S3 CfE Scottish Writing – English Faculty

What do you know about Scotland?

Glasgow Skye Perth Larbert High Stranraer Edinburgh Stirling Arran Look at the following map and try to identify as many locations places as possible.. Task One - Group Stranraer Edinburgh Stirling The Falkirk Wheel Arran John O’Groats

Move on a slide to read the poem in full… Irn-Bru recently created an advert where the words to Rudyard Kipling’s famous poem ‘If’ were replaced to tell a story about Scotland. Watch the video clip and identify aspects of Scottish culture mentioned in the poem. Irn-Bru - If... - YouTube Move on a slide to read the poem in full…

Write an ‘If’ poem describing Scotland or ‘If’ by Irn-Bru If you can bounce in six inch heels all night and still walk home in your bare feet, If you can keep two passions burning bright and see if there's still some romance and defeat, If you can hit a foreign beach without a tan or brave the howling sleet in just a shirt, If you know you're easily a better man when side by side with suits in just a skirt, If you can party in the summer rain with kamikaze midges in the mud, Or grit your teeth and put up with the pain of seeing in the new year in the scud, If you can wait and wait for 1p change then proudly give the lot to charity and know for certain it's not strange to call your lunch “dinner” and your dinner “tea”, If you can handle folk who call you “Jock” then you'll have really earned your Irn Bru, You'll thank your mum for keeping you in stock and what is more You'll feel phenomenal too. Either: Write an ‘If’ poem describing Scotland or Write about what you love about Scotland

Scottish Poetry Scottish Drama Scottish Prose Scottish Film

Scottish Poetry

‘The Doctor’ – Alexander Smart O dinna fear the doctor, He comes to mak’ ye weel, To nurse ye like a tender flower, And your wee head to heal; He brings the bloom back to your cheek, The blithe blink to your e’e- An’t werena for the doctor, My bonnie bairn might dee. A kind man is the doctor, As mony poor folk ken; He spares nae toil by day or night To ease them o’ their pain; And O he lo’es the bairnies weel, An’ tak’s them on his knee – An’t werena for the doctor, My bonnie bairn might dee. Many people understand more Scots than they think. Read (aloud) the following poem by Alexander Smart about doctors. Underline/highlight/list all of the words you are not familiar with. Translate a verse (8 lines) of the poem from Scots into Standard English using your knowledge or clues from the text. O wha would fear the doctor! His pouthers, pills an’ a; Ye just a wee bit swither gi’e, An’ then the taste’s awa’! He’ll mak’ ye sleep as sound’s a tap, And rise as light’s a flee – An’t werena for the doctor, My bonnie bairn might dee,

Read James being interviewed about the poem. In this poem, published when the new Scottish Parliament Building (Holyrood) was opened in September 2004, James Robertson gives Scottish politicians some advice. Use the online Scottish dictionary to discover what he is saying: The Online Scots Dictionary - Scots to English

On the surface, what is this poem about? Beneath the surface, what is this poem about? What makes the poem ‘Scottish’?

‘Grandpa’s Soup’ contains some loving description of a famous Scottish delicacy – homemade soup. Choose one of the following Scottish delicacies (or one of your own) and write your own descriptive paragraph or poem about it. Remember to use the senses…

Many people read poems purely for pleasure and enjoyment. Read the works of Scottish poets like Robert Burns, Liz Lochhead and Tom Leonard. Try to find a Scottish poem that you enjoy.

Scottish Prose

‘Fearless’ by Janice Galloway

Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation Galloway writes that Fearless is, ‘dirty, foul-mouthed, violent and drunk’. Find two quotations from paragraph two that suggest Fearless is ‘dirty’ and explain how they show this. Find two quotations from paragraph two that suggest Fearless is ‘violent’ and explain how they show this. ‘There would be days when you didn’t see him and then days when you did. He just appeared suddenly, shouting threats up the main street, then went away again.’ 3. What does this quotation suggest about the mental condition of Fearless? (Use at least three adjectives in your answer here.) 4. ‘Fearless’ is something of a local legend in Janice Galloway’s home town. ``` Look closely at p24 and find evidence to support the claim that ‘Fearless’ is a local legend. You should provide two quotations as evidence.

Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation 5. ‘Fearless’ provokes different responses by different people. How does Galloway say the men view ‘Fearless’? 6. What do some of the local women do for ‘Fearless’? 7. How does ‘Fearless’ repay the local women? 8. Janice Galloway obviously feels very strongly about ‘Fearless’ and how he was treated as a harmless joke during her youth. Look at p25. How does Janice Galloway convey her anger about this? 9. At the end of the story Galloway’s narrative stance leaves the reader in no doubt about how she feels towards men like ‘Fearless’ who try to intimidate. What is she essentially saying in the final line of the story? 10. What is your opinion of people like ‘Fearless’? Can you relate to the story as a young person growing up in Scotland?

Reading for Pleasure – Enjoyment and Choice ‘Home’ by Iain Crichton Smith ‘Hieroglyphics’ by Anne Donovan Later this term you will be completing a piece of creative writing using Scotland as a setting, stimulus or even incorporating some Scots. Read the stories ‘Home’ and ‘Hieroglyphics’. When you are finished think about what makes them interesting pieces of Scottish prose.

Scottish Film

Click on the picture to watch the trailer of Peter Mullen’s film ‘NEDS’. The film is set in 1970s Glasgow. Make a list of all the things that show the setting in time and place. This film widely appeals to a younger audience. What are the ingredients of ‘NEDS’ that make it look like an interesting film? Can you tell from the trailer what the film’s theme, message or purpose may be?

Many of the films we watch nowadays are set in America. Try to track down and watch some of the following films set in Scotland. You might even watch one in class when you have finished your creative writing.

Scottish Drama

In groups you will be given a scene from two famous Scottish plays: Tony Roper’s ‘The Steamie’ and John McKay’s ‘Dead Dad Dog’. In groups: Assign roles Read the scene Come up with a performance idea Perform it in front of the class

Option One: Option Two: Option Three: Option Four: Extended Creative Writing Assignment: Option One: Write a short story set in Scotland that deals with one of the following themes: change intolerance pride Develop plot, character and theme. Option Two: Write a descriptive piece about a Scottish setting that you are familiar with. Possible ideas: Princes Street in Edinburgh on a busy Saturday The view of Arran from the approaching ferry Larbert High School and the surroundings Option Three: Write a drama or film script about two characters who are either: Visiting Scotland for the first time Homesick for Scotland after moving abroad Option Four: Write a poem in Scots on one of the following : A favourite Scottish meal A traditional Scottish festival A famous Scottish person