Reading Unit 2:D eveloping Analytical

Reading Practices Across G enres

Standards we will address:

RL 7.2 Determine a theme or central

idea of a text and analyze its

development over the course of the text;
provide an objective summary of the
text.
Analyze how a dramas or poems form
or structure contributes to its meaning.
Analyze how an author develops and
contrasts the points of view of different
characters.

By Robert Louis Stevenson

TH E S TR A N G E C A S E O F
D R . JEK Y LL A N D M R . H Y D E

Sum m ary
Robert Louis Stevensons masterpiece of the duality
of good and evil in mans nature sprang from the
darkest recesses of his own unconsciousduring a
nightmare from which his wife awakened him,
alerted by his screams. More than a hundred years
later, this tale of the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll and
the drug that unleashes his evil, inner personathe
loathsome, twisted Mr. Hydehas lost none of its
ability to shock. Its realistic police-style narrative
chillingly relates Jekylls desperation as Hyde gains
control of his souland gives voice to our own fears
of the violence and evil within us. Stevensons
enduring classic demonstrates a remarkable
understanding of the personalitys inner conflicts

W ords to Know
Coroner - an official who investigates violent,

sudden, or suspicious deaths.

Forensics any scientific field that is applied to

the field of law

Serial Killer - A person who murders three or

more people, usually due to abnormal

psychological gratification, with the murders
taking place over more than a month and
including a significant break (a "cooling off
period") between them.

Your assignm ent:

With a partner read through the

power point packet.

Create a 20 question quiz using what
you feel is the most important
information in the packet. Use this
format:
1.) Write Question
Answer