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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. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  10. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  11. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  12. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  13. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  14. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  15. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  18. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
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