Robert Burns 250th Anniversary - Teacher resource page

It is 250 years since the birth of the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Here is some information and useful links, if you wish to discuss it with your class. In Scotland, every January 25, we celebrate the birthday of our national poet, Robbie Burns. A special dinner of Haggis which has been cooked inside a sheep's stomach is eaten with potatoes and turnip. Haggis is made of oatmeal, spices and offal (sheep's hear, liver and kidneys). It tastes delicious! If you would like to hear the story of one of his most famous poems follow this link to the story of Tam O'Shanter. http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/view_myth.php?id=870 This version is easy to understand and written in modern English. If you would like to try the original poem try this link: http://www.robertburns.org/works/308.shtml Don't worry if you don't understand it - neither do most Scots! It is written in 'Auld Scots' as spoken at the time of Robbie Burns. This Monday - 25th January - is the celebration of Burn's 250th anniversary. If you would like to learn his famous song 'Auld Lang Syne' in German - it is 'Nehmt Abschied Brueder' - you can learn the words and listen to the song at Mrs Kay's German Page at: http://kaysgerman.wetpaint.com/page/WEINACHTEN Hope this is useful! Happy Robbie Burns Day!