Robert Burns, or

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Robert Burns, or Rabbie!By Sally BarkerDalry PS

• Burns was born on the 25th January, 1759, in
  Alloway.

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• Rabbies interest
• in poetry was
• prompted by his
• mother who sang
• to him in auld
• Scots

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• Burns wrote
• his first poem
• at the age of 15

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• Rabbie originally
• wrote another
• tune for Auld
• Lang Syne but
• his publisher didnt
• like it. The
• Japanese claim the
• one we use today is
• their tune!

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• Does anyone know
• which famous
• Edinburgh street
• Burns lived on?
• Plenty of people want
• to see where this
• famous man lived.

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• In fact, hes so
• famous, Theres
• even a statue of
• Burns in Central
• park, New York!

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• Burns died on the
• 25th July, 1796.
• This is the same
• day that the last of
• his children was
• born. The babys
• name was Maxwell
• Burns

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Can you answer all these questions?

• Now lets think.
• WHO was Burns?
• WHAT did he do?
• WHY is he so famous?
• WHEN did he live?