Courtesy of Dianne Larson, mother of Mary Elizabeth, Apex teacher extraordinaire
Today in my classroom, the kids are busy finishing a Jabberwocky project.
We read and studied the poem, by Lewis Carroll (author of Alice in Wonderland) And now they are writing and illustrating parodies of the poem.
I have taught them about portmanteau words (Two words smushed together to make new word, like brunch) and how Lewis Carroll invented them. So they have to invent portmanteau words to use in their parodies.
Now tell me, how can I tell Morgan that the combination of Dragon plus Horse comes up with an inappropriate monster called a Draghore? She keeps saying “my Draghore” and I am having trouble keeping a straight face. Oh, the challenges of teaching. Do I let her put the Draghore up for Open House or do I censor her budding creativity and keep my job?
This post is beyond hilarious. No censoring, please.
I agree with Jeno. In fact, I believe I will begin using the word draghore in conversation.