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Creating a Poem
Joseph’s book Poetry Prompts shows that we can all be poets.
  1. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  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. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  10. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  11. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  12. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  13. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  14. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  15. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  16. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  17. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  18. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
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