RI Y4 SS Capstone Project Task Handout 2022

2022 Y4 SS-PL Capstone Project Page 1 of 16 Raffles Institution 2022 Year 4 Social Studies & Philosophy Capstone Project Task Handout Being an active citizen means taking an active interest in the society that you live in. Concerned citizens often express their opinions and concerns through various platforms with the intention of raising awareness and implementing change by appealing to others’ empathy and sense of justice by giving reasons and to convince those who might have different values or perspectives. Technology has made it easier for activists to reach out to a larger audience and advocate action, particularly with engaging documentaries that seek to motivate collective action on issues ranging from human rights to environmental protection (e.g. Kony 2012, An Inconvenient Truth (2006), etc.). In this Capstone Project, your aim is to examine a significant social issue in Singapore that is overlooked or persistent, explore possible solutions, and persuade others to take action to address it with an engaging Social Documentary, and in so doing, play your part as an active citizen. In a team of four (or five, depending on class size), your Social Documentary will: ● Raise awareness of a significant social issue that has been largely overlooked or persistent by examining how it manifests in Singapore. ● Develop concern about the issue by examining its impacts on various groups in society, and by building a persuasive argument using various sources of information. ● Inspire viewers to do something to address the issue by examining the causes of the issue, proposing feasible and effective courses of action, and encouraging viewers to act. Leading up to your Social Documentary, you participate in a COI Discussion Forum and submit a Written Report, both of which will directly lend themselves to your final product. A. TASK REQUIREMENTS AND MODE OF SUBMISSION The Capstone Project comprises one ungraded part and three graded parts that total 70% of your overall Social Studies and Philosophy grade. Part 1 – Project Proposal (not graded) Submission deadline: T1W6 ● After deciding on an issue, you will conduct research to understand it, and collate and frame your ideas in a project proposal (refer to the template provided in Section H below). ● Your proposal should not exceed a word limit of 800 words, and must include all the sections specified in the template.

2022 Y4 SS-PL Capstone Project Page 2 of 16 Part 2 – COI Discussion Forum (20% PL) Submission deadline: T1W9-10 ● Promoting a social cause in a diverse society requires you to engage in respectful, rational and productive discourse with people who might have differing views as you. Being an active citizen in a democracy requires a vital set of skills, amongst which is the ability to participate in and contribute to a Community of Inquiry. ● As part of the graded portion of the Capstone Project, you will be participating in a COI-style discussion on IVY discussion forum