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Inspiration
Where to draw inspiration from, when writing stories.
  1. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  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. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  10. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  11. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  12. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  13. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  14. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  15. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  16. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  17. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  18. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
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