Vocabulary grids for The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Raise the level of GCSE students' exam responses by developing their vocabulary with this useful set of vocabulary grids for The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
The teaching resource includes definitions of 24 challenging nouns, verbs and adjectives from the novella, teaching notes on how to use the vocabulary grids and a quick vocab quiz to use as learning check or formative assessment.
This classroom resource will help to develop students' vocabulary and understanding of the text, and also their awareness of how to use higher-level vocabulary in their own exam responses.
Example quiz questions from the resource:
1. Which adjective means horrifyingly bad?
A. Feral
B. Abhorrent
C. Savage
D. Depraved
2. Which noun is the part of the mind you’re unaware of, but which influences your actions?
A. Subconscious
B. Supernatural
C. Consciousness
D. Ethics
3. Which noun is a change back to the way your ancestors used to behave and act?
A. Duality
B. Repression
C. Aberration
D. Atavism
