Toitoi - Journal of Young People's Writing

Provocations
Think about bus trips in your town. How do they compare to this one?

What effect might a road like this have on the people in the area?
What would be needed to make this trip safer?

The bus driver mentions driving the bus since age 14. How does this compare to minimum bus driving age in  NZ? How do you think working at that age would affect their life?

Themes: geography, challenges, transport, employment. Available in English and Spanish. 

Words & pictures by Tamsyn Kibblewhite (14). 

Provocations
What are the special places in your town/city? Why are they special? 

Is there a significant statue or monument in your town/city? Think about its meaning. How does it make you feel when you are near it?

Think about the places you like to visit with your family. What places are special to you because of sharing them with family?

Themes: family, geography. Available in English and Brazilian Portuguese.

Words by Ben Spiers (13), pictures by Cleo Exell (12). 

Provocations

Find some photos of Valparaíso and compare them with photos of Wellington. What is similar/different? Search for information about the street art in Valparaíso.

Find out about the street art in Christchurch, especially street art created after the earthquakes.

Is there any street art in your neighbourhood?
What is the difference between graffiti and street art?
Themes: geography, art. Available in English and Spanish.

Words by Tom Rebbeck (13), pictures by Lauren Ng (8). 

Provocations

The monkey was getting food from the tourist. Are there any New Zealand animals that are fed by tourists or take food from them?
Complete a P.M.I. for these scenarios. 

What are the short and long-term implications for the animals?
What are the short and long-term implications for the tourist industry?

Theme: animals. Available in English and Brazilian Portuguese.
Words by Radha Gamble (9), pictures by Madeleine Smith (12).

Provocations

Find other characters from Latin American stories and compare them to similar characters in stories from Aotearoa/New Zealand. What do you notice?

Compare Rūaumoko and Cuca using a Venn diagram to see how they are similar and different.

How can you extend the author’s idea about Rūaumoko and Cuca meeting each other? 

How might they behave in different situations or locations?

Theme: traditional stories.  Available in English and Brazilian Portuguese.

Words by Jorge Miguel Resende Albuquerque (13), pictures by Josh King (14). 

Provocations

Is more than one language spoken in your home?
What about your classmates?

What would be the advantages of having two or more languages spoken at home? 

Would there be any disadvantages?

What are the benefits of being bilingual?

Theme: language. Available in English and Spanish.

Words by Amelia Herrera (9), pictures by Sequoia Wallace (7).

Provocations
Have you ever moved cities/countries?
What did you miss the most? 

Compare your list of “things I miss” to the things in the poem. What do you notice?
Themes: food, geography. Available in English and Spanish.

Words by Honor Forbes (11), pictures by Alena Zhu (13).