School Journal Level 3 August 2017
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 | Wild Things | |
Low Tide | ✔ | |
Poems | Dog Training | |
Plays | How Hemi Cleaned His Room | |
Articles | The Subantarctic Islands | ✔ |
Te Tiriti o Waitangi | ✔ | |
The Possum Problem |
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The Subantarctic Islands
written and illustrated by Giselle Clarkson
This visual text uses words and cartoon-style images to provide information about the five groups of islands that are found between New Zealand and Antarctica. The information is presented in a lively way, organised into sections that tell what and where the islands are, the weather they share, and their flora and fauna.
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Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Learning area: English, Science
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6
Category: Non-fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: adaptation, albatrosses, Antarctica, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, cartoon, climate, climate change, endangered species, endemic, environment, fauna, flora, latitude, longitude, Maungahuka, megaherbs, Motu Maha, Moutere Hauriri, Moutere Mahue, native, penguins, pollution, subantarctic, Subantarctic Islands, The Snares, Tini Heke, weather
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Publication date: August 2017
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
by Ross Calman
This straightforward article explains what the Treaty of Waitangi is, why it was needed, and what it says. Although most students will have heard of the Treaty, this may be the first time they have read about it for themselves.
Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Non-fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: British Empire, change, colonisation, compensation, governorship, Henry Williams, Hōne Heke Pōkai, kāwanatanga, land confiscation, migration, missionaries, New Zealand history, promises, protest, settlements, settlers, Tāmati Wāka Nene, tino rangatiratanga, Titiri o Waitangi, treaties, Treaty of Waitangi, Waitangi Day, Waitangi Tribunal, William Hobson
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Publication date: August 2017
The Possum Problem
by Johanna Knox
illustrated by Adele Jackson
"Possums. You hardly ever see them, but they’re all around: in the bush, on farms, in parks. They might even be in your garden. During the day, possums stay in their dens. These are dry, hidden places where they won’t be disturbed. Possums emerge after dark, millions upon millions of them, all across New Zealand. And what do they do? They eat."
Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Learning area: English, Science
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: acclimatisation societies, bovine tuberculosis, change, ecosystems, endangered species, environment, food chains, fur, fur trade, hunting, New Zealand history, pest control,possums, predators, trapping
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Publication date: August 2017
Dog Training
by Marty Smith
illustrated by Josh Morgan
"Dad would snap at us if we gave the dogs food: Don’t feed them at the table! It turns them into beggars!"
Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Learning area: English
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: dogs, dog training, farms, poetry, rural life, shearing, sheepdogs, smoko
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Publication date: August 2017
Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Learning area: English
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: drama, environment, family, humour, legends, Māori culture, Māui, mutation, myths, oceans, parody, play, pollution, rubbish, siblings, traditional stories, whānau
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Publication date: August 2017
Wild Things
by Renata Hopkins
illustrated by Daron Parton
"But it wasn’t a mouse that woke us. It was another noise. It sounded as though someone with asthma was choking on a mouthful of cornflakes right outside my window. I froze."
Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Learning area: English
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: endangered species, environment, family holidays, humour, native bush, pest control, possums, predators, siblings, trapping
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Publication date: August 2017
Low Tide
by Tim Jones
illustrated by Elliemay Logan
This short story describes what happens during the hour that Manu and his father have to rescue what they can from their ruined home. A storm accompanied by a high tide has breached a seawall and sent seawater through their house.
Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Learning area: English, Health and Physical Education
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6
Category: Fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: Asperger syndrome, characterisation, civil defence, environment, family, floods, global warming, natural disaster, pets, relationships
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2017
Publication date: August 2017