School Journal Level 2 November 2016
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Lost in the Bush
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by Serie Barford
The style of this graphic text will appeal to many students, and the humour will engage their interest. The story concerns an urban school group on a trip to the bush. The children are told the rules of the bush and set off to complete their worksheets.
Information and tips for using comics in the classroom:
Series: School Journal Level 2 November 2016
Learning area: English, Health and Physical Education
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4
Category: Fiction
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Topics: accidents, action, bush, comics, Department of Conservation, first aid, graphic novel, graphic text, illustrations, leadership, lost, managing self, Pasifika, responsibility, safety, survival, teamwork
In: School Journal Level 2 November 2016
Publication date: November 2016
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Mossie
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by Tira Johnson
"Riki didn’t want lunch. His puku was feeling weird – all tight and jumpy. It had jumped all the way to school as he walked behind his cousin Tu."
Series: School Journal Level 2 November 2016
Learning area: English, Science
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4
Category: Fiction
Topics: Australia, change, culture, fitting in, games, heritage, immigration, Mossies, rugby, relating to others, school, touch, te reo Māori, tikanga
In: School Journal Level 2 November 2016
Publication date: November 2016
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Getting Closer
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by Paul Sorrell
This article, written from the perspective of a wildlife photographer, will appeal to and engage young readers. The subject matter for his camera – tomtits in the Ōrokonui Ecosanctuary – is central to the information about photography.
Series: School Journal Level 2 November 2016
Learning area: English, Science, Technology
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4
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Topics: birds, birdsong, birdwatching, cameras, conservation, ecosanctuary, endangered species, environment, fieldcraft, kōmiromiro, miromiro, ngirungiru, Ōrokonui Ecosanctuary, photography, species, tomtits
In: School Journal Level 2 November 2016
Publication date: November 2016
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The Polish Refugee Children
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by Ali MacKisack
This true story of Adelphi Zawada’s grandparents will be engaging for students in year 4, although it is complex and presents some interesting challenges. Adelphi tells how her grandparents, as children, along with over a million other Polish people, were sent to work camps in Russia following the invasion of their country by the USSR during the Second World War.
Series: School Journal Level 2 November 2016
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4
Category: Non-fiction
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Topics: change, citizenship, community, conflict, culture, family, grandparents, heritage, immigration, Iran, loss, Pahiatua, Persia, Poland, Polish Children’s Camp, refugees, Second World War, separation, survival, traditions, USSR, World War Two
In: School Journal Level 2 November 2016
Publication date: November 2016
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Close-up
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by Tim Upperton
"Bird on a branch.
Tomtit on a broken twig.
Male ngirungiru in a makomako tree..."
Series: School Journal Level 2 November 2016
Learning area: English
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4
Category: Fiction
Topics: birds, birdwatching, illustration, ngirungiru, observation, poetry, tomtit
In: School Journal Level 2 November 2016
Publication date: November 2016