Recommended texts for the new English curriculum
To help you in your lesson planning, we've gathered a collection of the best books to inspire, engage and delight your students.
These recommendations include novels from NZ authors, short stories, poetry, seminal texts, film-tie ins and non-fiction texts that fit in with the new curriculum.
Linking to teachers' notes and real life examples of how teachers have taught these books in their classrooms, we hope you find this resource a useful source of inspiration!
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