From the source, I can see that “POFMA is about public interest, riots and racial disharmony” and that the Government needs to move fast before more serious things happen” . Similarly, from source C, I can see that the weapons available in the law mart for POFMA are high tech and very powerful ones. This shows that stronger force is needed to address serious public matters a nd the government is ready to employ these powerful forces. These two ideas are further supported by Source F which shows that the government is trying to protect Singaporeans both individually and nationally with the POHA and POFMA laws. Source F also con firms that the POFMA is “designed not to be censorious except in serious cases”. Note: If CR is made to another source without the mention of Source C or D, L1/1. This question is a hybrid question which require students to do a comparison of both source s in their answers before even bringing in another source. 5-6m L4 Not surprised based on hidden agenda E.g. I am not surprised by Source D because it was from Cedric Foo, a People’s Action Party MP. This would mean that he might have had a hand in creating this bill. Therefore, he would have vested interest in the passing of the bill and will defend it. In Source D, he talks extensively of how the POFMA is very useful and allows the government to take fast action against online offenders to protect the public. 7m (d) Study Source E.

How useful is this source in showing the impact on Singapore having a POFMA? Explain your answer. [7] Level Level Descriptor and Rubrics Marks L1 Useful OR Not Useful based on provenance, unexplained. E.g. Source E is not useful because it is from the Human Rights Watch director. 1m L2 Useful OR Not Useful based on provenance. E.g. Source E is useful because it is from quite an authoritative figure in the Human Rights Watch. He could be looking at the potential effects of the law quite clearly as an outsider and might have seen the effects of such a law in another country. Hence, it might be useful. 2m L3 Useful based on source content. Award higher marks in the level for a more developed answer. E.g. Source E is useful because it shows how the POFMA would result in the