Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Chapter Two - Critical Thinking and Drama Activities

Aimed at GCSE, English Literature students, this unit on Chapter 2 of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde offers a novel and engaging approach to developing critical thinking skills and deepening an understanding of this set text.

Paper One, Question 4 of the AQA, English Language examination is designed to develop student’s ability to think critically about a fiction text.
These questions are an effective way to help students develop the critical thinking needed in the English Literature paper. This Literature unit utilises this type of question students can hone their English Language skills needed for Paper One, while simultaneously revising the Jekyll and Hyde set text.

Four extracts from Chapter Two are provided with discussion prompts. A critical thinking question follows each extract to which students need to write a response. Model Answers are also provided.

This novel approach ensures that students maximise their learning time for both English Language and Literature!

A play version of Chapter Two and extended drama activities are also provided to support students in familiarising themselves with the chapter.

The unit will helps students develop their critical thinking skills required to succeed in GCSE, English Literature!