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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. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  11. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  13. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  14. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  15. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  16. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  17. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  18. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
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