'Jekyll and Hyde': writing an analytical response about duality

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'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 1: Meeting Mr Utterson

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 1: The Story of The Door

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 2: Search for Mr Hyde

'Jekyll and Hyde': Chapters 3 and 4

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 5: Incident of the Letter

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 6: Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 7: Incident at the Window

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 8: The Last Night

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 9: Dr Lanyon's Narrative

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 10: Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 10: responding to Jekyll's confession

Introducing the Gothic in 'Jekyll and Hyde'

'Jekyll and Hyde': the importance of science and religion in the novella

'Jekyll and Hyde': examining Lanyon as a foil to Jekyll

'Jekyll and Hyde': examining Mr. Hyde as the embodiment of evil

'Jekyll and Hyde': examining Mr. Hyde as a dangerous character

'Jekyll and Hyde': developing analytical paragraphs about Mr. Hyde

'Jekyll and Hyde': writing about Jekyll's culpability in the novella

'Jekyll and Hyde': exploring the duplicity of the upper class characters

'Jekyll and Hyde': planning a successful essay

'Jekyll and Hyde': writing introductions and conclusions

'Jekyll and Hyde': examining the novella's structure

'Jekyll and Hyde': exploring duplicity in a model essay

'Jekyll and Hyde': duality as a theme in the novella

'Jekyll and Hyde': refining written responses on duality

In 'Jekyll & Hyde: Detective Fiction', pupils explore how Stevenson uses the conventions of gothic fiction to expose key themes such as secrecy and concealment. In 'Jekyll and Hyde: Gothic Fiction', pupils build on this to explore how gothic texts are often concerned with hidden and illicit desires. 

In 'Sherlock Holmes: Short Stories', pupils explore the ways in which victims and villains are portrayed, evaluating whether some villains are portrayed more sympathetically than others. In 'Jekyll and Hyde: Detective Fiction', pupils examine the ways in which Stevenson uses and subverts the conventions of detective fiction both to build suspense and to critique Victorian society.

In this unit, pupils complete their first reading and exploration of 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. They read the novella in full, before thinking about the importance of the Gothic, science and religion. They then explore key characters and essay writing before writing about duality in the novella.

Nineteenth century text: first study

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

to organise thoughts into a logical argument

What is the primary purpose of creating single paragraph outlines in the essay writing process?

Stevenson presents Lanyon as a hypocritical character.

Whereas Jekyll's hypocrisy is clear, Lanyon is arguably a hypocrite too.

Furthermore, Lanyon's interest in Hyde implies he is hypocritial.

Which of these topic sentences does **not** use a discourse marker?

What are the key words in this question about 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde': How has Stevenson used the character of Utterson to explore the theme of reputation?

Ultimately, Stevenson is critical of all hypocrisy.

Initially, Utterson is presented as a respectable man.

Consequently, readers will be critical of all characters in the novella.

Which of these sentences does **not** belong in a conclusion?

Starting with the first, rearrange these sentence fragments to create a suitable essay question about 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.'

It could be argued that the other characters in 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' do not probe into the truth to protect their own names from being {{ }}.

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which two characters most obviously represent the idea of duality in the novella?

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', Stevenson encourages his readers to consider the {{ }} nature of man.

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which character could be described as being a foil to Jekyll?

In Chapter 1 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', Enfield discusses why he does not ask probing questions. He uses an analgy comparing asking questions to ... ?

when they discover he forged a letter from Hyde

when they see him looking distressed at his window

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', apart from Chapter 1, when else do Utterson and Enfield agree to silence in regards to Jekyll's actions?

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following is an example of Stevenson's use of the epistolary from?

'Jekyll and Hyde': writing an analytical response about duality

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