Alpaca Heaven

An assignment based on an article from NZ School Journal 3:2:90, written & photographed by Rachel McAlpine.

The article traces the efforts of a NZ farmer determined to bring llamas and alpacas from South America to New Zealand as farming animals.

This assignment is based on the QAR ("Question-Answer-Relationships") strategy for reading comprehension Raphael 1982, 1984).
There are four types of QAR: In the book (RIGHT THERE), In the book (THINK & SEARCH), In my head (ON MY OWN), In my head (AUTHOR & ME).

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