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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  13. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  14. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  15. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  16. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  17. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  18. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  19. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  20. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  21. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
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