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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. School days
    03:57
    School days
  10. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  11. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  12. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  13. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  14. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  15. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  16. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  17. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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