Junior Journal 44, Level 2, 2012
Teacher support materials (TSM) and audio are available for the following resources:
| TSM | Audio | ||
| Stories | Where's My Gumboot? | ✔ | ✔ |
| That's the Idea | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Poems | Thunder | ✔ | ✔ |
| Midnight Snack | ✔ |
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Where's My Gumboot?
by Kylie Parry
In this humorous narrative, Dad has lost one of his gumboots and has to wear one of Mum’s boots to work. When he eventually finds the missing gumboot, Dad discovers a new owner – a mother hedgehog with her babies. The story uses rich descriptive language and dialogue to convey the frustration felt by Dad and the humour others find in the situation.
Purple 2
That's the Idea
by Alan Bagnall
Shannon’s dad is very shy. When the family moves, he is happy to work around the house. Inspired by the garden project at Shannon’s school and a section that needs clearing, Dad finds friends and a way to belong in his community. He even finds a new job. This story has themes of sharing and belonging.
Gold 2
Making Paper
by Trish Puharich
“Making Paper” describes how a class turned waste paper into an interesting, new kind of paper. This example of a procedural text includes explanations and is well supported with photos. It requires students to “confidently use a range of processing and comprehension strategies to make meaning from and think critically about” text (from The Literacy Learning Progressions, page 14).
Gold 2
Thunder
by Judy Raymond
This dramatic poem uses personification to vividly convey sights and sounds of a thunderstorm. It shows the narrator, in a house, taking part in a two-way communication with the thunder, which is overhead.
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