Explores sayings and their origins Looks at how and why our language changes and concludes that our language will continue to change Looks at the influences and gives examples of language that has changed Includes presentation notes NB - For the best formatted version of this presentation you will need to use the Google Slides version of this. Simply copy and paste the link which is contained within the presentation

This is a unit of work aimed at KS2 children. This is delivered each year to Year 5 pupils but can be adapted for older or younger children. kidblog.org is recommended but other blogging websites are available. Aims: - Become familiar with blogs as a medium, including an understanding of the particular features of this as a genre of writing Communicate safely - includes developing ideas to interact effectively using the comments feature as well as discussing the dos and don’ts of personal information online. Create a sequence of blog posts on a particular theme or topic with the help of video tutorials (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP428f69lLpaIqY7RhpPA1XNQgWBk1HOW) Use blogging as a way to write creatively Develop a critical, reflective view of a range of media, including text Ethical and legal responsibilities of being online Pupils are able to screenshot, paste, crop and resize in order to collate evidence NEW - revision on a page sheet (Jan 2017)