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WeekOneStory #OneTextMaia's Magic Wand by Bill NagelkerkeLevel2 (Year 3)Notes/ Critques
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Achievement ObjectiveProcesses and strategies:
- selects and uses processing strategies and an increasing range of comprehension strategies with some understanding and confidence.
- thinks critically about texts with some confidence
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- makes meaning of increasingly complex texts by identifying main ideas		Indivudal notes in the comments section.

Read 01/05
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Learning ObjectiveWALT: summarise the main ideas from the text I am reading.
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Teaching MaterialsA copy of Junior Journal 61 for each student
Follow up task
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IntroductionWhen is your birthday, what would you like a present?
Look at the image on page 17, what do you think the text is going to be about?
What words might you expect to find in the text?
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Teacher InstructionsPage 17:
- Why did Aunty Anna call?
- What did Maia want for her birthday?
- Did Maia enjoy reading the book? How do you know?
Page 18:
- Who is Tai?
- What did Aunty Anna send Maia for her birthday?
- What do we learn about Aunty Anna through her card to Maia?
Page 19:
- Why did the wand stick to Amber’s collar?
- How does Amber feel about the wand sticking to her collar?		Page 19:
- How does Maia feel about her birthday present?
Page 20:
- Who got the torch and why?
- What happened to Tai’s cars?
Page 21:
- Who got the second car out from underneath the fridge?
- In what way did the magnet both cause and solve the problem of Tai’s cars being under the fridge?
- Why does Maia state that her magnetic wand is magic?
- Summarise the main ideas from the text.
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WeekOneStory #TwoTextNow We're Talking by Simon CookeLevel2 (Year 3)Notes/ Critques
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Achievement ObjectiveProcesses and strategies:
- selects and uses processing strategies and an increasing range of comprehension strategies with some understanding and confidence.
- thinks critically about texts with some confidence
Ideas:
- makes meaning of increasingly complex texts by identifying main ideas		Indivudal notes in the comments section.

Read 02/05
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Learning ObjectiveWALT: summarise the main ideas from the text I am reading.
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Teaching MaterialsA copy of Junior Journal 62 for each student
Follow up task
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IntroductionWhat do you notice about the setting in the image on page 26?
Do you think the text is set in the past, the present or the future? How do you know?
What do you notice about the characters in the image on page 26?
What can you learn about them based on their clothing/facial expressions/actions/names?
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Teacher InstructionsPage 26:
- What is Drig’s favourite game?
Page 27:
- How long have they been planning the meeting for?
- How does Slonk feel when Drig points out they can understand them already?
Page 28:
- Find examples of misunderstandings in this section of the text.
- How has the author shown these misunderstandings in a humorous way?
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- Find examples of misunderstandings in this section of the text.
- How has the author shown these misunderstandings in a humorous way?		Page 29:
- How does Glurp feel about the misunderstandings? How do you know?
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- How are the characters starting to feel about the situation?
- How do you know?
Page 31:
- Would you download the anti-virus software that Splonk suggests?
- Why / why not?
Page 32:
- Did the anti-virus work?
- What is the key message in this play? Explain your answer.
- What was your favourite part of this play?
- If you were to be a character in the play, who would you like to be and why?
- Which character would you least like to play and why?
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