Mr Hyde as a Victorian Villain, The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde

In this lesson students are asked to explore how Mr Hyde is portrayed as a villain. The lesson starts by presenting students with images of gothic villains and asking them to discuss what they know about each one. Students are then asked to read the extract where Mr Enfield tells Mr Utterson about how Hyde attacked a young girl in the street which is when the reader is first introduced to him. They can annotate and highlight it in pairs and the it can be annotated on the board where the class can feedback their ideas.

There is another activity where students are provided with particular quotes and they are asked to link them with other moments in the novel (this is useful for classes who have finished the novel as a form of revision).

The lesson ends with a chance for students to write essay paragraphs independently using provided sentence starters which come in 3 formats: a 'layers of meaning' approach, PEA or the 'reading ladder'. An opportunity to self assess essay writing follows this.

The success criteria provided refers to the AQA English Literature course but can be adapted to suit your course.

All lessons in this series include:

- Links to online videos (see 'notes' under Powerpoint slides)
- Starter tasks which introduce the main idea of the lesson
- Differentiated tasks
- Opportunities for pair and group talk within activities ('Talk for Writing')
- Handouts of extracts from the novel
- Alternating opportunities for self and peer assessment
- Essay writing prompts to allow students to write about the scene
- References to the AQA English Literature mark scheme, particularly to the demands for attaining a grade 5 - what is considered a 'good pass' for the qualification.

It's suggested that you download the whole series to appreciate the full learning journey.