The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By Robert Louis Stevenson
Day 1
Read the passage “Meet
Robert Louis Stevenson.”
 Complete
a timeline showing both
Stevenson’s travels and
publications. Include the reasons
for each trip/move.
 Predict
how you think Stevenson’s
life influenced the writing of his
novel, The Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Read the passage “Introducing the Novella.”

As you read, highlight or underline any words that might
suggest the theme(s) we can expect to see in The
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Answer the following questions according to the
passage.
 How
do the settings mentioned in the section titled,
“Time and Place” contrast with one another?
 What
does Dr. Jekyll symbolize or represent to some
readers?
 What
does Mr. Hyde symbolize or represent to some
readers?
Day 2
Think-Tac-Toe
1-5
Imagine that you have been asked to give
a short speech to your class on the battle
of good and evil in Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde. Make an outline of the important
points that you would make in your
speech. Then write the opening
paragraph of the speech.
Review the selection and gather
examples of the physical descriptions
used in the novella. Complete a flee
map explaining how Stevenson uses
physical description to create
atmosphere, to illuminate characters,
and to communicate feelings. Be sure
to include evidence and elaboration.
Imagine that you are the police inspector in charge of
investigating the murder of Sir Danvers Carew. In order
to capture the suspected murderer, you need to create
a wanted poster to place throughout London. Examine
the text for details about the murderer's physical
description, clothing, habits, and any other
characteristics that might lead to his identification and
apprehension. Use the information you find in the story
to draw a picture of the suspect and write informational
text for the wanted poster.
6-8
In this section of the novella, Jekyll
becomes more and more isolated, cutting
himself off from his closest friends. Why is
isolation dangerous for Dr. Jekyll? What
does he sacrifice by shunning all his
friends? Assuming the role of Utterson,
write a letter to Dr. Jekyll, explaining why
he should not isolate himself from his
friends during times of emotional distress.
Use details from the story to convince
Jekyll of your position.
Describe the characterizations that can
be made for each of Jekyll, Hyde,
Lanyon, and Utterson in the form of
double bubble maps. Provide quoted
details from the novella including
details on what the characters do and
say, as well as from what others say
about them. Outside each of the
bubbles containing your quoted details,
explain in your own words the
inferences that can be made about the
character because of his words,
actions, or what others say about him.
Imagine that the two characters, Jekyll
and Hyde, can talk to one another.
What would each ask the other, and
how would each respond? Write a
script of an imaginary conversation
between the two characters. Use
details from this and earlier sections of
the novella to create a spirited
dialogue.
Radio call-in shows in which listeners describe
personal, family, work, or other problems and receive
advice from professional counselors are very popular.
Create a script for such a show in which all the callers
are characters from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Examine
the chapters you have read so far for incidents,
situations, and problems that the characters could
discuss. Script five or six calls, along with the host's
responses. Try to make the script as entertaining as
possible while basing it on the events and characters of
the novella.
9-10
The theory that has most influence
interpretation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is
Sigmund Freud's theory of repression.
According to Freud, repression is a
process by which unacceptable desires or
impulses are excluded from
consciousness and left to operate in the
unconscious. Complete a flee map in
which you analyze the characters using
Sigmund Freud's theory of repression.
Imagine that you are a psychologist at a mental health
facility. It is your job to evaluate the mental and
emotional status of persons who may need the
services of your clinic. Your assistant has handed you a
document called "Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the
Case." Examine the document. Pay particular attention
to what the prospective patient says about the
attractions of his life as Hyde, his guilt about past
episode, and his own weaknesses. In a flee map, write
a recommendation on whether Jekyll should be
admitted to your facility.

Choose three
assignments in a line
(vertically or
diagonally, NOT
horizontally) to be
completed
independently.

You will compile the
three assignments as
a portfolio to be
graded as a
summative
assignment for our
novella study.

Flee maps will be
graded out of 50
points. All other
assignments will be
graded out of 25
points.
Define the vocabulary words for
chapters 1-5 in your reading journal.
 Abominable:
causing moral revulsion
 Austere:
severe or strict in manner, attitude,
or appearance
 Conflagration:
an extensive fire that destroys a
great deal of land or property
 Demeanor:
 Eddy:
outward behavior or bearing
a circular movement of water, counter
to a main current, causing a small whirlpool
Define the vocabulary words for
chapters 1-5 in your reading journal.
 Negligence:
failure to use reasonable care,
resulting in damage or injury to another
 Odious:
extremely unpleasant; repulsive
 Perplexity:
inability to deal with or understand
something complicated or unaccountable
 Sedulously:
diligent in application or pursuit
 Sullenness:
gloomy or somber in tone, color, or
portent
Respond to the Invitation to Write in
your reading journal.
How
do you approach a friend who
you believe is in trouble?
Read chapter 1 of The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (14:15).
Day 3
Summarize chapter 1 of The Strange
Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Bell Work
Chapter 1 Summary

We’re introduced to Mr. Utterson who, despite being rather dry and boring, is a good
friend and good-natured man.

We’re introduced to his friend and relative Mr. Enfield. The two of them take long
walks every Sunday that are slightly mysterious.

One Sunday they walk past a door, which prompts Mr. Enfield to tell a story. Naturally.

Mr. Enfield’s story goes like this:

Early in the morning, he sees a man trample over a little girl. Mr. Enfield corners
the man.

The man is evil-looking and deformed.

The entire crowd wants to kill the man, who responds with something along the
lines of "I’ll give you lots of money if you don’t kill me."

He disappears inside and emerges with a "cheque" for almost 100 pounds, drawn
from the bank account of a well-respected man.

The check is genuine.
Chapter 1 Summary Continued

Mr. Enfield speculates that the evil man is blackmailing the well-respected man.

Mr. Enfield says that he calls the place with the door "Black Mail House."

The two men then speculate about the door, and Mr. Enfield finally says that his policy
on odd events is not to ask any questions of any kind.

Mr. Utterson has no such policy; he asks Mr. Enfield for the name of the man who
trampled the child.

It is Mr. Hyde.

Mr. Utterson then declares that he knows the name of the well-respected man. This
whole story hits home for him.
Read chapters 2-4 of The Strange Case
of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
 Chapter
2 (19:19)
 Chapter 3 (5:35)
 Chapter 4 (10:42)
Day 4
Summarize chapters 2-4 of The Strange
Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Bell Work
Chapter 2 Summary

Mr. Utterson goes home, and instead of his usual evening routine, he goes to a
safe and takes out a set of documents.

The documents decree that if Dr. Jekyll is to die or disappear in any way, his
entire estate is to be passed over to Mr. Hyde.

Mr. Utterson seems to think that something is rotten in the estate of Dr.
Jekyll.

In lieu of further solitary pondering, he decides to go hang out with his good
friend Dr. Lanyon.

Turns out Dr. Jekyll, Dr. Lanyon, and Mr. Utterson were once good friends.

It also turns out that Dr. Lanyon and Dr. Jekyll have had a huge argument
about science.

Mr. Utterson asks if Dr. Lanyon has heard of Mr. Hyde. Answer is no.
Chapter 2 Summary Continued

That night, Mr. Utterson can’t sleep. He dreams crazy dreams about Mr. Hyde
and speculates about the evil man’s hold over Dr. Jekyll.

Mr. Utterson basically starts stalking the door to Black Mail House, in an effort
to catch Mr. Hyde.

The two finally meet, and Mr. Utterson is totally repulsed by Mr. Hyde’s
terrible manners and appearance.

Mr. Utterson goes directly to Dr. Jekyll’s house and asks to see his friend. Dr.
Jekyll is not home.

Mr. Utterson gossips with the butler about Mr. Hyde, and discovers that all the
servants have orders to obey this mysterious, evil man.

Mr. Utterson goes home pretty sad and distraught and afraid for his friend,
because nothing is worse than being potentially blackmailed by a horrible
man who oozes evil out of his pores.
Chapter 3 Summary

Two weeks later, Dr. Jekyll gives a dinner party for five or six old
men.

Mr. Utterson is the guest who deliberately stays later than
everyone else.

He asks about Mr. Hyde and the strange will.

Dr. Jekyll begs Mr. Utterson to let the issue drop, saying that
he’s taken an interest in Mr. Hyde.

And that’s that. It’s all very mysterious.
Chapter 4 Summary

Almost a year later, everyone in London is shocked by a terrible
crime.

A maid saw everything. Her testimony ran as follows:

She was sitting in her window and saw a sweet and gentle and
kind old gentleman asking a young man for directions.

She recognizes the young man as Mr. Hyde.

Suddenly, Mr. Hyde beats the old gentleman to death.

The maid faints.
Chapter 4 Summary Continued

Hours later, she finally calls the police.

The old man has a letter on him addressed to Mr. Utterson.

Mr. Utterson (who seems to be everybody’s lawyer) accompanies
a police officer to the crime scene.

He recognizes the body as Sir Danvers Carew, and the broken
walking stick (read: murder weapon) as one that he had given to
Dr. Jekyll some years before.

Mr. Utterson offers to take the police officers to Dr. Jekyll’s
house, where they poke through everything but are unable to
find Mr. Hyde.
Read chapter 5 of The Strange Case
of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (10:44).
Answer the reading comprehension questions
for chapters 1-5 in your reading journal.
Elaborate using the RACE strategy.
1.
Are you confident that Edward Hyde
will no longer bother Dr. Jekyll? Why
or why not?
2.
What story does Enfield tell when he
and Utterson pass the door? What
does hearing the story cause Utterson
to do?
3.
After their meeting, what do Enfield
and Utterson both suspect about the
relationship between Jekyll and
Hyde? What evidence does the text
give for this suspicion?
Answer the reading comprehension questions
for chapters 1-5 in your reading journal.
Elaborate using the RACE strategy.
4.
What two pieces of information does
Utterson learn about Hyde’s letter to
Jekyll? What do you predict that
Utterson will do to help his old
friend, who he suspects is in serious
trouble? Justify your answer on the
basis of evidence from the text.
5.
What picture do you have in your
mind of Edward Hyde’s appearance?
For what reasons might Stevenson
have deliberately avoided describing
him fully?
Answer the reading comprehension questions
for chapters 1-5 in your reading journal.
Elaborate using the RACE strategy.
6.
All of the characters in the story
who see Hyde comment about how
uncomfortable his appearance
makes them feel. In your opinion,
how might Hyde’s looks be a symbol
of something else? Why would this
make people feel uncomfortable?
Explain.
Homework: Choose one of the Think-Tac-Toe
activities to complete.
1-5
Imagine that you have
been asked to give a
short speech to your
class on the battle of
good and evil in Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Make an outline of the
important points that you
would make in your
speech. Then write the
opening paragraph of the
speech.
Review the selection
and gather examples of
the physical
descriptions used in the
novella. Complete a
flee map explaining
how Stevenson uses
physical description to
create atmosphere, to
illuminate characters,
and to communicate
feelings. Be sure to
include evidence and
elaboration.

Choose three
assignments in a line
(vertically or
diagonally, NOT
horizontally) to be
completed
independently.
Imagine that you are the police
inspector in charge of
investigating the murder of Sir
Danvers Carew. In order to
capture the suspected murderer,
you need to create a wanted
 You will compile the
poster to place throughout
three assignments as
London. Examine the text for
a portfolio to be
details about the murderer's
graded as a
physical description, clothing,
summative
habits, and any other
assignment for our
characteristics that might lead to
novella study.
his identification and
apprehension. Use the
 Flee maps will be
information you find in the story
graded out of 50
points. All other
to draw a picture of the suspect
assignments will be
and write informational text for
graded out of 25
the wanted poster.
points.
Day 5
Summarize chapter 5 of The Strange
Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Bell Work
Chapter 5 Summary

Mr. Utterson goes to visit Dr. Jekyll, who looks extremely sick.

Mr. Utterson asks if Dr. Jekyll is harboring Mr. Hyde, and Dr. Jekyll swears that
he will never see or contact Mr. Hyde again.

Dr. Jekyll gives Mr. Utterson a letter written by Mr. Hyde.

Mr. Utterson shares it with his head clerk, Mr. Guest, who just happens to be a
handwriting expert.

A messenger happens to deliver an invitation written by Dr. Jekyll.

Mr. Guest declares that the two pieces of writing were written by the same
hand.

Mr. Utterson goes to bed very disturbed, convinced that Dr. Jekyll forged the
letter from Mr. Hyde.
Define the vocabulary words for
chapters 6-8 in your reading journal.
 Allusion:
a brief or indirect reference to a
person, place or thing of historical, cultural,
literary or political significance
 Calamity: an event causing great and often
sudden damage or distress; a disaster
 Dire: extremely serious or urgent
 Disreputable: not considered to be respectable
in character or appearance
 Flags: paving stones
Define the vocabulary words for
chapters 6-8 in your reading journal.
 Inscrutable:
not readily interpreted or
understood; mysterious
 Mien:
air or bearing; appearance
 Scud:
loose vapor clouds driven swiftly by the
wind
 Stringent:
 Vile:
strict, extremely severe
morally despicable, or abhorrent;
physically repulsive
Respond to the Invitation to Write in
your reading journal.
In
your opinion, does knowing the
ending ruin a story for you?
Read chapter 6 of The Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (9:57).
Read chapter 7 of The Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (4:07).
Day 6
Summarize chapters 6 and 7 of The
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Bell Work
Chapter 6 Summary

Despite a massive manhunt, Mr. Hyde is nowhere to be found.

Dr. Jekyll becomes well and happy, throwing dinner parties and engaging in
charitable works.

Mr. Utterson dines with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Lanyon on the eighth of the month,
and all is well, but on the 12th, 14th, and 15th, he is denied admittance to
the doctor’s house, on the grounds that Dr. Jekyll is ill.

Mr. Utterson calls on Mr. Lanyon, who looks near death. So both Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Lanyon are ill.

Mr. Lanyon claims that his friendship with Dr. Jekyll is over.

Mr. Utterson writes to Dr. Jekyll, who replies with a similar message.
Chapter 6 Summary Continued

A week later, Mr. Lanyon, confined to his bed, dies.

In the spirit of the novel and its mysterious documents, Mr. Lanyon left Mr.
Utterson with an envelope before he died.

Upon opening it, Mr. Utterson finds…yet another envelope. This one is not to
be opened until the death or disappearance of Dr. Jekyll.

Mr. Utterson is totally tempted to open up this mysterious envelope, but he
resists.

Mr. Utterson longs for the company of his old friend, Dr. Jekyll, but on every
visit the servants say that Dr. Jekyll has shut himself up in his laboratory.

Mr. Utterson finally begins to suspect that Dr. Jekyll himself has engaged in
some evil doings.
Chapter 7 Summary

Mr. Utterson, on his weekly walk with Mr. Enfield, passes by the door that
started this whole novel. (That would be the Black Mail Door – remember?)

Turns out the door is a back way to Dr. Jekyll’s house.

The two friends step into the courtyard with all the windows, and chance to
see Dr. Jekyll at the window, looking sickly and pale.

They chat briefly before Dr. Jekyll completely freaks out, slamming the
window and scaring Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield.
Read chapter 8 of The Strange Case
of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (29:47).
Answer the reading comprehension questions
for chapters 6-8 in your reading journal.
Elaborate using the RACE strategy.
1.
What was your reaction when Poole
explained that he had heard Hyde
“weeping like a woman or a lost soul”
inside the cabinet? Did learning this
change your feelings about Mr. Hyde?
Why or why not?
2.
What happens to Dr. Lanyon at the
beginning of this section? What
suspicions do you have about the cause
of this occurrence? What might be a
reason for Stevenson’s not telling us
when happened to Lanyon? What other
important details are left unexplained at
this point?
Answer the reading comprehension questions
for chapters 6-8 in your reading journal.
Elaborate using the RACE strategy.
3.
What do Utterson and Poole find
when they break into the cabinet?
What do they expect to find that is
not in the cabinet? How do they
explain this mystery?
4.
What is the weather like as Utterson
and Poole hurry to Jekyll’s house?
Discuss how Stevenson uses
descriptive language in this passage
to create a mood appropriate to the
climax of the story.
Answer the reading comprehension questions
for chapters 6-8 in your reading journal.
Elaborate using the RACE strategy.
5.
Authors often give their characters
names that are symbolic. Do you think
any names in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are
symbolic? Find evidence in the story to
support your interpretations.
6.
One issue raised by Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde is that of drug abuse. How does a
person who is abusing drugs change in
personality, appearance, and habits?
What evidence in this section of the
novella indicates that one of the
characters is abusing drugs?
Homework: Choose one of the Think-Tac-Toe
activities to complete.
6-8
In this section of the
novella, Jekyll becomes
more and more isolated,
cutting himself off from his
closest friends. Why is
isolation dangerous for Dr.
Jekyll? What does he
sacrifice by shunning all
his friends? Assuming the
role of Utterson, write a
letter to Dr. Jekyll,
explaining why he should
not isolate himself from
his friends during times of
emotional distress. Use
details from the story to
convince Jekyll of your
position.
Describe the
characterizations that
can be made for each of
Jekyll, Hyde, Lanyon,
and Utterson in the form
of double bubble
maps. Provide quoted
details from the novella
including details on
what the characters do
and say, as well as from
what others say about
them. Outside each of
the bubbles containing
your quoted details,
explain in your own
words the inferences
that can be made about
the character because
of his words, actions, or
what others say about
him.

Radio call-in shows in which
listeners describe personal,
family, work, or other problems
and receive advice from
professional counselors are very
popular. Create a script for such
a show in which all the callers are
characters from Dr. Jekyll and Mr.

Hyde. Examine the chapters you
have read so far for incidents,
situations, and problems that the
characters could discuss. Script
five or six calls, along with the
host's responses. Try to make the
script as entertaining as possible
while basing it on the events and
characters of the novella.

Choose three
assignments in a line
(vertically or
diagonally, NOT
horizontally) to be
completed
independently.
You will compile the
three assignments as
a portfolio to be
graded as a
summative
assignment for our
novella study.
Flee maps will be
graded out of 50
points. All other
assignments will be
graded out of 25
points.
Day 7
Summarize chapter 8 of The Strange
Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Bell Work
Chapter 8 Summary

Dr. Jekyll’s manservant, named Poole, shows up at Mr. Utterson’s door,
convinced that something terrible has befallen his master.

He convinces Mr. Utterson to accompany him back to Dr. Jekyll’s house.

They arrive at the house, where all the servants are collectively freaking out.

Poole announces Mr. Utterson’s presence. Dr. Jekyll refuses to see his old
friend. Same old song and dance.

Based on the voice coming from behind the door, Poole is convinced that the
man in the room is not Dr. Jekyll.

Poole and Mr. Utterson chat about the events of the past week. Dr. Jekyll, or
whoever is inhabiting the room in the laboratory, has been issuing chemical
orders via slips of paper. He hasn’t been able to obtain whatever it is that
he’s looking for.

Poole is convinced that the man inside the room is really Mr. Hyde.
Chapter 8 Summary Continued

Using an axe and a kitchen poker, Poole and Mr. Utterson break into the room.

Inside the room, everything is very neat and clean and in perfect order.
Except for the body of a man lying on the floor and "twitching."

It’s Mr. Hyde. He has committed suicide.

The two men search the area, looking for Dr. Jekyll.

Mr. Utterson finds a will naming him as the heir to Dr. Jekyll’s estate.

Mr. Utterson, in a seemingly endless tirade of paper discovery, finds yet two
more documents. The first instructs him to read Dr. Lanyon’s narrative, and
the second is a narrative written by Dr. Jekyll.
Define the vocabulary words for
chapters 9 & 10 in your reading journal.
 Enigmas:
riddles, mysteries
 Faggots: pieces of wood
 Idiosyncratic: peculiar to one person, eccentric
 Infallibly: without error
 Ludicrous: ridiculous
 Repugnance: disgust
 Sever: to cut off
 Unscrupulous: without moral standards
 Whet: to sharpen
Respond to the Invitation to Write in
your reading journal.
Is
there any person completely
good or completely evil? Instead,
are people usually a mixture of the
two? Explain.
Read chapter 9 of The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (18:14).
Day 8
Summarize chapter 9 of The Strange
Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Bell Work
Chapter 9 Summary

Dr. Lanyon receives a letter from Dr. Jekyll, asking him, in the name of their
long and esteemed friendship, to perform a complicated favor.

The favor involves breaking and entering into Dr. Jekyll’s laboratory and
giving some potions to a messenger that will arrive at Dr. Lanyon’s house at
midnight.

Dr. Lanyon does as the letter requests.

Mr. Hyde shows up eager to take the chemicals. He’s wearing clothes that are
much too big for him.

He takes the chemicals and transforms into Dr. Henry Jekyll.

This is quite a disturbing sight, especially for a man of science such as Dr.
Lanyon.
Read chapter 10 of The Strange Case
of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Part 1 (25:02)
Part 2 (21:46)
Day 9
Summarize chapter 10 of The Strange
Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Bell Work
Chapter 10 Summary

Dr. Jekyll starts his letter by explaining the two sides of his character: on the
one hand, he loves being sober, dignified, and respectable, yet on the other
hand he craves pleasure and debauchery.

In his research, he discovers how to split these two natures into two men.

He takes a potion, and immediately feels both extreme pleasure and extreme
wickedness.

This heathen-ness is accompanied by a transformation into Mr. Edward Hyde.

He takes the potion and transforms back into Dr. Jekyll.

He therefore does not succeed in creating someone wholly good and someone
wholly evil, but rather himself and a wholly evil version of himself.

He makes various arrangements for his new self: a house, a housekeeper, a
new will, etc. You need stomping grounds for the evil version of yourself.

Then he goes nuts as Edward Hyde – unfortunately, he gives us no descriptions
beyond "wickedness."
Chapter 10 Summary Continued

His conscience does not trouble him, because as Dr. Jekyll, he continues
being respectable.

When he knocks over the child as Mr. Hyde, he has to use Dr. Jekyll’s bank
account to not get killed by the angry mob. Soon after, he opens a bank
account in Mr. Hyde’s name.

Two months before the murder of Sir Danvers Carew, Dr. Jekyll wakes up one
morning as Mr. Hyde.

This is disconcerting, to say the least, and Dr. Jekyll begins to feel that he has
to make a choice between his two personas.

For the next two months, he lives a respectable life as Dr. Jekyll.

But he longs to become Mr. Hyde again. So one evening, he takes the
transformative potion.

Then he beats Sir Danvers Carew to death.

Horrified, he breaks the key to his laboratory and potions, and resumes a
sober life as Dr. Jekyll.
Chapter 10 Summary Continued

But the secret urges remain, and one day, sitting in the park, his thoughts
grow evil and he transforms into Mr. Hyde.

Away from his potions, and wearing the face of a wanted murderer, Dr. Jekyll
sends a note to Dr. Lanyon with specific instructions.

It works: Mr. Hyde transforms back into Dr. Jekyll, but Dr. Lanyon’s friendship
is lost forever.

But all is not solved. One day thereafter, Dr. Jekyll is walking in his courtyard
and transforms AGAIN into Mr. Hyde.

He runs into his laboratory, but it takes a double dose to restore himself to
the appearance and personality of Dr. Jekyll.

Six hours later, he again transforms.

Dr. Jekyll rapidly gets sicker and sicker, and Mr. Hyde grows more powerful
and more insistent.
Chapter 10 Summary Continued

Then he runs out of potions. Panicking, he sends his servants all around
London looking for a specific kind of salt.

None of them works, convincing Dr. Jekyll that there must have been some
unknown impurity in the first sample that lent the potions its efficacy.

He ends his letter by saying Dr. Jekyll has most certainly died, and he can
only speculate on what will happen to Mr. Hyde. He says he is bringing "the
life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end," but we never really know if
Jekyll killed himself (and Hyde) before Hyde took over, or whether Hyde, for
some unknown reason, killed himself.
Answer the reading comprehension questions
for chapters 9 & 10 in your reading journal.
Elaborate using the RACE strategy.
1.
Evaluate the decision that
Jekyll/Hyde makes. Do you think that
the decision is reasonable or that it is
a hasty action from a tormented
mind? Explain.
2.
What did Lanyon see that shocked
him so much? How did the experience
affect him?
3.
What does Jekyll say about his youth
in the letter to Utterson? How do the
actions of his youth lead him to his
experiments with the transforming
drug?
Answer the reading comprehension questions
for chapters 9 & 10 in your reading journal.
Elaborate using the RACE strategy.
4.
5.
How does Jekyll’s attitude toward
his dual personality change as he
uses the drug more often? What
physical results occur with
continued use of the drug?
One critic has written of Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde, “Without Jekyll, there
could never have been a Hyde;
without Hyde; one could never fully
know Jekyll.” Do you agree with this
statement? Why or why not? Choose
details from the story to support your
argument.
Answer the reading comprehension questions
for chapters 9 & 10 in your reading journal.
Elaborate using the RACE strategy.
6.
In his final letter, Jekyll explains
why Hyde became the more
powerful half of his personality. He
says, “[I]t fell out with me, as it
falls with so vast a majority of my
fellows, that I chose the better
[Jekyll] part and was found wanting
in the strength to keep to it.”
Explain in your own words the
dilemma Jekyll is describing. Then
discuss whether you agree with his
statement.
Homework: Choose one of the Think-Tac-Toe
activities to complete.
9&
10
The theory that has
most influence
interpretation of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is
Sigmund Freud's
theory of repression.
According to Freud,
repression is a process
by which unacceptable
desires or impulses are
excluded from
consciousness and left
to operate in the
unconscious. Complete
a flee map in which
you analyze the
characters using
Sigmund Freud's
theory of repression.
Imagine that the two
characters, Jekyll
and Hyde, can talk to
one another. What
would each ask the
other, and how would
each respond? Write
a script of an
imaginary
conversation
between the two
characters. Use
details from this and
earlier sections of the
novella to create a
spirited dialogue.

Imagine that you are a
psychologist at a mental
health facility. It is your job to
evaluate the mental and
emotional status of persons
who may need the services of
your clinic. Your assistant has

handed you a document
called "Henry Jekyll's Full
Statement of the Case."
Examine the document. Pay
particular attention to what the
prospective patient says
about the attractions of his life
as Hyde, his guilt about past

episode, and his own
weaknesses. In a flee map,
write a recommendation on
whether Jekyll should be
admitted to your facility.
Choose three
assignments in a line
(vertically or
diagonally, NOT
horizontally) to be
completed
independently.
You will compile the
three assignments as
a portfolio to be
graded as a
summative
assignment for our
novella study.
Flee maps will be
graded out of 50
points. All other
assignments will be
graded out of 25
points.
Turn in your Think-Tac-Toe as a completed portfolio.
1-5
Imagine that you have been asked to give
a short speech to your class on the battle
of good and evil in Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde. Make an outline of the important
points that you would make in your
speech. Then write the opening
paragraph of the speech.
Review the selection and gather
examples of the physical descriptions
used in the novella. Complete a flee
map explaining how Stevenson uses
physical description to create
atmosphere, to illuminate characters,
and to communicate feelings. Be sure
to include evidence and elaboration.
Imagine that you are the police inspector in charge of
investigating the murder of Sir Danvers Carew. In order
to capture the suspected murderer, you need to create
a wanted poster to place throughout London. Examine
the text for details about the murderer's physical
description, clothing, habits, and any other
characteristics that might lead to his identification and
apprehension. Use the information you find in the story
to draw a picture of the suspect and write informational
text for the wanted poster.
6-8
In this section of the novella, Jekyll
becomes more and more isolated, cutting
himself off from his closest friends. Why is
isolation dangerous for Dr. Jekyll? What
does he sacrifice by shunning all his
friends? Assuming the role of Utterson,
write a letter to Dr. Jekyll, explaining why
he should not isolate himself from his
friends during times of emotional distress.
Use details from the story to convince
Jekyll of your position.
Describe the characterizations that can
be made for each of Jekyll, Hyde,
Lanyon, and Utterson in the form of
double bubble maps. Provide quoted
details from the novella including
details on what the characters do and
say, as well as from what others say
about them. Outside each of the
bubbles containing your quoted details,
explain in your own words the
inferences that can be made about the
character because of his words,
actions, or what others say about him.
Imagine that the two characters, Jekyll
and Hyde, can talk to one another.
What would each ask the other, and
how would each respond? Write a
script of an imaginary conversation
between the two characters. Use
details from this and earlier sections of
the novella to create a spirited
dialogue.
Radio call-in shows in which listeners describe
personal, family, work, or other problems and receive
advice from professional counselors are very popular.
Create a script for such a show in which all the callers
are characters from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Examine
the chapters you have read so far for incidents,
situations, and problems that the characters could
discuss. Script five or six calls, along with the host's
responses. Try to make the script as entertaining as
possible while basing it on the events and characters of
the novella.
9-10
The theory that has most influence
interpretation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is
Sigmund Freud's theory of repression.
According to Freud, repression is a
process by which unacceptable desires or
impulses are excluded from
consciousness and left to operate in the
unconscious. Complete a flee map in
which you analyze the characters using
Sigmund Freud's theory of repression.
Imagine that you are a psychologist at a mental health
facility. It is your job to evaluate the mental and
emotional status of persons who may need the
services of your clinic. Your assistant has handed you a
document called "Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the
Case." Examine the document. Pay particular attention
to what the prospective patient says about the
attractions of his life as Hyde, his guilt about past
episode, and his own weaknesses. In a flee map, write
a recommendation on whether Jekyll should be
admitted to your facility.

Choose three
assignments in a line
(vertically or
diagonally, NOT
horizontally) to be
completed
independently.

You will compile the
three assignments as
a portfolio to be
graded as a
summative
assignment for our
novella study.

Flee maps will be
graded out of 50
points. All other
assignments will be
graded out of 25
points.