“Jabberwocky” & “The Walrus and the Carpenter” Culminating Task
MUST DO: Answer the following question using RSS format. You will be graded using the Constructed
Response Rubric. Follow the checklist below to ensure you receive a 4.
→ Follow the RSS organizer.
→ Include the title and author in your restate.
→ Use at least 2 pieces of evidence to support your response.
→ Elaborate on your explanation of the evidence.
QUESTION: How is the theme of good vs evil demonstrated in “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll? Use
evidence from the text to support your response.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES: Choose 1 activity from each column. Hand in all activities for a classwork grade.
COLUMN 1
COLUMN 2
OPTION 1 (INDEPENDENT) Draw a picture of the
Jubjub bird, the Bandersnatch or the Tumtum
Tree and Label it with some interesting invented
nouns and adjectives. Your illustration must be in
full color and depict the scene using the details
from the text.
OPTION 2 (PARTNER) Portmanteau Mad LibsWith a partner create portmanteau words for
different parts of speech. Create a key which
defines each word. Then, insert your words into
the mad lib. Try to get another student to figure
out the meaning of your invented words.
OPTION 3 (INDEPENDENT) Create a Plot Diagram
for “The Walrus and the Carpenter.” Decorate
your diagram with illustrations from the text.
OPTION 4 (PARTNER) Write a 3 stanza poem that
describes the conversation the Walrus and the
Carpenter had on their walk home, after eating
the oysters. Use personification and one other
form of figurative language in your poem.
“Jabberwocky” Open Ended Response
Directions: Answer the following question using the RSS format: How is the theme of good vs evil
demonstrated in “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll? Use evidence from the text to support your
response.
“Jabberwocky” Open Ended Response ORGANIZER
Directions: Answer the following question using the RSS format: How is the theme of good vs evil
demonstrated in “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll? Use evidence from the text to support your
response.
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STEP 1: RESTATE. Make a statement clearly states the theme is good vs evil. Then add another
sentence that tells the two ways this is demonstrated in the text. You will go on to elaborate on
these 2 points later.
STEP 2: SUPPORT FROM TEXT #1. Introduce your first piece of evidence that demonstrates the
theme. Use a stem like “In the poem in states, “….” or “In the poem when…”
STEP 3: SUPPORT FROM SELF#1. Explain how the evidence you chose demonstrates the theme
of good vs evil. This is where you show what you know. Elaborate on your thoughts. Use phrases
like, “This evidence demonstrates ….” Or “This supports the theme because…..”
STEP 4: SUPPORT FROM TEXT #2. Introduce the second piece of evidence that demonstrates the
theme. Use a transition such as also, furthermore or additionally.
STEP 5: SUPPORT FROM SELF #2 Explain how the evidence you chose demonstrates the theme
of good vs evil. This is where you show what you know. Elaborate on your thoughts. Use phrases
like, “This evidence demonstrates….” Or “This supports the theme because…..”
STEP 6: CLOSING THOUGHTS. In the last sentence clearly state what the theme is in a full theme
statement. What is the message the author is trying to send the reader. Use a transition word
such as ultimately, in summation or in conclusion.
Culminating Task Activities
OPTION 1 (INDEPENDENT) Draw a picture of the Jubjub bird, the Bandersnatch or the Tumtum Tree and
Label it with some interesting invented nouns and adjectives. Your illustration must be in full color and
depict the scene using the details from the text.
OPTION 2 (PARTNER) Portmanteau Mad LibsDirections: With a partner create portmanteau words for different parts of speech. Create a key which
defines each word. Then, insert your words into the mad lib. Try to get another student to figure out the
meaning of your invented words.
1. PIZZA MAD LIB
2. Jungle MAD LIB
OPTION 3 (INDEPENDENT) Create a Plot Diagram for “The Walrus and the Carpenter.” Decorate your
diagram with illustrations from the text.
OPTION 4 (PARTNER) Write a 3 stanza poem that describes the conversation the Walrus and the
Carpenter had on their walk home, after eating the oysters. Use personification and one other form of
figurative language in your poem. Be sure to use proper formatting. You are writing a poem, not a
paragraph. Each group member is responsible for writing part of the poem. Take turns writing each
stanza and use a different color for each person.