Ellon Academy 6th Year pupils.

 

6th year pupils at Ellon Academy got together to practise Tam o' Shanter and A Man's a Man for Aa That in preparation for the school Burns' Lunch on Friday 25th of January. Josh, a third year pupil, also joined us with his excellent recitation of To A Mouse.

 

 

 

 

 

We gathered on the squishy sofas - a quiet and comfy corner in memory of former pupil Cameron who loved to read.  

 

 

 

I also spent some time with four S3 classes. We spoke about the Scots dialect, listened to readings from Burns and also enjoyed some poems in Doric. We then had a go at some creative writing in Doric (or any other Scots tongue the pupils were familiar with). Students were asked to imagine a chance meeting/conversation with a famous person.    

 

 

COMMENTS

 

"Excellent presentation to S3 pupils on Scots/Doric. The debate about language including its origins and how it evolves was very interesting. Pupils will really benefit from recognising Doric in their own usage, and the class will be able to develop the learning today in their own future writing.

 

We are also very appreciative of the time and skills shared with pupils in the preparation for our school Burns' Lunch."

 

"Fascinating talk on the origins of Scots. All pupils were engaged and it resulted in some excellent pieces of creative writing. English in schools would benefit from more sessions like this."

 

"Very interesting talk which pupils were very engaged with. They thoroughly enjoyed the chance to write in their 'ain tongue' afterwards. An important part of pupils' lives made relevant and fun."

 

"The kids were engaged and the discussion was relevant and enjoyable. The creative writing task was a good extension of the discussion. I think pupils recognised the relevance of Doric in their everyday lives."