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Zapped! Chapter 1: The Project
by Renata Hopkins
illustrations by Scott Pearson
This is the first chapter of a humorous science-fiction story designed to “hook” year 3 students into reading chapter books by themselves. In this chapter, twins Ana and Tai build a robot for a school project. Overnight, the robot gets “zapped” by lightning and comes to life, creating all kinds of problems! The chapter ends with the story hanging in suspense – and with an expectation of more trouble to follow.
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59.5 Degrees South
by Sarah Wilcox
59.5 degrees south is the GPS position where the author dropped an Argo float into the Southern Ocean. This article is a recount of her journey on the NIWA ship, Kaharoa.
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Drift
by Denis Glover
This beautiful poem by one of New Zealand’s best-known poets, Denis Glover (most famous for “The Magpies”), describes objects drifting on the ocean.
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Egbert and the Princess
by Katie Furze
This amusing story takes standard fairy tale characters and turns them on their heads. The author uses the readers’ prior knowledge of Western dragon–princess stories to create humour by changing the stereotypes, which in turn upsets the readers’ expectations of events and reactions.
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Kurī
by Priscilla Wehi
illustrations by Spike Wademan
Māori brought the kurī or Polynesian dog with them when they migrated to Aotearoa New Zealand. This article looks at what we know about kurī, their origins, what they were used for, and why they died out. It incorporates traditional stories about the explorers Tāneatua and Īhenga and explains the importance of kurī to early Māori society. “Kurī” is a fascinating but challenging article at this year level, and you may wish to approach it in sections.
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School Journal Level 3 October 2015
PDFs of all the texts in this issue of the School Journal are available online as well as teacher support materials (TSM) for the following:
TSM Stories Miri and Raru ✔ The Rules Happy New Year Poems Barney Whiterats ✔ Plays Baa-mite Articles The Remarkable Reti ✔ Making Radio Waves Look inside this issue
Miri and Raru
by Dylan Horrocks
This lively graphic text provides a hilarious take on the old “dog ate my homework” story. Miri draws monsters in her schoolbooks to calm herself down when she’s feeling angry or upset. When one drawing comes to life, she finds that her teacher is surprisingly understanding.
Information and tips for using comics in the classroom:
The Rules
By Maria Samuela
Illustrations by Michel Mulipola
“Matiora couldn’t wait till he had enough money saved up.”
Happy New Year
by Adrienne Frater
illustrations by Rebecca ter Borg
New Year’s Eve on Great Barrier Island doesn’t go according to plan.
The Remarkable Reti
by Kiwa Hammond and Duane Culshaw
A reti is a fishing device, used by Ngāti Pāhauwera to catch kahawai on the Mōhaka River. The iwi regard the reti as a taonga, and the article provides a great example of how traditions, along with stories and waiata, are handed down through the generations.
Making Radio Waves
by Iona McNaughton
The students at Lyall Bay School in Wellington have their own radio station.
Barney Whiterats
by Glenn Colquhoun
“Barney Whiterats” is a text in three parts. Students have to consider: a poem by one of New Zealand’s most respected poets, a musical setting of the poem as a lullaby, and an explanation of the poet’s inspiration that includes an old black-and-white photograph of a swagman.
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Miri and Raru
by Dylan Horrocks
This lively graphic text provides a hilarious take on the old “dog ate my homework” story. Miri draws monsters in her schoolbooks to calm herself down when she’s feeling angry or upset. When one drawing comes to life, she finds that her teacher is surprisingly understanding.
Information and tips for using comics in the classroom:
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The Rules
By Maria Samuela
Illustrations by Michel Mulipola
“Matiora couldn’t wait till he had enough money saved up.”
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Happy New Year
by Adrienne Frater
illustrations by Rebecca ter Borg
New Year’s Eve on Great Barrier Island doesn’t go according to plan.
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