Grade9suggestedreading andactivities
TheHeadsofDepartmenthaveprovidedsuggestedreadingandactivitiesinthecoursesintheirareas.Theseareprovided togiveyoua“peek”intoyournewcourses,andarenotcompulsory,butforyourinterestandinspiration!
AnyreadingoractivitiesspecifictotheUWCSEAprogrammewillhaveanasterisk*
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Art*andGraphics
Interestingreads/materials/activities
Visitgalleries,festivalsandotherculturaleventsandtakelotsofphotographs-photographscanformpartof yourportfolioand/orbeessentialforyourprocessjournal.Carryatravelsketchbookwithyouallasmuchas youcananddrawanythingthattakesyourinterest.GraphicDesignstudentsshouldlookoutforpostersand advertisingthatareinterestingandcaptivating Artseventsusuallyattractquitecreativeadvertising Youcan makeaPadletandkeepallphotosetcthere
Chinese ChineseLiteratureandLanguage:
● Readsomeliteratureworksofyourownchoice,eg,proses,novels,shortstoriesandplaysetc,and trytowritereadingjournalsforeachworktopractiseChineseCharacterwritingskills Recommendedauthorsare 朱自清、龙应台、琦君、曹文轩、欧亨利、鲁迅等。
● Watchsomemoviesthatyoulike.
ChineseB:
● Readatyourlevel:https://chinesereadingworldsitesuiowaedu/
● Watchsomeofthisseries
ComputerScience*
CriticalPerspectives
It wouldbebeneficial(butnotnecessary)foryoutohavesomeexperienceofcomputerprogramminginany language Therearemanyintroductorycoursesbutonewhichteachesbeginnerprogramminginasimple yettransferablewayisKhanAcademy’sIntrotoJS AnyintroductiontoPythonwouldalsohelpaswewillbe learningthislanguageinthefirstterm TheW3SchoolsPythoncourseishighlyrecommendedasareference duringtheinitialmonthsofthecourse.
Finally,theMITTechnologyReviewandMITCompSciNewswillkeepyouup-to-datewithsomeofthenew andemergingtechnologieswewillbediscussingonthecourse
Spendtimeinthesummerinvestigatingcurrenteventsandareasofinterest.Wewillfocusonenvironmental issues,humanrights,identity,beliefsystemsandtheroleoftechnologyinsocietythroughthecourse. Engagewiththefollowingsourcesforreliableandvariedperspectives
TheStraitsTimes
TheGuardian
TheNewYorkTimes
TheBBC AlJazeera TimesofIndia
Dance Watching -ifyoucangettoaliveshowthatwouldbegreat,butifnottherearesomegoodoptionshereDanceSuggestedWatchingList
Participateinasmanydanceclassesaspossibleinavarietyofstyles.Youcanalsofindlotsofdifferent strengthandconditioningclassesonlineforpilates,yogaanddance(ballet,contemporaryandjazz)
REMEMBER-makesureyouwarmupbeforeparticipatingintheseactivitiesathomeanddon’tdoanything beyondwhatyourbodyiscomfortablewith
DesignTechnology Courses
ImproveorfamiliariseyourselfwithCADskillsusingAutodeskFusion360tutorials YoucansignupFusion 360(it’sfreeandyoumustuseauwcseaemail) *
Youwillalsoberequiredtorepresentyourdesignideasas2Dand3Ddrawings Herearesometutorialsyou canworkfrom.*
Ifpossible,visittheNationalDesignCentreandtheRedDotMuseuminSingapore SystemsandControl studentscouldvisittheelectronicstoresinSimLimTowertoinvestigateorpurchaseDoItYourselfelectronic circuits.
YoucanviewUWCSEAstudentworkonInstagram@uwcdesigneast
Drama Seeasmuchliveoronlinetheatreasyoucan UsetheDramaonlineorDigitalTheatrePlus platforms
DigitalTheatrePlus edudigitaltheatrepluscom
Username:uwcseadrama Password:building@8896
Dramaonline dramaonlinelibrarycom
Username:uwcsea Password:research
Considertheproductionandperformanceelementsandthewayinwhichtheycreatepowerfulmomentsof TEAM(tension,atmosphere,emotionandmeaning)
Economics Read: Keepuptodatewithcurrentaffairs–-readqualitynews!
Watch:
‘OneMinuteNews’(BBC)foraquickdailyroundupofcurrentaffairs.
Freakonomics:TheMovie,BeforetheFlood,Seaspiracy,TroubledWater,CodisDead,BigBird,American Factory,shortclipsonyoutube-EconomicsExplained
Youcouldalsolookatseveraloftheseyoutubeclipsonmicroeconomicshere Listentopodcastsfrom‘PlanetMoney’
ViewsomeofthesedocumentariesfromKanopy(youcanaccessusingyourUWCSEAaccount):
● TheEconomicsofDailyLife
● TheEconomicsofHappiness
● Sustainable
● TheCostofLiving
● WhenChinaMetAfrica
● GreenEconomics-LivingWell
● ClothestoDieFor
English/ Englishasan
AdditionalLanguage (EAL)*
Readseveralworksofyourownchoice,whethernovels,non-fiction,playsorcollectionsofpoems,and includingworksyou’rereadingforothersubjects,ifyouwish.ThesecanbeworkswritteninEnglish(andalso anotherlanguage) Weencourageyoutousethelibrarylinkforideasofwhattoread Thisyear,forexample, studentsinGrade9havereadandexploredTheHouseonMangoStreetbySusanCisneros,PurpleHibiscusby ChimamandaNgoziAdichieandPersepolisbyMarjaneSatrapi,alongwitharangeofnon-fictionfeature articles,opinioneditorials,newsarticles andpersonalessays.
Weknowfromtheresearch thatreadingmomentumanddeep,immersivereadingplayacentralroleinyour personaldevelopmentandyouroverallacademicachievement
Comepreparedtotalkaboutyourreadingworld-yourdifferentrelationshipswithwhatyouhaveread recentlyandatkeymomentsofyourlife Manyworkshaveprobably,quitesimply,entertainedyou But whataboutthosethatstandoutinyourmemory? Whatrelationshipsdoyouhavewiththoseworks? What dotheyshowaboutyou-yourpersonality,yourinterests,yourbeliefsandvalues?Whichworkshave changedyoualittle,madeyouthinkorfeeldifferentlyaboutsomething?
IdentifyingandexplainingtheserelationshipswithyourreadingwillbeyourfirstassignmentinEnglish
Enterprise/ Social Entrepreneurship
ForEALstudents,readseveralbooksinEnglishtohelpprepareforreadingworks inEnglishduringtheyear Itcanalsobehelpfultoengagewithothertexttypesaswell Readingnewsarticles,editorials,poems, biographiesareallvaluableandhelpyoutoimproveyourreading,expandyourvocabularyanddevelopan understandingofdifferentgrammaticalstructures
Learnaboutsuccessfulentrepreneurs Thinkspecificallyabouttheskillsandattributestheyhadand developed,andtherewardsandchallengestheyexperiencedontheirjourneytosuccess.
Websites:
● wwwentrepreneurcom/
● wwwtutor2unet/business/reference/starting-a-business-what-is-enterprise
● wwwquoracom/What-are-the-best-links-for-Social-Entrepreneurship
Movies/TVshowstowatch:TheFounder,Joy,SharkTank,ThePursuitofHappyness,TheCorporation
Bookstoread:SocialEntrepreneursandthepowerofnewideasbyDavidBornstein,LetMyPeopleGoSurfing byYvonChouinard,APathAppearsbyKristoff&Wudunn
Film Watchtwofilmsfromoneormoreofthefollowinggenres(suggestedfilmtitles):
1. Crime(MissionImpossible/InfernalAffairs)
2 Horror(AQuietPlace/Ringu)*recommendednotrequired(it’sokayifthisisnotyourtypeoffilm, yet )
3 Western(TrueGrit/TheMagnificentSeven(1960))
4. ScienceFiction(5thElement/Stargate)
5. RomanticComedy(MyBestFriend’sWedding/WhenHarryMetSally)
6 Animation(Shrek)
Books:
1 Filmish:AGraphicJourneyThroughFilmbyEdwardRoss
2. HowtoMakeaMoviein10EasyLessonsbyRobertBlofield
3. KidsGuidetoMovieMakingbyShelleyFrost
4 GirlsonFilmbyAliciaMalone
5 IntroducingMediaStudies:AGraphicGuide
Askyourself:whatmakesthesefilmsapartofthegenre?
Contentadvisory:Beforeyouwatchanyofthesefilms,pleasehaveanopencommunicationwithyourparents aboutthecontentinthesefilms Filmwebsites,suchasimdbcom,haveclearcontentwarnings;wherein doubt,checkinwithyourparents
FoodandNutrition/ FoodScience& Nutrition
There isnothingcompulsoryforthiscoursebutitishighlyrecommendedtoread:
● WhatdoesFoodSustainabilityreallymean?
● ScholarlyarticlesforFoodsustainabilityandfoodsecurity,reformulatingmoderntechnologies
Thesearticleswillbebeneficialtoyouandexpandyourknowledge
Youshouldalsostartfamiliarisingyourselveswithfoodrestrictions(vegetarianism,veganism,halal,etc.)Itis suggestedthatyoubuildavocabularylistandbuildacontextualunderstandingofcookingandfood technology
HerearesomeinterestingandengagingInstructionalYoutubevideostowatch
● Master5BasicCookingSkills
● BasicFoodHygiene
● FoodSustainability
● FoodPreservation
Youmightalsowanttowatchsomecookingshows(notcompetitiveones,buttrainingvideos,likeNigella LawsonorJamieOliverandGordonRamsay)
Thiswillgiveyousomeideaofcookingmethods,stylesandpresentation Thisalsocanbeusedtodiscover whereyourinterestslieinyourculinaryjourney
French
Geography
ReaduptodateauthenticFrencharticlestailoredtoyourlevelfromthegreatLejournaldesEnfants websitesorfromUnjour1Actucoveringavarietyoftopics ReviseandpracticetheessentialsonYouTube withAlexa.Practiceconjugationofverbsandreviseallmajortenses:“présent,futursimple,passécomposé, imparfait” ListentoasmanyFrenchsongsasyoucan!Also,choosesomeFrenchEasyreaders(audiobooks) fromthelibrary Finally,browseandfindyourfavoriteFrenchYouTubechannel
Thereisnothingcompulsoryforgeographybutherearesomeinterestingandengagingthingsto watch,readandlistento.
Watch:
● Beforethefloodisanexcellentclimatechangedocumentarytowatch
● TheOurPlanetseries(1and2)byDavidAttenborough
Read:
● Keepageneraleyeonthenewsasmuchofgeographyrelatestorealworldglobalissues Guardian environmentisagoodplacetostart
Listen:
● Geographicalpodcasts
History Read
● Civilisation:theWestandtheRestbyNiallFerguson
● PrisonersofGeographybyTimMarshall
● TheAgeofExtremesbyEricHobsbawm
● APeople’sHistoryoftheWorldbyChrisHarman
LIsten
● DanCarlin'sHardcoreHistorypodcast
● BBCInOurTimepodcast
Watch
● WWIIinColour(2009)
● TheNazis:AWarningfromHistory(1997)
● ColdWar(1998)
● TheVietnamWar(2017)
Mathematics
Thesebooksteaseoutthemathematicsofeveryday,andnotsoeverydayoccurrences:
● FreakonomicsbyLevittandDubner
● WhydoBusesComeinThrees?byEasterwayandWyndham
● ProfessorStewart'sCabinetofMathematicalCuriosities
ThispopularYouTubechannelwillstretchyourbrainonmathematicalconcepts
Music TopreparefortheG9musiccourseyoushouldspendplentyoftimepractisingyourinstrument/singing. Learnsomenewmaterialandbroadenyourhorizonbylisteningtoarangeofmusic Ifyouwanttodigabit deepertherearesomeexcellentyoutubechannelstoexplore Ourfavouritesare:NahreSol,AdamNeelyand DavidBennettPiano
Schoolsupported Language
Readnewsarticles,blogs,magazines,anovelandshortstoriesofyourownchoiceinyourLanguageA Also watchfilmsandseriesinthislanguage Discussyourreadingsandthefilmswithfriendsandrelativesinyour LanguageA
Comepreparedtotalkaboutyourreadingworld-yourdifferentrelationshipswithwhatyouhaveread recentlyandatkeymomentsofyourlife. Manybooks haveprobably,quitesimply,entertainedyou. But whataboutthosethatstandoutinyourmemory? Whatrelationshipsdoyouhavewiththosebooks? What dotheyshowaboutyou-yourpersonality,yourinterests,yourbeliefsandvalues?Whichbookshave changedyoualittle,madeyouthinkorfeeldifferentlyaboutsomething?
● AShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingbyBillBryson
● BigBangbySimonSingh
● BodybyBillbryson
● Napoleon'sbuttonsbyJayBurresonandPennyLeCouteur
● Additionalrecommendations- Goodreadslist-alittlesomethingforeveryone Interestingwatches
Tohelpappreciatethebiggerpictureofscientificendeavours:
● COSMOSSERIES(2016)(AspacetimeOdyssey)ByNeildeGrasseTyson(availableonNetflix)
● Anintroductiontothewondersofthenaturalworldthrough:theBluePlanetseries(BBC)andThe WondersoftheUniverseseriespresentedbyBrianCox
● ExplainedseriesonNetflix
Excellentsciencevideosites:Veritasium,ThePeriodictableofVideos,Crashcourse
Spanish BeginnersSpanish
*WhatdoyouknowabouttheSpanishlanguage?Itisanimportantandinterestinglanguagetolearn This videowillhelpyoutounderstandaboutthehistory,thegeographyandtheevolutionofSpanish
Listentomusicandreadthelyricswhilesingingwithlyricstrainingcom,itisafunwaytoappreciateSpanish pronunciationandintonationwhilelisteningtoawidevarietyofaccentsandgenres.
Ifyouwonderhowtoreadorsay wordsinSpanish,studyspanish.comwillhelpyoutonavigatethroughthe basicsofthepronounciation,intonationandstressintheSpanishlanguage
ContinuationSpanish
Playasongandenjoytestingyourlisteningcomprehensionwithlyricstrainingcom,itisafunwayto enhanceyourlistening,expandyourvocabulary,boostyourgrammarandimproveyourpronunciation Youcanalsodownloadtheapplingocliponyourphone.
HavefunreadinginSpanishwithsnappyspanish.com,youcanuseinyourcomputerordownloadtheapp andhavefunreadingandlisteningentertainggradedshortstoriestoreviseyourvocabulary,grammarand sentencestructures
WanttoimproveyourSpanishreadingandlisteningskills?YoucanfindavarietyofSpanishtextsfeaturing wordsandphrasesfromthemedvocabularylearntinMiddleSchoolSpanishinlingolia Testyour understandingandchecknewvocabularywiththeLevelA2readingandlisteningcomprehensiontexts.