Opening Research Projects
In groups of 2 or 3 you will be given one of the following areas to research to increase your understanding of the narrative:
- Crime in Victorian Society
- London in the late 19th century (in particular Social Class, Poverty and the settings of Soho and Harley Street)
- Stevenson and his life
- Science in Victorian England (in particular Charles Darwin and Sigmund Freud)
- Jack the Ripper and his connection with the story
- The importance of religion in Victorian England
- Gothic Fictions
You have been allocated the position of
‘experts’ on your topic throughout the study of the novel. As we study, you may
be required to make links with your topic and the content of the novel.
To start the project, you each need to spend 30 minutes of (possibly homework) time researching
initial information on your topic and recording it either in notes you can type
up in the lesson or as an e-mail or associated document you can access from
school.
In class: each individual in the pair/group should create a folder
within their English Literature folder with the name of their research project,
into which you place your individual research.
It would be sensible to try to avoid duplication of material, so perhaps
briefly decide how each of you should approach the topic to start with.
We will re-visit this as the study of the novel progresses and add to
it, with closer reference to the novel in relation to your area of research.
