Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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1 Name: Student Journal by Robert Louis Stevenson Reading Schedule Group members: Student Journal Due Date Discussion Date Introduction Pages 2 4 Chapters 1 2 Pages 5 6 Chapters 3 5 Pages 7 8 Chapters 6 9 Pages 9 10 The Exchange Assessment Does everyone have a dark side? Why or why not?

2 Getting Started What If? During the summer Sheila and her friends spend a lot of time together. At first they watch movies. But that soon gets boring. They decide to go find something fun to do. At the mall, they see some older kids on the second floor balcony throwing paper and little objects down on the people below. It s funny watching people looking around trying to figure out what hit them. Sheila decides to do the same thing. Her friends think she is really funny. Sheila enjoys the attention so she thinks of other things to do. She makes prank phone calls. She starts rumors about people. She ties cans to people s cars. Every time she does something, she gets more attention from her friends. Now Sheila can t stop. She keeps thinking of meaner things to do. Make notes about the effects of this situation. Why is Sheila doing this? What might make Sheila stop behaving like this? What is a dark side? What could cause someone to behave badly? Connect to The Exchange Question Discuss how this situation could relate to The Exchange Question: Does everyone have a dark side? Why or why not? Summarize your discussion. Student Journal page 2 of 10 Hampton-Brown

3 Introduction Read the Introduction on pages 7 9 in. The Introduction will help you understand key concepts in the book. Knowing them will help you discuss and write about the book. The Introduction includes information about what inspired Stevenson to write the original story life in Victorian England in the late 1800s what Jekyll and Hyde represent After you read the Introduction, answer these questions to check your understanding. 1. What was Victorian England like during the late 1800s? 2. What inspired Stevenson to write the story? How did he change the story? 3. What do Jekyll and Hyde have in common with Victorian England? Student Journal page 3 of 10 Hampton-Brown

4 Introduction: Key Concepts Word Web Study the Word Web for moral. What words does moral make you think of? Write a sentence using the word moral. Word Web Key Concepts conceal experiment moral suspense transform good rule Key Concept moral right honorable On a separate sheet of paper, create a similar Word Web for each of the Key Concept words. Write a sentence for each one. Student Journal page 4 of 10 Hampton-Brown

5 Respond to Chapters Personal Response Jekyll loves science. What is your favorite subject? How could studying that subject help you in the future? 2. Summarize Describe how Jekyll transforms when he changes into Hyde. Use the word transform in your response. 3. Inference Hyde is happy that Jekyll will have to take the blame for whatever Hyde does wrong. Why does this make Hyde so happy? 4. Generate Questions Write a question about this section for someone else reading this book. Exchange questions with them. Do you agree with their answer? Student Journal page 5 of 10 Hampton-Brown

6 Respond to Chapters 1 2, continued 5. Analyze Characters In Chapters 1 2, we learn a lot about Jekyll and Hyde. Write the characteristics and actions of Jekyll and Hyde, and what this shows about them in the Character Description Chart. Character Description Chart Character Dr. Jekyll Characteristics and Actions What This Shows About the Character Mr. Hyde In what ways do Jekyll and Hyde need each other? Why? Student Journal page 6 of 10 Hampton-Brown

7 Respond to Chapters Personal Response Jekyll s friends do not approve of his friendship with Hyde. How do you feel about Hyde? Why? 2. Plot Jekyll begins to need more of the drug to change between Jekyll and Hyde. How does this add more suspense to the story? Use the word suspense in your response. 3. Inference Why does Hyde grow stronger when Jekyll stops using the drug? 4. Generate Questions Write a question about this section for someone else reading this book. Exchange questions with them. Do you agree with their answer? Student Journal page 7 of 10 Hampton-Brown

8 Respond to Chapters 3 5, continued 5. Judgments Jekyll becomes Hyde without taking the red liquid. List what happens to Jekyll when he tries to stop being Hyde. Use the Sequence Chain to answer the question. Sequence Chain 1. Jekyll becomes Hyde without taking the red liquid Is it Jekyll s fault that he becomes Hyde again and kills Carew? Why or why not? Student Journal page 8 of 10 Hampton-Brown

9 Respond to Chapters Personal Response Jekyll begins to feel like he has no control over Hyde. Tell about a time when you felt you did not have control over a situation. What did you do to make yourself feel better? 2. Opinion Jekyll s experiment was interesting, but it had frightening results. Should Jekyll s experiment ever have been attempted? Why or why not? Use the word experiment in your answer. 3. Parallelism Do you see any parallels between the effect Hyde has on Lanyon and the effect Hyde has on Jekyll? Explain. What If? 4. Connect Look at your notes on Student Journal, page 2. Think about what might happen if a person started behaving badly. Compare this to. Is Jekyll a bad person? Student Journal page 9 of 10 Hampton-Brown

10 Respond to Chapters 6 9, continued 5. Conclusions Hyde affects Jekyll s life, his friendships, and the safety of others as he takes control. Write what causes Jekyll s life and his relationships to change and the effects of these events in the Chart. Cause and Effect Chart Causes Effects Why does Jekyll feel like he has no other choice but to kill himself at the end of the story? What could have happened if he had not killed himself? Student Journal page 10 of 10 Hampton-Brown