1. Writing Fairy Tales In Scots

2. What do we need? 1. Hero 2. Setting 3. Evil character 4. Magic thing 5. Helper 6. Hero faces challenge from evil character 7. Hero beats challenge (Happy ever after)

3. 1. Hero’s name? Choose an ordinary first name – Joe or Kelly Surname: mix Scots adjectives and nouns – BonnieHert BrawMooth GuidLugs WeeAirms StrangFernietickles

4. 2. Setting Burn – stream Glen – valley Brae – hill Loch – lake Shaw – wood

5. 2. Scots setting name Mix Scots words with place names: Lang Burn Fernietickle Glen Bubblyjock Brae Cauld Tattie Loch Deid Tree Shaw

6. 3. Evil character? Warlock – wizard Carline – witch Bogle – ghost

7. 3. Negative characteristics Sleekit – sneaky Crabbit – grumpy Hackit – ugly Greetin – crying Grippie – greedy

8. 3. Evil character’s name Mix Scots words you know for an evil name: Sleekit Mooth Sam (warlock) Crabbit Breeks Maggie (carline) Hackit Heid Bob (bogle) Muckle Plooks Tam Boggin Oxters Brenda

9. 4. Magic thing Choose one of these or make up your own Scots ‘thing’ with magic powers: A magic tattie, aipple, clootie dumplin A magic bunnet, jaiket, gutties A magic keekin-gless, moothie, glesses

10. 5. Helper Choose a bird or animal to help your hero: Hoolet – Earn – Selkie – Midgie –

11. 6. The problem What problem/challenge does your hero face? What does your hero need/want? What or who is stopping him or her from getting it? (Think about the problem in other fairy tales.)

12. 7. Happily ever after Your hero tries twice to solve the problem but fails twice. Why does he or she fail? How does he or she finally overcome the problem? (Think about how the hero wins in other fairy tales.)