oot o this warld. write a story about aliens or space in scots create scots names for space...
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Oot o this WarldWrite a story about aliens or space in Scots
Create Scots names for space travellers, alien life-forms, planets, gadgets and anything else you might need for your story.
• Write a short story in Scots about aliens. • Make a comic using Scots about aliens.
Hero
Give your hero a title - Captain or Commander.Use an ordinary first name – Jack or Sarah.Choose a positive Scots word for their surname.
Bonnie - BeautifulBraw - HandsomeGuid - GoodStrang - StrongGallus - Confident
Robot Sidekick
Choose a funny first name - Rusty or Minnie.
Put the word ‘Metal’ or ‘Tin’ or ‘Micro’ in front of…
Lugs - Ears
Mooth - Mouth
Heid - Head
Oxters - Armpits
Fernietickles - Freckles
Mak up yer ain Planet
Choose a Scots word that would be a good name for a planet.
Think carefully about your choice.
The planet name you choose will also describe the aliens and other things on the planet.
Some planet names
Planet Bonnie (where everyone and everything is beautiful)
Planet Mingin (a very smelly place)
Planet Heelstergowdie(all upside down)
Some mair planet words
Glaikit - Stupid
Nebbie - Nosey
Scunner - Fed up
Wheesht - Silent
Bogle - Ghost
Describe yer planet
Use Scots words to help you describe your planet.
cauld moontainsshooglie braejeelie lochbooncin stanesfleein groond
The Aliens
What do you want to call the aliens? Their name could be connected to their planet…
The Mingers fae Planet MinginThe Bonnie Bonnies fae Planet Bonnie
or a name to describe how they look….
The Doubleheids The Mucklemooths The Hunnertaes
Some mair ideas
You could use more of the Scots words you
know to create…
spaceship names
gadgets
evil human characters
evil alien characters
Short story
Captain Jack Braw telt Rusty Tin Heid tae wheesht. Captain Jack wis worried. His spaceship had crash landed on a planet and he didnae ken whit it wis cawed.
They stood aside a loch that wis filled wi ginger.
“Captain Jack, sir,” said Rusty. “Ma sensors are readin that it is Irn Bru.”“An Irn Bru Loch?” Jack said. “Whaur are we?”