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How did you plan the structure of the novel?
Pupils want to know how Holly's own experiences help her writing.
  1. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  2. Scots
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    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
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    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
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    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
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    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. How do you come up with names for your characters?
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    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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    Draw along
  14. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  15. Reluctant reader to avid writer
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    Reluctant reader to avid writer
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    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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    Steven Lenton's illustrations
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    Being Children’s Laureate
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    About Our Tower
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    Where The Heart Should Be
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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