sept 9 th 2015: eq: how can we analyze the background information of jekyll and hyde? topic: intro...

SEPT 9TH 2015:EQ: HOW CAN WE ANALYZE THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF JEKYLL AND HYDE?TOPIC: INTRO TO JEKYLL AND HYDE

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DO NOW: FOCUS ACTIVITY

How do you approach a friend who you believe is in trouble?

Think-Pair-Share

Think of a situation from your own life when you had to approach a friend you thought needed help with a problem. Discuss with a partner the difficulties in confronting a friend, and explain how you addressed the situation.

Robert Louis Stevenson1850-1894

•Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books

•Many stories have horror and supernatural elements

•Characters often prefer unknown hazards to everyday life of Victorian society.

•Gained first fame with the romantic adventure story Treasure Island (a combination of travel adventure and romance)

• Stevenson suffered from tuberculosis as a child.

• He spent much time in bed and composed stories even before he learned to read.

• To improve his health, Stevenson travelled the Continent and the Scottish Highland.

• The trips provided him with inspiration for his writing.

• He died of a brain hemorrhage on December 3, 1894

"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" was published in January of 1886.

Stevenson was interested in a person’s character. Why could they be bad as well as good?

He was fascinated by the "dregs of humanity,“ but came from a good family.

After a nightmare, Stevenson wrote the story of Dr. Jekyll in just three days.

9-11-15TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

EQ: HOW CAN WE ANALYZE THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE?

• QUICKWRITE: Discuss three things you learned about Jekyll and Hyde in yesterday’s powerpoint.

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• What do you know about Dracula and Frankenstein?• • Discuss the common elements of these stories with your

students and list them on the board. Among your notes there may be some or all of the following:

• -atmosphere of horror human beings who are not quite human ghosts supernatural happenings castle or house with strange rooms and/or architecture death madness murder horrifying secrets

• • What do you know about life in the 1880s when the story is set.

• Talk about transport, houses, servants, shopping, eating and clothes.

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Novella

Longer and more complex than short

stories but shorter and simpler than novels.

Victorian Era •1830s-beginning of 1900s•Queen Victoria ruled 1837-1901•Britain world’s leading economic and military power•Controlled a vast empire•Period of intense changes in many areas (Railroads, postal system, medicine, industry•People flocked to cities in search of work•1880s poverty began to become a problem•Changes in traditional society frightened many Britons.

• Jekyll’s fine home in a formerly grand neighborhood is now in decay

• Lanyon’s comfortable home is in Cavendish Square (many distinguished doctors have their houses and offices)

• Hyde’s house in Soho is a part of London known for its immigrant populations.

9-11-15• Topic: Objective: Introduction to The Strange Case of Dr.

Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

• EQ: How can we continue to analyze the background information of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

• Quickwrite:Please discuss three important aspects of Victorian England and the setting of D.r Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

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Victorian London Readers

•Sold over 40,000 copies in 6 months

•Conflict between Jekyll and Hyde reveals era’s class phobias

•Story of double personality and metamorphosis appealed strongly to Victorian readers

Doppelganger

Concept of a “double-self” or “twin”

Alter Ego: The continual struggle of who we are and who we are expected to be.

Popular in 1800s

Genre began with a story about this type of double when Dr. Frankenstein created his monster in 1818

Characters have become part of cultural mythology

Good/ Evil

Does everyone have a little bit of both?

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Dual Nature/ Split Personality

Think about a time when you showed kindness to an animal or another person and then about a time when you were cruel or unkind.

Why might you act in these opposite ways at different times? What causes a person to act in such radically opposite ways and what does this suggest about human personality or human nature?

Dual Nature/ Split Personality

•Many religions use the concept of dual nature to explain the struggle within a person to choose between good and evil. (Adam/Eve; Cain/Abel)

•Films and fiction often explore the dual nature of a criminal by showing an evil person performing an act of kindness.

DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: • Discuss the nature of evil. Consider using the following questions:

• • Are people basically good or basically bad?

• • Can “good” people do “bad” things?

• • Is everyone capable of doing horrible things such as the crimes described in the articles?

• If not, what sets apart the people described in the articles from others?

• Is it possible to know a person so well that you can say with assurance that he or she would never commit a crime like those described? Why or why not?

• Support your answers with specific, detailed examples from life, literature, or personal experience.

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