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Creative Writing – S3 History 19th Century Perth (Urban Life)
Whit went weel?Use o the 100 Scots Wirds worked weel as pupils gained
confidence wirkin in pairs discussin wirds that would link tae the task before
beinin tae add in ony ither wirds they kenned frae hame etc. The class combinin their glossary was good tae
as it got mair folk speakin up and haeing a go at soondin oot wirds. The creative writin task worked weel fir maist
bairns as they hid plenty o facts tae draw on aboot urban life and the natire o
the topic linked weel tae great wirds like boggin, mingin etc which made it
fun. “That was funny.” Wan said they
liked it as, it wis “different from what we normally do” (they meant the
creative writing.)
Whit tae change? Usin the online dictionary was a
distractor I will remove. It jist waisted time an is quite hard tae use. More
academic pupils were the least enthusiastic an A need tae wirk on reassuring
them it is more about hayin a go than perfecting things. A couple were also not
keen on the creative aspect as they see that as something for English, not
History – this highlighted I hiv moved awa frae creative tasks and need to
begin tae embed them again as they are a great way tae revise/ enjoy History.
Next steps for learners? Next year I will do this
again, but create a basic vocab with linkin wirds to help them. Also A wid allow
pupils tae choose where in Scotland they were writing aboot if they had a link
tae say Aiberdeen, Glasgow, Edinbugh an mak use o the 100 Scots Wirds frae that
area.
Further opportunities to practice and reinforce Scots
language? I’d like tae embed mair creative wirting tasks e.g. doon a coal
pit (but using Scots again) an also link creative writin tae a wee look at historical
literature / creative writing as a DYW activity.
