Today we were introduced to two characters in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Victorian tale of horror, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde--two characters who enjoy walking without much conversation down seedy parts of London: tne lawyer, Utterson, and the lawyer's friend, Mr. Enfield. Mr. Enfield is inspired during their weekend walk one day to relay a story about a strange door, which he begins to connect with a story about a little girl getting stepped on by a older man at 3:00 a.m. one night. That's where we stopped...
Your job is to read all of chapter 1 this weekend and write both a summary and a response to it. Your summary should not be a sparknotes-esque summary that you copy and paste from the Web...just sayin'. Here's the link to the Summary/Response T-chart for you to use: Summary/Response T-chart You can find the text on our resources page, as well as in iTunes. I've posted the link to iTunes below. Remember: no excuses! Read this and respond!
Keep in mind that your final draft of your essay will be due next week, after I conference with you. (On Monday, we will review the components of SPES - Statement, Proof, Explanation and Synthesis.)
I have also post a reading schedule for The Strange Cases of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde below. If you want to download the book in your iBooks, it's a free download and highly useful. Here's a screenshot of what it looks like, along with your nightly reading regimen.
Your job is to read all of chapter 1 this weekend and write both a summary and a response to it. Your summary should not be a sparknotes-esque summary that you copy and paste from the Web...just sayin'. Here's the link to the Summary/Response T-chart for you to use: Summary/Response T-chart You can find the text on our resources page, as well as in iTunes. I've posted the link to iTunes below. Remember: no excuses! Read this and respond!
Keep in mind that your final draft of your essay will be due next week, after I conference with you. (On Monday, we will review the components of SPES - Statement, Proof, Explanation and Synthesis.)
I have also post a reading schedule for The Strange Cases of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde below. If you want to download the book in your iBooks, it's a free download and highly useful. Here's a screenshot of what it looks like, along with your nightly reading regimen.
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NIGHTLY READING SCHEDULE
Friday - 10.19.12 Chapter 1: Story of the Door
Requirement: Summary/Response
(click here for template)
Monday - 10.22.12
Chapter 2: Search for Mr. Hyde
Tuesday - 10.23.12
Chapter 3: Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Ease
Wednesday - 10.24.12
Chapter 4: The Carew Murder Case
Thursday - 10.25.12
Chapter 5: The Incident of the Letter
Friday - 10.19.12 Chapter 1: Story of the Door
Requirement: Summary/Response
(click here for template)
Monday - 10.22.12
Chapter 2: Search for Mr. Hyde
Tuesday - 10.23.12
Chapter 3: Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Ease
Wednesday - 10.24.12
Chapter 4: The Carew Murder Case
Thursday - 10.25.12
Chapter 5: The Incident of the Letter