Junior Journal 44 Level 2 2012
In this Junior Journal, there are two stories (Where's My Gumboot?; That's the Idea) and two poems (Thunder; Midnight Snack).
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PDFs of all the texts in this issue of the Junior Journal are available online as well as teacher support materials (TSM) for "Where's My Gumboot?", "That's the Idea", and "Thunder", and audio for all texts.
Junior Journal 44 Level 2 2012
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Where's My Gumboot?
In this humorous narrative, Dad has lost one of his gumboots and has to wear one of Mum’s boots to work.
1 of 5Thunder
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.
2 of 5Midnight Snack
“Sniffle Snuffle, Clickety Clack, the shifty shuffle of a spiny back.”
3 of 5Making Paper
“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.
4 of 5That's the Idea
Shannon’s dad is very shy. When the family moves, he is happy to work around the house.
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