This week we are looking at the work of Robert Burns. We read his poem ‘To A Mouse’ and ‘To A Haggis’. For Writing this week we are going to write a poem in the style of Robert Burns, using Scots Language and with a modern twist!
For Homework:
- choose a Theme to write about
- write 3 things to describe your theme
- write 3 Scots words
e.g. Theme – Pizza
1. delicious fillings 2. stuffed crusty rim and thin base 3. great takeaway meal
Scots words could be: tae , aroon’, guid
The Poem on Wednesday could be:
To a Pizza…
Yer cheesy, pepper’, tomato fillin’
Tae eat ya am very willin’
Yer stuff’d crust aroon’ the rim
Wad nae help me tae stay slim
Tis guid tae have a pizza once in a while
Sae pick up yer phone and start to dial
Computer
Modern amazing handy
Tae tatties coo
1.To a highland coo
2. 1.Grumpy faced
2.Filthy coat
3.Luxurious field
3. 1.Bonnie = pretty
2.Bairn =child
3.Gutties =plimsoles
1.Sausage
2.Thick,juicy,sizzling sausage.
3.loch,neaps,bonnie
1.theme-cat
2.mischievous,playful,fluffy
3.yer,timorous,beastie
To A Car
It’s shiny surface, yer firin’ engine, the giant off-road weels.
Dinnae, Bam pot, boggin.
I am doing mine on my iPhone
It’s great for play music and doing FaceTime and great for playing games
Coo,cauld clorty x
pizza
1.taste
2.toppings
3.The crusts
Tae,Yer,Guid
To a tablet
Good for games,internet and BLOG!!
Yer, was and nae
theme-speakers
loud,music,beaming
coo,tatti9es,fit like
Theme – my phone
Good for – games,music and texting my friends
Scots words – tae,nae and canny
theme-Dog
Small,brown,male
dug,wee,broon
1)my Xbox 360
2)good for… games, chatting and very addictive
3)tae,wee and crabbit
to a ipod
handy fun u can talk to people
coo fit like nea