'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 8: The Last Night
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make logical inferences using clues from the text.
Key learning points
- The breaking of the laboratory door is symbolic of the secrets that are about to be revealed.
- Utterson finds Hyde, who has died by suicide, wearing Dr. Jekyll’s clothes.
- Dr. Jekyll’s disappearance from the locked laboratory is the final mystery in the ‘case’.
- Utterson receives one final sealed letter - the final symbol of concealment.
Keywords
Suspicious - If you are suspicious of something, you distrust it.
To confess - To confess means to admit you have done something, usually committing a crime.
Vial - A small container, usually made of glass.
To insinuate - If you suggest or hint at something, you are are insinuating.
Common misconception
The case is over now Hyde has been found dead.
Get students enthused about the final mystery - how has Jekyll disappeared from a room locked from the inside?
Teacher tip
To make the final practice activity more interactive, try printing out the clues and placing them around the classroom. When pupils find a clue they should make an inference, using the discussion grid on the slides, about their own suspicions.
Equipment
You will need access to a copy of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson for this lesson.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Depiction or discussion of serious crime
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', it can be argued that the upper-class men in the novella value protecting their over honesty.
Q2.From Chapter 1 to Chapter 7 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', how many characters had been murdered by Hyde?
Q3.In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', when does Utterson ask for Enfield's silence regarding the terrible things he has seen by Dr. Jekyll's house?
Q4.In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following does Stevenson use as a symbol of concealment?
Q5.In the latter half of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', Dr. Jekyll becomes a recluse. What does this mean?
Q6.In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', Jekyll's laboratory used to be a dissecting room. What type of laboratory is it now?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which character asks for Mr. Utterson's help at the beginning of the chapter?
Q2.In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', match the character to what they believe has happened in Dr. Jekyll.
believes Jekyll has been murdered
believes Jekyll is still inside the laboratory
Q3.Complete this sentence by adding a word which means 'distrust': 'In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' Poole is his master has gone missing.'
Q4.In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following is not a clue Utterson and Poole find in the laboratory.
Q5.In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following is a reasonable inference the reader can make from the fact Jekyll has written a confession?
Q6.In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following is a symbol of truth being revealed?
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