Due Monday: only a rough draft of your essay – collections of ideas, main points and elements from the story that you will use to support your analysis.

The Topic: Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde – a study of Good and Evil

Your essay should discuss how the author of the novella portrays the two natures within humans. Here some questions to consider: What was Dr. Jekyll’s intent? Was he successful? Does the story point to a solution to the good/evil nature in humans? How is Jekyll and Hyde phenomenon a symbol for all humanity? (You may use examples from your experience where someone has displayed seemingly opposite natures.) Does the split of Jekyll’s two elements into two distinct personas absolve him from the crimes committed by Hyde? Why yes or why not? What is Mr. Utterson’s role within this story? Is his tolerance helpful or destructive?

Here’s an example of a good high-school level analytic essay on this story. Take a look at the essay’s structure, its cohesiveness, and the way it uses elements of the story and adds to these the writer’s own interpretations.

Analytic Essay

The final form of your essay also should not read like an answer to the above questions, but rather offer your own observations and interpretations on the novella in an essay form.

Mr.Schatzkamer 5-13-12 HW 9b

11th,12th 1)what are the branches of the Federal Govt and write all you know about them 2)what was the Cuban missile Crises

10th 1)What are long term causes of WW 1-explain each one 2)How did Germany become a country

9th 1)what is the importance of the Justinian Code 2)what was the Byzantine empire and it’s importance 3)what were the achievements of the roman Empire

Ms. Phillips 5/10 hw

AP Psych: read handouts; start preparing for the final

12th grade Eng: 1-page essay due tomorrow on the conflict between self and society; Regents essay due Monday (no exceptions)

9th grade Eng: finish reading comprehension handout; vocab test MONDAY on the new words from the nanotechnology article

10th grade and scholars’ Eng: essay due Monday (see 12th grade notation); vocab test MONDAY as posted above