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School Journal Level 2 June 2023
PDFs of all the texts in this issue of the School Journal are available online as well as teacher support materials (TSM) and audio for the following:
Audio TSM Articles Fact or Opinion? ✔ ✔ Cycleways My Tūrangawaewae Stories The Big Rescue ✔ Holiday Mahi Poem Today’s News Student writing My Dog Play Mixed Messages Look inside this issue
Fact or Opinion?
by Sarah Johnson
This article explores the difference between fact and opinion. It includes a simple report that uses facts, data, and sources. It discusses the grey areas between fact and opinion and that people’s opinions can be based on bias.
Cycleways
by Sarah Connor
This article presents different points of view about cycleways, including those of a student, a pedestrian, a paracyclist, a driver, and a business owner. The reader is invited to evaluate the information and consider their own point of view.
My Tūrangawaewae
by Georgina Barnes
Students at Sylvia Park School created My Tūrangawaewae, a large contemporary version of a tapa. They designed individual squares that represent their identity and culture. The artwork celebrates them individually, as a class, and as a community.
The Big Rescue
by Steph Matuku; illustrations by Carol Herring
In this humorous story, the narrator prompts her aunt and uncle to retell the story of the big rescue. She has heard this “exciting” story many times, but each time the story changes. Her uncle begins telling the story with Mum and Aunty chipping in with their version of events.
Holiday Mahi
by André Ngāpō; illustrations by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
When Api goes and stays with his whānau on their farm, his holiday doesn’t turn out quite how he’d imagined.
Today’s News
by Tim Upperton; illustrations by Gavin Mouldey
A humorous poem of headlines that use word play to convey how information can be taken out of context.
My Dog
by Alisa Mikuta; illustrations by Pippilotta Campbell
A student writes about why she loves her dog.
Mixed Messages
by Victor Rodger; illustrations by Darcy Solia
In this play, the wearing of masks results in confusion when a class are making leis.
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Greedy Cat and the Visitor
by Joy Cowley
illustrated by Robyn Belton
When Nan comes to stay at Katie’s house, she brings her little dog Poppy with her. Poppy wants to play with Greedy Cat, but Greedy Cat is not interested. His back goes up, his tail goes up, and his claws come out. How will Greedy Cat cope with this unwelcome visitor?
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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 Look inside this issue
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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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.
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."
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!"
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."
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.
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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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Iris and Dogstar
by Iris Marshall
This article is based on the diary of Iris Marshall, a ten-year-old girl who sailed on the yacht Dog Star with her parents and a family friend from New Zealand to Nouméa. The text details the highs and lows of the journey from Iris’s perspective and includes some excerpts from the on-board logbook. While few students will have had the experience of sailing, many will have experienced sea sickness, and most will relate to and be interested in the day-to-day details of life at sea. The text could be used as a starting point to explore the nature of adventure, its perils, and its rewards.
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