
Film: Beautiful Ambition
This short film is a reading of the poem Beautiful Ambition by Karl Nova, which has been written to inspire pupils to write their own poems.
This pack uses the new poem Beautiful Ambition by Karl Nova to help your pupils think about their ambitions through poetry and help them write their own poem.
There is also the Premier League Writing Stars poetry challenge that families can take part in.
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This short film is a reading of the poem Beautiful Ambition by Karl Nova, which has been written to inspire pupils to write their own poems.
Download the poem Beautiful Ambition as a poster for your classroom.
Our panel of judges is excited to hear about what your ambitions and dreams are for the future. Watch this video with poet, Karl Nova to hear his top tips to help young poets with their entries.
A short starter activity to get pupils thinking about their hopes and dreams for the future.
This activity prompts pupils to think about what the word ambition means to them, creating a word bank and building this into poems to enter into the competition.
Don't forget to download the Entry activity sheet for your poems. These are found in the right hand panel under supporting documents.
This film introduces the theme of ambition. Show this film to get your pupils thinking about their hopes and dreams for the future.
Before submitting their final entries to the competition, pupils peer-assess each others' poems in this "two stars and a wish" feedback activity.