Premier League Writing Stars: Ambition KS2 (Welsh)
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 a 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 (Welsh)
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 (Welsh)
Download the poem Beautiful Ambition as a poster for your classroom.
Film: Top tips! (Welsh)
We are 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 KS2: What is ambition? (Welsh)
A short starter activity to get pupils thinking about their hopes and dreams for the future.
Main activity KS2: The challenge (Welsh)
This activity prompts pupils to think about what the word ambition means to them, creating a word bank and building this into poems.
Film: Ambitions and dreams (Welsh)
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 KS2: Two stars and a wish (Welsh)
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 (Welsh)
See how Karl Nova worked towards fulfilling his dreams and ambitions.