Premier League Writing Stars: Ambition KS2
Pupils think about their goals and write their own Ambition poetry.
Summary
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.
Pupils will be able to:
- work collaboratively in a team
- plan their writing through discussion and recording
- read and review a range of poetry
- learn to appreciate rhymes and poems
- draft and write by composing and rehearsing and building a rich vocabulary
- read aloud their own writing.
Curriculum links
England: English (Key Stage 2)
Wales: Languages, Literacy and Communication (Progression Steps 2 and 3)
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Film: Beautiful Ambition
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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.
Beautiful Ambition poster
Download the poem Beautiful Ambition as a poster for your classroom.
Film: Top tips!
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Our panel of judges is excited to hear about what your ambitions and dreams are for the future. Watch Karl Nova deliver his top tips for creating great poetry.
Starter activity: What is ambition?
A short starter activity to get pupils thinking about their hopes and dreams for the future.
Main activity: The challenge
This activity prompts pupils to think about what the word ambition means to them, creating a word bank to use in their poems.
Film: Ambitions and dreams
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This film introduces the theme of ambition. Show this film to get your pupils thinking about their hopes and dreams for the future.
Plenary activity: Two stars and a wish
Before finalising their poems, pupils peer-assess each others' poems in this "two stars and a wish" feedback activity.
Film: Q&A with Karl Nova
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See how Karl Nova worked towards fulfilling his dreams and ambitions.