Responding to 20th Century plays: Billy Elliot Musicals To develop the building of

To develop the building of a character from scratch

one for each art form

To learn the words ‘strapline’

Lessons are designed to give students experience

Responding to 20th Century plays: Billy Elliot Musicals To develop the building ofThis scheme of 21 lessons lasts approximately six weeks in core subject lessons. Introduced in our school this year, the module grew from a realisation among staff that our Key Stage 3 students had very little experience of engaging with a full length piece of drama, and yet at Key Stage 4 they would be expected not only to grapple with challenging texts, such as The Crucible or An Inspector Calls, but also to appreciate their social contexts. Our