Story Element
Can Do
*Identify the element of a short
story including setting, character,
plot, and theme.
*Practice sorting story elements
into a graphic organizer.
Comprehension Focus
Story Elements
A short story retelling, like “The
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde,” in Read 180 is a brief piece of
fiction based on a longer work, such
as a novel. To understand a short
story, pay attention to the settings:
Setting
1. Setting is where and when the
story takes place. “The Strange Case
of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” takes
place over a span of several month in
London, England, in the late 1800s.
Characters
Characters are the people in the story. The
main character are the most important
characters. Here are the main characters
in the story.
Dr. Henry Jekyll – a respected doctor and
scientist.
Mr. Utterson - a lawyer and friend of Dr.
Jekyll.
Mr. Edward Hyde – a mysterious, rough
acting figure seen on the streets of London.
Plot
Plot is the series of events in a story.
The plot contains a problem that the
main character tries to solve. In “The
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde,” the main character is the
respectable Dr. Jekyll. His problem is
clear: his life is being destroyed by
the mysterious Mr. Hyde
Theme
Theme is the important message
about life that a writer shares with
readers through a story or poem. A
story can have more than one theme.
Strategy Note
Social Studies Connection
The 1800s were a time of growth for
London, England. Its population grew
from about one million to seven
million, making it the world’s largest
city. Many buildings and railroads
were built. This rapid growth caused
some problems as London became
overcrowded and dirty.
“The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
Fill in this chart as you reread the story.
Part 1
(pp. 60 -63)
Part 2
(pp.64 – 67)
Part 3
(68 – 71)
TIME:
TIME:
TIME:
PLACE:
PLACE:
PLACE:
CHARACTER
WHO IS THE MAIN
CHARACTER?
HOW DOES THE MAIN
CHARACTER
CHANGE?
WHAT IS THE
CHARACTER LIKE
NOW?
PLOT
WHAT HAPPENS AT
THE BEGINNING OF
THE STORY?
WHAT HAPPENS IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE
STORY?
HOW DOES THE
STORY END?
THEME
AUTHOR’S MESSAGE:
SETTING
“The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
Fill in this chart as you reread the story.
Part 1
(pp. 60 -63)
Part 2
(pp.64 – 67)
Part 3
(68 – 71)
TIME:
DAYTIME, LATE
PLACES:
STREETS OF LONDON;
MR. UTTERSON’S OFFICE
TIME:
TWO WEEKS LATER;
SEVERAL MONThS ON AN
OCTOBER EVENING
PLACES:
LONDON; A DINNER PARTY;
JEKYLL’S HOUSE
TIME:
JANUARY, SEVERAL WEEKS
LATER
CHARACTER
WHO IS THE MAIN
CHARACTER?
DR. JEKYLL
DESCRIBE HIM/HER:
HE IS A WELL-RESPECTED
DOCTOR IN LONDON.
HOW DOES THE MAIN
CHARACTER CHANGE?
HE GROWS MORE AND MORE
TROUBLED AS THE STORY
CONTINUES.
WHAT IS THE CHARACTER
LIKE NOW?
JEKYLL HAS REACHED A
CRISIS POINT. HE CAN NO
LONGER CONTROL HYDE.
PLOT
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE STORY?
A MAN MURDERS CAREW, A
WELL KNOW POLITICIAN.
TRAMPLES A YOUNG GIRL
AND THEN PAYS OFF HER
PARENTS WITH A CHECK
FROM DR. JEKYLL
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE STORY?
JEKYLL’S FRIEND, MR.
UTTERSON, CONGRONTS
JEKYLL ABOUT HIS
CONNECTION TO MR. HYDE.
HOW DOES THE STORY END?
THEME
AUTHOR’S MESSAGE:
EVERYON IS CAPABLE OF BOTH GOOD AND BAD.
SETTING
PLACE:
UTTERSON’S HOME;
JEKYLL’S HOUSE AND
LABORATORY
Strategic Reading:
Story Elements
Where and when does the story take
place?
Who is the main character in this story?
What do we know about him?
We’ll examine more details about the
characters as we reread the story.
How does this story begin?
What problem does Dr. Jekyll face?
Answers to the previous questions
The story begins on the street in London in
the late 1800s. The location of the action
changes several times during the story.
The main character is Dr. Jekyll, and he is
a well-respected doctor.
Mr. Hyde beats a child at the beginning of
the story.
Dr. Jekyll’s problem is that he must
overcome his desire to be Mr. Hyde.
Define Theme
Theme is an author’s important
message about life. This story is a
mystery about someone who has
more than one side, a doppelganger.
Once the setting, characters, and plot
are considered, those elements might
relate to the story’s theme.
Student Objectives
Practice analyzing the setting, character,
plot and them of a short story.
Use text marking to identify story elements.
Review the plot of “The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (a good man who
tries to overcome his urge to be violent)
Describe how Mr. Enfield feels about what
he sees.
Answer to the Description
&Target Word
Mr. Enfield is shocked and horrified by the attack
and the man who did it.
“Enfield couldn’t believe his eyes.”
Embody
em-bod-y (verb)
Meaning – to be a perfect example of a quality or
idea.
Example – “He had no unusual features, yet
somehow, that face embodied evil as its very
purest.
Words to Know – perpetrator (n.) a person who
does something wrong or illegal.
Think-Pair-Share
React and Discuss
The girl’s parents (should/ should not) have
accepted money from Mr. Hyde because
______________.
Do you think giving someone money is a
good way to make up for bad behavior?
Why or Why not?
What else could Mr. Hyde have done to
avoid a scene and make up for his
behavior?
Strategy Note
Making Inferences
As the story begins, Enfield is on a
London street. Then in paragraph 4,
he is talking with Utterson at a later
time, I can infer that the setting of the
story has changed, perhaps to
Utterson’s home.
Strategy Note
Visualize
In paragraph 4, Enfield says Mr.
Hyde’s face “embodied evil at its very
purest.” That description helps me
better imagine the anger and cruelty
that Enfield must have seen in Mr.
Hyde’s expression.
Strategic Reading:
Story Elements
(Paired Worked)
Setting – Where does the scene that
Enfield watches take place?
Character – What does Enfield say about
the man’s appearance? Give two details.
Plot – What events show a connection
between Mr. Hyde and a well known
doctor?
Theme – The theme of this story is:
“Everyone is capable of both good and
bad,” Find a line of dialogue on page 61
that supports this theme.
Answers
Enfield sees Mr. Hyde attack the young girl on a
quiet block in London.
Enfield said the man had no unusual features, and
that his face was evil at its purest. Even though
his features seem normal, he somehow looks like
a monster.
Mr. Hyde wrote a check immediately, and it had Dr.
Jekyll’s name on it.
The theme of this story is “Everyone is capable of
both good and bad.” Utterson says, “There is
goodness in even the worst of people” and the
event that supports that opinion is that Hyde gives
money to the parents of the girl he attacked.
Strategy Note
Predict
When Enfield says Hyde’s name,
Utterson feels a chill spread through
his body. He also knows the doctor’s
name that Hyde used on the check.
What do you think Utterson knows
about the relationship between Mr.
Hyde and the doctor?
Differentiated Support
Past-tense Beginning readers with Lexiles scores under 400;
student who struggle with fluency; ELLs who need help with
irregular verbs
Help with syllables that end in
consonant –le, -al, or el
Check fluency recordings that indicate
struggling readers to read with
natural, consistent pacing
Check ELLs who need help with
irregular past-tense verb
See pages 85A – 85B for instructional
options to meet student needs as
Workshop 3 is read.
Decoding/Syllabication:
-le, -al, and –el all stand for the same
sound of the word giggle.
The letter pairs –le, -al, or –el appear after
a consonant at the end of a word, the
consonant plus the letters can form the
final syllable of the word. In giggle, the
letters –le follow the consonant g. The last
syllable in giggle is –gle. Say giggle,
stressing each syllable (gig-gle).
Say the following words: scandal; puddle;
tunnel; mumble; signal; channel
Decoding/Syllabication
Consonant –le, -al, -el
Read – I know that –al and the
consonant that comes before it form
the last syllable in scandal: -dal.
This leaves s-c-a-n, which is
pronounced /scan/. When I put the
two syllables together, I get scandal.
Repeat the word tunnel, using
syllabication strategies to read the
word.
Decoding/Syllabication:
Consonant –le, -al, -el rBook Flex II p. 85 A
Practice (Resource Link: 1RDIBook 1: Consonant le, al, el, p. 122
Sam Keyword: Vowels With L
“What Lies Beneath”
Page 56
Paragraph 2: capable
Paragraph 3: terrible
“The Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
“Shadow Walker”
Page 60
Paragraph 3: struggle
Page 61
Paragraph 5: novel
Page 63
Paragraph 14: inevitable
Page 68
Paragraph 5: candle
Page 72
Byline: Seibles
Stanza 5: people
Fluency:
Natural and Consistent Pace
rBook Flex II p. 85 A
Reading at a natural, consistent speed
helps readers understand what they read
more easily.
Watch punctuation cues, such as commas,
periods, semicolons, and dashes where the
reader should know when to pause or stop.
Turn to page 60, rBook Flex II, I’ll read
these paragraphs aloud. As I read, notice
how I pause when I get to the commas,
period, and semicolons.
Fluency:
Natural and Consistent Pace
rBook Flex II p. 85 A
Practice in Paired Reading
Read with a Natural, Consistent Pace
As one student reads aloud, the
partner should follow along in the text,
listening for expression, prosody, and
tone, in addition to a natural,
consistent pace.
The partner should also make
observations to share after reading.
Fluency:
Natural and Consistent Pace
rBook Flex II p. 85 A
Practice in Paired Reading
Read with a Natural, Consistent Pace
As one student reads aloud, the
partner should follow along in the text,
listening for expression, prosody, and
tone, in addition to a natural,
consistent pace.
The partner should also make
observations to share after reading.
Fluency:
Natural and Consistent Pace
rBook Flex II p. 85 A
“The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde”
Page 62: paragraphs 1-3;
page 65: paragraphs 12;
page 68: paragraph 1-2;
page 70: paragraphs 1-2
“Shadow Walker”, pages 72 – 73:
stanzas 8 - 14
English-Language Development:
Irregular Past-Tense Verbs
rBook Flex II p. 85 B
To form the past tense of most verbs
in English, we add the ending –ed.
For example, Yesterday, Utterson
confronted Dr. Jekyll.
However, some verbs are irregular—
they do not follow regular rules, it is
important to remember how they are
written.
Irregular Verbs
Enfield was on a street when he saw
a girl. (is; see)
Mr. Poole spoke loudly through the
door. (speak)
Dr. Jekyll left a letter to explain how
he became Mr. Hyde. (Ieave;
become)
Practice
Irregular Verbs, rBook Flex II, p. 85 B
Resource Links -Green RDI Book 2: Irregular Verbs, page 208 & Blue RDI Book 3: On Vacation (Verb Tenses), p. 51
;
“What Lies Beneath
“The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde” short story selection
Page 56
Paragraph 3: wrote (write);
was (is)
Page 60
paragraph 2; lay (lie)
Page 62
Paragraph 6: found (find); became
(become); knew (know); stood (stand); got
(get)
Page 65
Paragraph 10; did (does); slept (sleep)
Page 66
Paragraph 1: heard (hear); met (meet)
Sam Keyword: Irregular