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A Study Guide for

Presented by Idaho Theater for Youth a program of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival

By Dakotah Brown, Noah Moody, and Chad Shohet Based on the poem by Lewis Carroll

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Section four: APPENDIX

Author’s note…………………………………....…….…..pg 6

Meet the Cast……………………………………………....pg 7

About LEWIS CARROL………...……………..…….pg 8

Wonderland: The World of the Jabberwocky….pg 9

The Jabberwocky Synopsis…………………………….pg 9-10

Activity: Create Your Own Jabberwocky.............pg 11

Theme Discussion: Fear………………………………..pg 11

Activity: Portmanteau Words..............................pg 12

Activity: Nonsense Writing………...………………....pg 13

Special thanks…………………………………………..…pg 4

Using this study guide………………………………..…pg 4

About the Idaho Shakespeare Festival…….….….pg 5

A note from the director…………………………......pg 5

Vocabulary Words………………………………….…..pg 14

Activity: Word Search………………………………….pg 15

Activity: Dream-Scape…………..………………….….pg 16

Theme Discussion: Friendship……………………..pg 16

Activity: Quote Identification………...………..……pg 16

Activity: The Momeraths Outgrabe..………..……pg 17

Activity: Invent! Invent!…………………………..……pg 18

Activity: Word Game……………………………..……pg 19

Activity: Think Like a Critic…………………….......pg 19

Suggested reading………………...…..………….……….pg 20

Sources……………………………………………..……..….pg 20

End Quote…………………………………………………..pg 21

Section three: AFTER THE SHOW

Section two: BEFORE THE SHOW

Section one: WELCOME!

table of contents

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Dear Teachers,

Welcome to the Idaho Theater for Youth study guide for The

Jabberwocky. These materials have been designed to expand

your students’ engagement with the performance as well as pro-

vide some back ground on Lewis Carroll and the influential lit-

erature he wrote.

This resource includes a range of information, discussion topics,

and activities that can stand on their own or serve as building

blocks for a larger unit. The activities are designed to be

mixed, matched, and modified to suit the needs of your particu-

lar students.

Inside, you’ll find activities to share with your students both

before the show and after the show, indicated by headings

at the top of the page. These are designed to help focus your

students’ engagement with the performance by giving them

specific themes to watch out for, as well as to foster critical

thinking and discussion following the performance. Each activ-

ity is designed to meet Idaho Standards of Education to foster

critical thinking and problem solving skills.

We encourage you and your students to share your thoughts

with us! Any of the artwork or activities your students send

will be shared with the artists who created The Jabberwocky,

and any feedback from you will help to improve our study

guides for future audiences! Our mailing address is located on

page 19.

Thank you so much!

Using This Guide...

welcome! A Very Special Thank You!

As a part of Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s

educational programming, Idaho Theater for Youth

(ITY) performances have enriched the lives of well

over one million students and teachers since 1981

with productions that convey the unique and

impactful voice of theater arts. The magic of this art

form is brought to schools across the State of Idaho

each Winter/Spring semester with assistance from a

generous group of underwriters:

National Endowment for the Arts

Boise Department of Arts and History

Idaho Community Foundation and the following funds:

Children’s Charities of Idaho, Unrestricted

Southwest Region

F.M., Anne G. & Beverly B. Bistline Foundation

James A. Pinney Memorial Fund

Statewide Education Philanthropic Gift Fund

Idaho Commission on the Arts

US Bancorp Foundation

Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation

Idaho Power Foundation

The Whittenberger Foundation

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About our education program...

The Idaho Shakespeare Festival has become an integral part

of arts education throughout Idaho. The Festival’s annual

Shakespearience tour brings live theater to more than 25,000

high-school students in more than 50 Idaho communities each

year. Since it began touring in 1986, Shakespearience has

enriched the lives of nearly 500,000 students.

In 1999, the Festival assumed the operations of Idaho Theater

for Youth. This alliance has more than doubled the Festival’s

annual educational programming, resulting in the Festival

becoming the largest provider of professional, performing arts

outreach in the state of Idaho. In addition to the statewide

Idaho Theater for Youth school tour, which brings professional

productions to nearly 30,000 students in grades K-6 across

Idaho, the Festival oversees year-round School of Theater

programs. This series of classes in acting, playwriting and

production, for students of all ages, enrolls over 300 Treasure

Valley students each year. Look for upcoming student

productions throughout the summer, fall and spring.

For more information on any of the Festival’s educational

activities, please contact the Director of Education at the

Festival offices or by email at renee@idahoshakespeare.org.

A Note From the Director...

welcome!

I have worked with the three authors in a number of forms over many years. When they came to me with the script, I knew that I wanted to make it work. I loved the idea of using a script for our Idaho Theater for Youth touring show written by actors who not only had been on tour, but are also incredibly loyal to the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. What really solidified my excitement was how fantastic the script actually was.

I love the bleeding of the worlds: fantasy and real life. I think we all allow our fantasy lives to bleed into our real lives. It’s what makes life interesting. What I cherish about this play is that the boys learn a very valuable lesson in their fantasy lives that they desperately needed in their real lives. I believe it was the only way that these two boys were going to be able to really under-stand that they have control over the way they are treated in their lives.

Sometimes the only way we are able to accept lessons are through the eyes of someone or something else.

Please explore all this study guide has to offer. It will enrich the experience of your students watching the performance and allow them to, perhaps, learn a thing or too as well.

Enjoy your time spent in the Tulgey Wood.

-Renee K. Vomocil, Director

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author’s note This is not a play about bullying. While bullying is the reason it was written, bullies inspired it, and there are bullies in it, it is not what this play is about. When I was a child, my parents read The Jabberwocky to my sisters and me as a bedtime story. I have had it memorized since I was 5 years old.

In sixth grade, my reading teacher had us open our text books to a certain page where we found Lewis Carroll's famous nonsense poem “The Jabberwocky”. "Who would like to try to read this out loud?" she said. I shot my hand up in the air and nearly fell out of my seat, praying she would call on me. "Alright Noah, give it a try." I slammed my book shut, stood up from my desk, and dramatically recited the poem verbatim. This was not the beginning of my being bullied at school, but it was definitely when it became worse. I was teased on the playground, had things thrown at me, was spat at, and received prank calls at home in the evening. Despite these goings-on, I found refuge in one thing: playing. Being by myself a lot, I could play pretend in my room and in the backyard making up my own stories and games as I went along – and to me it was wonderful. I was happy. But at school, when I couldn't be by myself, the one thing I looked forward to every year (where I got to see not just others play, but grown-ups as well!) was Idaho Theater for Youth. Every time they showed up I found myself thinking: "This is what I want to do."

Years later, at age 20, my dream came true and I was cast in ITY's touring production of The Boxcar Children. I would go on to be in four more shows. In the midst of it all, I developed a taste for writing and began to entertain the idea of one day writing a show of my own. “The Jabberwocky” sprang to mind instantly, but for years it was merely a fantasy I had dancing around in the back of my mind.

If it wasn't for Dakotah Brown, this idea may never have been put down on paper in the first place. Dakotah and I met as touring actors for The Idaho Shakespeare Festival, but were in separate shows. I was performing in an adaptation of Aesop's Fables and he was playing the lead in the Shakespearience’s Othello, but we became friends almost instantly. One morning over coffee, we were throwing ideas back and forth about things we wanted to write someday and I mentioned doing a children's play based on “The Jabberwocky.” The next day I woke up to a call from Dakotah, who wanted to discuss some ideas for the play. It was then our monster was conceived.

One year and many loose-leaf notebooks later, we recruited the talents of Chad Shohet – without whom ISF never would have known the fruits of our labor. Chad and I met 10 years ago through The School of Theater while performing in Five Short Plays by David Ives. The three of us then developed a skeletal outline of our play, each took three to five scenes to write on our own, combined, tweaked, and tightened them; another year later we had a full script as well as the privilege of performing a staged reading through Chad's company Homegrown Theatre. At that time Chad took our script to Renee Vomocil, Director of Education for ISF, and after yet one more year of tinkering with this monster of ours, the next big dream came true: having The Jabberwocky selected to be the Idaho Theater for Youth tour of 2014.

We didn't write this play because we were all bullied. We wrote it because even now, as adults, we love to play. Through our friendship and ridiculous, over-active imaginations, we created something together – as friends. We found friendship through playing pretend and the desire to share how we think a world with monsters and haunted libraries looks. Playing pretend isn't retaliation to the bullies that may ridicule you for it; it's a refuge and a medium for you to create and let your mind grow and maybe, just maybe, others will want to join you in the end. Bullying is a reason this play was written and I thank those bullies, from the bottom of my heart, for helping me find an imagination that I may never have discovered without them.

Thank you for helping our monstrous dream come to life. – Noah Moody

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meet the artists!

The Jabberwocky Cast

Chad Shohet Dodgson/The Prince

Noah Moody Steve/Squire

Veronica VonTobel Hoyt;

The King; MishMash the

Bandersnatch; Django Rath;

Rory Rath; Cheshire Cat

Sarah Gardner Rhodes;

Ruth; The JubJub Bird;

Talia Rath; Shell Rath

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About LEWIS CARROLL

Many authors use a different name to publish their

writings. Known as a “pen name,” these fake identities

can be as simple as a shortened name, the writers

initials, or a nickname. Some, like Lewis Carroll, are

more complex.

To create his pen name, Charles Dodgson translated

his first two names into Latin (Charles = “Carolus”;

Lutwidge = “Lodovicus”), and then flip-flopped their

order and shortened the names.

Do you know of any other authors with a pen name?

If you had a pen name, what would it be? How would

you come up with it?

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Lewis Carroll—whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson—was born January 27, 1832, in

Daresbury, a small town in Cheshire, England. His family was very involved in The Church of England;

many of his ancestors were clergy officials. The Dodgson children were homeschooled starting at a

young age and given mostly religious texts to study. One of eleven children, he enjoyed entertaining

himself and others by singing and playing charades. Carroll started writing poetry and short stories early

in life, later becoming skilled in photography, art, and math.

When he was 12, Carroll was sent to Richmond Grammar School. From some of his early journal

writings, he doesn’t seem to have liked school very much— the fact that he (and most of his siblings)

had a stammer may have contributed to his dislike of the school social structure. Carroll also faced

health challenges that resulted in deafness in one ear and chronic chest coughs.

The majority of Carroll’s academic achievements were math-related. He received

many awards for his studies in mathematics. Though he was very gifted at academics,

Carroll also acknowledged that he had trouble staying focused and putting in the

effort required for serious study, which eventually resulted in him losing out on an

important scholarship. During his time at Christ Church, where he went to college,

Carroll focused much of his energies on creative writing.

Of all of his writings, Lewis Carroll is best known for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

and it’s sequel, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There; they featured

his unique writing style made up of invented nonsense words, which matched the

dreamlike setting of Wonderland. The main character, Alice, is supposedly based on

a real-life girl of the same name, a friend of Carroll’s and the daughter of a dean at

the college where Carroll taught.

Though the majority of Carroll’s publications were math-related, his imaginative

writings generated the most success. They were popular across social classes

(Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been translated into over 97 languages!) and

made him very wealthy, though he never left his position teaching at Christ College.

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Wonderland: The World of the Jabberwocky

Readers were first transported to Wonderland in 1865 when a young girl—Alice—follows a talking rabbit down a hole and

into a magical land. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland tells the story of the trouble, creatures, and fun she encountered

there. Alice has tea with the Mad Hatter, plays croquet with the Red Queen, and attends the trial of the Knave of Hearts.

At the end of the story, just as her life is threatened by the Red Queen, Alice wakes up and believes her adventures were

simply a very vivid dream.

In Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, Alice revisits Wonderland through a mirror in her house. Once

stepping through the mirror, she finds a book written in mirror-writing and when holding it up to a mirror, Alice can read

the reflected poem “The Jabberwocky.” When she ventures out into Wonderland again, Alice crosses paths with Humpty

Dumpty who also tells her a version of the poem before falling off his wall. Alice continues on a new set of adventures,

though she never meets the infamous Jabberwocky described in the poem.

Since it’s publication there have been many adaptations into theater, film, and television. The most recent film detailing

Alice’s adventures in the magical land was directed by Tim Burton and released in 2010. The film combined storylines

from the two Carroll novels and centered around Alice’s destiny to slay the Jabberwocky. Currently, the ABC network is

producing Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, which features Alice’s return to Wonderland to save a genie she fell in love

with there. Have you seen any of these other adaptations?

(above) Mia Wasikowska as Alice in 2010’s Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton

(above) Walt Disney’s 1951 adaptation of Alice in Wonderland

(above) Sophie Lowe plays Alice in ABC’s Once

Upon a Time in Wonderland

The Jabberwocky

In Idaho Theater for Youth’s production of The Jabberwocky, two students, Dodgson and Steve are thrown together

after being bullied by classmates. To avoid their tormenters, the two follow a secret map through the special selection

area in their school library and are transported to the Tulgey Wood . Once there, they meet a crazy king who assumes

Dodgson is the Prince he sent for and bids the duo to save his people from the evil Jabberwocky that terrorizes the land.

Just like in previous adaptations, all of the creatures Dodgson and

Steve meet mirror characters they know outside of the Tulgey Wood.

On their quest they meet the famed Cheshire Cat, the JubJub bird, a

Bandersnatch, and a family of Momeraths who help contribute to

their journey (and sometimes complicate it as well). In order to suc-

cessfully save the kingdom, the two must work together to find the

courage to defeat the Jabberwocky— and in the process learn to

face their bullies back home.

The book that transports Alice back to

Wonderland was written in mirror-

writing—so she could only read it while

looking at it’s reflection. Since it looks

unreadable to the naked eye, it’s a good

method for writing in code. Use mirror-writing or

create a code with a classmate to share notes!

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“The Jabberwocky” 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!

Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the manxome foe he sought—

So rested he by the Tumtum tree, And stood awhile in thought.

And as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,

Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! and through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back.

"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" He chortled in his joy.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.

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The original illustration of the Jabberwocky was drawn by Englishman Sir John Tenniel in 1871. At that time, England was under the rule of

Queen Victoria. The Victorian Era was a time of growing popularity in the sciences, like paleontology and geology; in contrast, popular

literature introduced the Gothic Tale, which typically featured mysticism, monsters, and magic.

Tenniel’s depiction of the imaginary beast combines both real and fictional creatures. What creatures do you imagine went into creating

Tenniel’s version of the Jabberwocky? _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Based on the poem, what would the Jabberwocky look like to you?

Draw your own version of the Jabberwocky below.

activity

theme to follow

Fear is a very important theme in The Jabberwocky. Discuss the times we see fear in the play and how it affects each the characters.

What do you think Dodgson is most afraid of before his adventure?

How does the Jabberwocky reflect the fears of Dodgson and Steve?

What fears would be represented if you had to face

the Jabberwocky? How could it be defeated?

The Jabberwocky was defeated with laughter—what does this say about overcoming fears?

How did defeating the Jabberwocky help Dodgson and Steve deal with the bullies they faced at school?

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“It seems very pretty," [Alice] said when she had finished it, "but it's rather hard to understand!"

(You see she didn't like to confess even to herself, that she couldn't make it out at all.)

"Somehow it seems to fill my head with ideas--only I don't exactly know what they are!

However, somebody killed something: that's clear, at any rate."

—Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There

Answers: 1. car + hijack; 2. emotion + icon; 3. jean + shorts; 4. spoon + fork; 5. tofu + turkey

The word “chortle” is a portmanteau word. Lewis Carroll used this term

for his made up words because they collapsed on each other like items in a

suitcase. They are a combination of two words , creating a new word that

embodies the meaning of the two joined words.

Below are examples of common portmanteau words. What are the two

words that make up the words below?

1. carjack = ________________________+ ________________________

2. emoticon = ________________________+ ________________________

3. jorts = ________________________+ ________________________

4. spork = ________________________+ ________________________

5. tofurkey = ________________________+ ________________________

Can you think of any other portmanteau words ?

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After reading the original poem “The Jabberwocky”

you may, like Alice, notice that some of the words

are a little out of the ordinary. Make a list of

words in the poem that are not familiar to you.

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2.______________________________________

3.______________________________________

4.______________________________________

5.______________________________________

Share your answers with classmates to see if there

are any other new words you can add to your list.

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Were any of the words you wrote down in the dictionary?

i.e. chortle: verb; noun—a combination of “chuckle” and “snort”

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Create your own portmanteau words!

Combine two words to create a new one with it’s own meaning.

1. _______________________ + _______________________ = _______________________

2. _______________________ + _______________________ = _______________________

3. _______________________ + _______________________ = _______________________

In a group, create a short story or poem using some of your new portmanteau words!

nonsense writing

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vocabulary lexicon: noun — the vocabulary of a

particular language, social class, person,

etc.

portmanteau: noun — a suitcase or bag to

carry clothing in while traveling

chortle: verb, noun — the combination of a

chuckle and a snort

embody: verb — to express, personify, or

incorporate a quality

Gothic: adjective — a style depicting the

darker mood of the Medieval period, often

used in architecture, design, and writing

mysticism: noun — belief in the mysterious

and supernatural occurrences

paleontology: noun — the study of ancient

life forms as they are represented in fossils

snicker: verb, noun — a

sly, disrespectful laugh

beamish: adjective —

radiantly happy or

cheerful

slithy burble

chortle mimsy

Create five sentences that use a vocabulary

word to help illustrate its meaning.

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word search

C W G C R C B U A E T N A M T R O P Y J

Q A B X U H R A M A S U A V B U E D A H

M X R T T O Z I N N R J K H J S O B B T

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Find the list of characters and vocabulary words in the word search below:

BANDERSNATCH

BEAMISH

CARROLL

CHESHIRE

CHORTLE

DODGSON

EMBODY

GOTHIC

JABBERWOCKY

LEXICON

MOMERATH

MYSTICISM

NONSENSE

PALEONTOLOGY

PORTMANTEAU

RUTH

SNICKER

STEVE

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In both Lewis Carroll’s original works and the play, the

real and magical worlds are easily connected.

Share how you would get to your own magic world.

Describe some of the things you would find there –

the sights, smells, and special features it would have.

Would there be any dangerous creatures or places?

Draw some of the landscape below.

dream-scape

activity after the show

theme to follow

Friendship is a very important theme in The Jabberwocky. Discuss the times we see friendship in the play and how it affects

each the characters.

Who do you think had the strongest friendship at the beginning of the play? What was the foundation of the friendship?

Who had the strongest friendship at the end of the play? What made this a good friendship?

What does the relationship between Dodgson and Steve suggest about making friends?

Think about your friendships—Have you always been friends with these people? Was there a specific moment that helped you become friends?

Answers: 1. The King; 2. Mishmash the Bandersnatch; 3. Ruth the JubJub Bird; 4. Rory Momerath; 5. Steve; 6. The Cheshire Cat; 7. Dodgeson

Identify which characters from the play said the lines below!

1. “A stopped clock is preferable to a slow clock.”

2. “Well, four eyes are better than one.”

3. “I fear no such monsters, and I do not fear you!”

4. “Yeah, if he sees ya. He’ll make us cut off your toes and

throw ‘em on the grill.”

5. “Just because I don’t fight doesn’t make me a coward! Sometimes, not fighting is the braver option!”

6. “What you seek cannot be seen, but in your heart it’s always been.”

7. “We can choose to let the Jabberwocky scare us or we can show it that we’re not afraid!”

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“the momeraths outgrabe” Finish designing the Rath family! Color in these artist sketches!

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His inventions, ranging from physical products to mathematical rules included:

The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case—a cloth folder to carry an assortment of stamps that could be carried in a purse or pocket.

The nyctograph—a tablet for writing in the dark, using symbols and squares instead of letters

A steering device for a tricycle

An early version of double-sided tape for sealing envelopes

A device to help handicapped and bed-ridden individuals read a book placed sideways

invent! invent! activity

Some of Carroll’s inventions made everyday tasks easier and

some were just for entertainment.

What would your invention be?

Would it be something to be used everyday? Just for fun?

Describe or draw it below and share its size, use, color, and other details!

after the show Lewis Carroll was also an inventor!

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expanding the activity In small groups, have students collaborate

on advertising their new invention. They

can use one that was invented by a stu-

dent or create their own group invention!

Ask the groups to create a two to three

minute commercial for their product. The

commercial should have a clear beginning,

middle, and end, and contain information

about what their product is called, what it

does, how to use it, and anything else

they’d like!

Once each group has had enough time to

rehearse, they can perform their skits for

the rest of the class!

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Think like a critic!

This is your students’ opportunity to express their thoughts and opinions about the performance of The Jabberwocky that they just saw! Invite them to think about their experience and answer the

following questions:

1. What is the name of your school?

2. Have you ever seen a play before?

3. Would you recommend this play to your friends?

4. Do you think it is important for people to see plays? Why or why not?

5. Was the story of The Jabberwocky clear to you?

6. Did you learn something from this play that you did not expect to learn?

7. What was your favorite part of the performance? What did you like about it?

8. Did you have a least favorite part of the performance? Why?

9. Were there any additional aspects of the show that stood out to you (i.e. music, costumes, jokes, etc.)? What did you like most about those aspects of the show?

10. Would you like for ITY to perform at your school again next year?

Idaho Shakespeare Festival Attn: Education Department P.O. Box 9365 Boise, ID 83707

Mail your reviews to the Education Department at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival!

expanding the activity

Have your students pretend that

they are reviewers for a major

newspaper. They can name the

newspaper, format their article, add

headlines and “photographs,” and

display their publications around

the classroom!

after the show

word game

activity

Carroll also invented word games like the “doublet” or

“word ladder.” To play the game, start with one word

and change out one letter at a time to create a new

word. See how many words you can create!

example: ___BAT___

___CAT___

___CAB___

___CUB___

Starting word: ____________________

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Suggested reading for students who enjoyed The Jabberwocky

additional materials

works by Lewis Carroll

Adventure, Magic, and Friendship

nonsense poetry

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carroll

http://lcsna.org/carroll/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland

http://www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/jabber/jabberwocky.html http://www.powertolearn.com/teachers/lesson_activities/langu

age_arts/CBV.12.S.LA.R6.D1_58.pdf http://dictionary.reference.com/

http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/WordSearchSetupForm.asp?campaign=flyout_teachers_puzzle_wordcross

sources

after the show

(from left to right) Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar; The Borrowers by Mary Norton; Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

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the end