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Writing Haikus
Brian explains how haikus work and challenges you to write your own!
  1. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  10. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  11. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  12. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  13. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  14. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  15. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  16. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  17. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  18. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
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