Miri and Raru
This lively graphic text provides a hilarious take on the old “dog ate my homework” story.
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Series: School Journal Level 3 October 2015
Reading year level: 6
Category: Fiction
Topics: bullying, comics, drawing, fantasy, fitting in, graphic novel, graphic text, humour, illustrations, imagination, monsters, teachers
Miri and Raru
Words by Dylan Horrocks
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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School Journal Level 3 October 2015
Inside this School Journal are two articles (The Remarkable Reti; Making Radio Waves), one poem (Barney Whiterats), one play (Baa-mite), and three stories (Happy New Year; The Rules; Miri and Raru).
1 of 7The Rules
“Matiora couldn’t wait till he had enough money saved up.”
2 of 7Happy New Year
New Year’s Eve on Great Barrier Island doesn’t go according to plan.
3 of 7Barney Whiterats
“Barney Whiterats” is a text in three parts.
4 of 7Baa-mite
Recording a radio advertisement has never been so complicated …
5 of 7The Remarkable Reti
A reti is a fishing device, used by Ngāti Pāhauwera to catch kahawai on the Mōhaka River.
6 of 7Making Radio Waves
The students at Lyall Bay School in Wellington have their own radio station.
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