Jeckyll and Hyde by Stevenson - Year 11 English

Summary of topic:

• A 19th-century fiction study in order to respond to a question on GCSE Literature paper 1 section B.
• This will be an extract question and students will be required to respond to the question linked to the extract and then to consider the wider novel in response to the questions.
• Analysis of context, language, structure and form is required.
• Interpretation of quotations and a selected range of judicious quotations are required.
• Students should refer to the writer's craft and the readers' responses in their answers. 

Video clips and documentaries:

Understanding the Author

Jeckyll and Hyde: Context

Analysing Jeckyll and Hyde

Student Exemplar: Duality in Jeckyll and Hyde

GCSE style questions linked to the novel:

• Explore the how evil and innocence is presented throughout the novel.
• Explore how Jekyll is presented as a victim.
• Explore the presentation of violence throughout the novel.
• Explore how the theme of duality is shown.