Montfort 4E5N SS Prelim 2022 Mark Scheme

[Turn over MONTFORT SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS / 5 NORMAL (ACADEMIC) HUMANITIES 2175/01 2176/01 PAPER 1 SOCIAL STUDIES PRELIM 2022 MARK SCHEME 1 Study Source A What is the author’s attitude towards POFMA? Explain your answer using details from the source. [6] L1 Describes/Copies source without answering the question. Eg. The source says that the Parliament is covering the mouth of the free press. [1] L2 Infers author’s negative attitude towards POFMA Eg: author is critical of / not supportive of / disagrees with / does not like POFMA Note: - Answers must be presented in the form of an attitude - Attitude of author must be about POFMA [2] L3 L2 + Infers Reasons: POFMA violates freedom of speech / limits free speech Note: - Answers must be presented in the form of an attitude - Attitude of author must be about POFMA Attitude: The author has a critical attitude towards POFMA Infers reasons: because he is suggesting that POFMA will prevent the free press from speaking honestly about national issues. He is unhappy with POFMA as he thinks that POFMA will prevent freedom of speech in the country. Evidence: This can be supported from the source which shows a hand representing the Parliament blocking the mouths of the free press. Additional inferences : This suggests that the author is not supportive of POFMA as he thinks that POFMA will prevent journalists from speaking freely and openly about issues. [3-4]

2 2 L3 L2 + Infers Reasons: POFMA does not limit free press ability to speak openly Note: - Answers must be presented in the form of an attitude - Attitude of author must be about POFMA Attitude: The author has an unfazed / unbothered attitude towards POFMA Infers reasons: because he is suggesting that POFMA will not prevent the free press from speaking honestly about national issues. Evidence: This can be supported from the source which shows a hand representing the Parliament blocking the mouths of the free press but the free press’ mouth is still speaking through the hand. Additional inferences: This suggests that the author is not worried about POFMA as he thinks that journalists will still be able to speak freely despite POFMA. [3-4] L4 L2 + Infers Reasons: - POFMA allows government to control / manipulate free press - allows government to push forward pro -government propaganda / limit criticisms against the government Note: - Answers must be presented in the form of an attitude - Attitude of author must be about POFMA Attitude: The author has a critical attitude towards POFMA Infers reasons: because he is suggesting that POFMA will give the government the power to force the free press to only publish stories that are aligned with the government’s views. He is unhappy with POFMA as he thinks that the free press will now only publish pro - government information for fear of being punished by the Act. Evidence: This can be supported from the source which shows a hand representing the Parliament blocking the mouths of the free press. There is a mouth on the hand, representing the government’s views. Additional inferences: This suggests that the author is not supportive of POFMA as he thinks that the government is using POFMA to spread pro-government propaganda. [5-6]

3 3 DNA Did not answer question issue: - Attitude of author not clearly stated - Did not infer reasons for author’s attitude - Inferences / Reasons given were not about POFMA Para No Inf Paraphrasing. No Inference provided. M/I Misinterprete source Success Criteria:  States author’s attitude clearly  Infers reasons for author’s attitude about POFMA  Inferences do not copy / paraphrase source. Infers what author is suggesting.  Evidence Reminder: Must write _____ (Attitude) because _____ (Infers reasons why) Reflection Strength: Weakness: Next Step: 2 Study Sources B and C. How far does Source C prove that Source B’s comments about POFMA is justified? Explain your answer. [7] L1 Prove / Does not prove justified. Difference, based on provenance / source type / topic Source C proves / does not prove Source B is justified as Source B is by the Law Minister while Source C is by the Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information. [1] L2 Prove / Does not prove justified. Infers from Source B or Source C. Award the higher level in the band for more developed answers. Inferences must be about the POFMA Cannot simply lift / copy / paraphrase [2-3]

4 4 L3 L2 + Proves justified, Based on Context. Award the higher level in the band for more developed answers. Source C p roves Source B is justified as Source C was speaking at an international conference representing Singapore. He is sharing Singapore’s approach of combating fake news. [4] L4 Proves justified. Compare Sources B and C: Similarity in content Award the higher level in the band for more developed answers. Note: CT must be about POFMA - Agree that POFMA does not prevent freedom of speech - Agree that POFMA helps to prevent fake news States stand: Source C proves that Source B is justified CT: as they agree that POFMA does not prevent freedom of speech (CT). Explain: Source B suggests that POFMA does not prevent freedom of speech (CT) as no one will be asked to take down their posts. They merely have to put in a link directing readers to government’s clarifications on the issue. Similarly, Source C says that those who have been served POFMA orders have continued to air their views online, thus suggesting that POFMA does not prevent freedom of speech (CT). Evidence: This can be supported from Source B which shows “ You can argue censorship only if your article is taken down, which POFMA does not do” and Source C which shows “ Those who have received POFMA orders have continued to air their views online”. [4-5] L5 L4 + Assess reliability of Source C Award the higher level in the band for more developed answers. Award lower mark in the band for answers assessing reliability based on cross-referencing. L4 States stand: Source C proves that Source B is justified CT: as they agree that POFMA does not prevent freedom of speech (CT). Explain: Source B suggests that POFMA does not prevent freedom of speech (CT) as no one will be asked to take down their posts. They merely have to put in a link directing readers to government’s clarifications on the issue. Similarly, Source C says that those who have been served POFMA orders have continued to air their views online, thus suggesting that POFMA does not prevent freedom of speech (CT). [6-7]

5 5 Evidence: This can be supported from Source B which shows “ You can argue censorship only if your article is taken down, which POFMA does not do” and Source C which shows “ Those who have received POFMA orders have continued to air their views online”. L5 Note: Reliability of C must be explained in relation to its comments about POFMA. State stand: Source C does not prove that Source B is justified as it is unreliable. Author: It is by the Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information. Infer: The source is suggesting that POFMA does not limit freedom of speech. Evidence: This is supported by Source C which shows “ Those who have received POFMA orders have continued to air their views online”. Explain with context: This source is unreliable as it is by a minister from the Singapore government. One will expect him to say positive things about POFMA as he is part of the government which implemented the law and is expected to support his own government’s policies. (Context) He did the expected. Purpose: Its purpose is to convince (PW) that POFMA does not limit freedom of speech and has even helped to combat fake news (MSG). This is so that the international community at the conference (Aud) will also impleme