- October 30th, 2009
James Robertson – Scots Writer’s Workshop on 5th November
- J Jelly
- Comments: 1 CommentTags: books, English, Glow Meet
Have you read these books? Could you write a story in the Scots language?
The author, James Robertson, is a founder editor and a contributing author to the Scots language children’s imprint Itchy Coo. As an Itchy Coo author he has translated Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox into Scots and A. A. Milne’s classic Winnie The Pooh.
A Glow Meet with James will be held in the Writer’s Workshop Glow Group on November 5th at 10am. James hopes S2 pupils will be interested in this session about writing in Scots. There will be a follow-up session on 19th November at 10am. Menzieshill High School in Dundee is hosting the event and S2 pupils there will have the chance to meet James face to face, but pupils across Scotland will be able to join in via Glow Meet.
His first Glow Meet will look at the background to his translation of Winnie the Pooh into Scots, and include: short readings from the original and the translated editions; a general discussion about dialogue, names changes and the impact on the tone of the writing; and a challenge for pupils. James’ second Glow Meet will be a feedback session, looking at the pupils’ responses to his challenge.
Join the Glow Meets and learn to write well in Scots.
Categories Dundee City, Glow Meet, Literacy, National Groups
Would love to hear from the youngsters how much they enjoyed writing in Scots, these quotes would inspire others.