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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
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    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
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    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
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    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
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    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
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    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
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    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
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  12. Characters
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    The World of the Crossing
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    Questions from schools
  15. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
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    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
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    A Dog with Nice Ears
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    How to Draw Granville's Head
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