'Jekyll & Hyde': the dark side of the Industrial Revolution
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils explore 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' within the context of the Industrial Revolution. They first look at the importane of technology and industrialisation within the period and novella, before looking at the social consequences and implications of the Industrial Revolution.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 41 / 41
'Jekyll & Hyde': the dark side of the Industrial Revolution
In this unit, pupils explore 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' within the context of the Industrial Revolution. They first look at the importane of technology and industrialisation within the period and novella, before looking at the social consequences and implications of the Industrial Revolution.
7 lessons- 'Jekyll and Hyde': urbanisation and social divisions
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': a critique of unchecked scientific ambition
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': technology and dehumanisation
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': progress versus primal instincts
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': repression and fragmented identities
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': moral decay and respectability
- Writing an extended response about 'Jekyll and Hyde'