Medea BTEC Performing Arts Level 2 I would plan to teach

I would plan to teach this unit in the second half of the autumn term in order to prepare my students for their first experience of taking a script off the page and realising it on the stage

Communicate ideas

picture book images and photographs will contribute to developing their visual literacy and critical thinking

The director’s approach

The scheme will focus on Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter and will approach preparation through three stages:

Medea BTEC Performing Arts Level 2 I would plan to teachThe classic story of Medea is a powerful and challenging piece about jealousy and revenge that has many modern resonances. The aim of this scheme is to take AS students through the requirements of Edexcels Unit 1 using the boards ten marking criteria, balancing theoretical understanding with practical exploration. The first five areas those assessed through writing are outlined here, while ideas for assessing the five practical criteria are covered in