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Writing historical fiction
How do you write about people who lived long ago?
  1. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  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. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  10. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  11. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  12. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  16. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  17. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  18. Keep going!
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    Keep going!
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