Unit Feat The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll amp Mr Hyde Nuts amp Bolts 34 chapters per night of Jekyll and Hyde Reading quizzes Additional short readings Culminating Socratic Seminar ID: 582425
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Monsters in ScienceUnit
Feat.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. HydeSlide2
Nuts & Bolts
3-4 chapters per night
of
Jekyll and Hyde
Reading quizzes
Additional short readings
Culminating:
Socratic Seminar
, Multiple Choice
quest, 1-2 pagerSlide3
Science Fiction
A
genre of
fiction
dealing with imaginative content such as futuristic settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light travel, parallel universes and extraterrestrial life.Slide4
Guiding questions
What is scarier
: Natural monsters or man-made monsters?
The tension between
Man
vs NatureMan vs Science
What is evil
? Is it man made or does it exist naturally?
Genres: science fiction, weird fiction, horror, gothicSlide5
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Novella
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886
Long intrigued by how personalities can affect a human and the
interplay of good and evil
within a storyHis wife woke him up from screaming in the middle of the night“Why did you wake me? I was dreaming a fine bogey tale!”
Draft took him 3 days
An immediate successSlide6
Early Christian theologian and
philosopher
whose
writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy
. Anglicanism, Lutheranism, Presbyterianism, Methodism, and other Protestant traditions
God gives humans free will that can be used for
evil
St. AugustineSlide7
What does evil mean? Look like?
Did God create evil? Why?
Why does evil exist in the world?
Do you believe that it is necessary for good and evil to exist in the world? Explain.
St. Augustine Pre-Reading QuestionsSlide8
State in which things that are essential for human well-being are scarce or lacking
Marked by an
absence or removal
of some quality or attribute that is normally present
PrivationSlide9
St. Augustine: Good Vs. Evil
In groups of 2-3:
Create a
visual SYMBOL
for what you believe St. Augustine’s argument to be
Below your symbol, write a THESIS statement addressing what you believe to be St. Augustine’s argument about evilSlide10
What is evil?
Is there any evil in God?
What is the inherit nature of all things? (are they good or bad?)
In order for something to exist, it must have what?
What happens when something becomes completely and totally evil
? Is this possible? Why or why not?
Do you agree with Augustine? Why or why not
?
St. Augustine: Good vs. EvilSlide11
Religion & science in the Victorian era
Stevenson was greatly influenced by Charles Darwin’s
The Origin of Species
, published 1859 (25 years before J&H)
The Origin of Species
introduced the Theory of EvolutionVery controversial, seen as an attack on religionScience & religion were seen to be very much at odds with one another at this time
Concern:
science was becoming dangerous and was interfering in matters which only God had control over
Jekyll & Hyde deals with these concernsSlide12
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Precursor to what we now think of as our most famous detective stories: Sherlock Holmes
Shrouds bits of important information in mystery, allows the story to build suspense and captivates the reader
Contributes to the rich texture of the plot; as with any good mystery to more times you read it, the more clues appearSlide13
Character Chart
Our 5 main characters
Physical Description
Description of Personality
Can you solve the mystery?? (
What do they know and how do they know it?)Slide14
Chapter 1 Questions
Are Enfield and
Utterson
friends? What is their relationship?
What is the story that Enfield tell
Utterson that he witnessed outside the door years ago?
Why does
Utterson
say that he thinks he knows who the check was from?
What does Utterson believe is happening here?What does Hyde look like?Do these men strike you as superstitious or fanciful?Slide15
Chapter 2: Questions
Why does Dr
. Lanyon became estranged from Dr. Jekyll. What does this indicate about Lanyon’s character?
Why
is
Utterson so obsessed with images from Enfield’s story about Hyde that he cannot sleep?
Once
Utterson
confronts Hyde, how does he feel toward him? What reasons does Utterson
give for his feelings about Hyde? In Utterson’s response to Hyde, what does Stevenson tell us about Hyde? Slide16
Setting
Thus far, how does
the setting
of the novel contribute to our understanding of the characters? Is there a connection between the setting and the characters?Slide17
Chapter 2: Questions(cont’d)
Describe the appearance of the street and house in which Dr. Jekyll lives. What can we infer about Dr. Jekyll from this setting?
Utterson’s
speculation on Jekyll’s connection to Hyde makes him reflect on his own vices and failings. What could Stevenson be implying about human nature in
Utterson’s
reflection?Slide18
Chapter 3: Questions
How does Jekyll describe Lanyon? What does this suggest about Jekyll’s feelings about his own
abilities?
What
does Jekyll ask of
Utterson at the end of the chapter? Why does Utterson
have strong misgivings about this request
?Slide19
Chapter 4: Questions
What is revealed about the levels of Victorian society in the first page of this chapter?
How
is Hyde described as he kills Sir Danvers Carew? How does this image fit with the other physical descriptions Stevenson has given of Hyde?Slide20
Chapter 5: Questions
Dr
. Jekyll is a changed man when
Utterson
greets him in this chapter compared to the last time
Utterson saw him. What accounts for this change? What lesson do you think Jekyll has learned?Slide21
Chapter 6: Questions
What happens to Dr. Lanyon? Is there any suggestion about what has caused his illness?Slide22
Chapter 7: Questions
Why does
Utterson
mutter “God forgive us” after the incident at the window?Slide23
Chapter 8: Questions
Why
does Poole believe that his master has been murdered?
What
is the evidence that a troubled person had lived in the room where Hyde was found dead?Slide24
Small Group Discussion
Secrecy & repression
Innocence & violence
What role do documentation & letters play within the story?
“ ‘I incline to Cain’s heresy,’ he [Mr.
Utterson] used to say quaintly: ‘I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.’” (37)
What role should an individual play in interfering with others affairs?Slide25
Period 1
Jon, Kelsey, Lauren, Sarah, Luke, Kailey, Annie, Daniel, Jill, McKenna
Meg, Hannah, Izzy,
Daylen
, Lucas, Alexa, Aspen, Bryan, Brooke, Alex
LuzhnovMatison, Ramzani, Jess, Riley, Katey, Alex Lee, Nick,
Tanner,
P
aulSlide26
Period 3
Marie, Kona, Chase, Katie, Ben, Kendall, Teddy, Taylor, Tanner, Fernando, Peter
Dylan, Kinsey,
Jesenia
, Tony, Pierson, Emily, Suzanne, Bryce, Anthony, Jack
Reilly, Noah, Varun, Jayna, Alija
, Kyle, Madison,
Danika
, Logan, ColinSlide27
Narrative StructureSlide28
Review
Where does the chapter fall in the narrative structure
Which characters are involved in this chapter
What
THEME(S)
does this chapter explore?Slide29
Quest Tomorrow!
Chronology & plot (matching)
Character evaluation (quotes & characters)
Short answer (explain the significance of quotes, tie to major themes)
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0 Culminating Points