Introduction
This is a Web Quest to support curricular goals in studying. As a media specialist in school, the following research has been developed to help the understanding of portmanteau. Students keep asking what the word portmanteau means. It is a good idea as a media specialist to help in the understanding of some terms.
Task
As a media specialist, one is supposed to investigate portmanteau. This will result in developing a Web Quest periodically. After some few hours of research, there will be a compilation of what has been obtained or identified from the internet. The answers of the following questions will be provided:
Questions
- What is portmanteau? Is this relevant in learning?
- Are you curious to know how it came into existence?
- Is it a fun thing? Are most people familiar with portmanteau?
- What are some of the example of portmanteau? Is portmanteau recognized by some novelist? Who are some of the novelist who use portmanteau? What are some of the words they use in their novels?
- Can characters as well be derived from portmanteau? Who are some of the famous people for giving out characters portmanteau names? What are some of the examples to it?
- Does portmanteau has a function in language? Which is the common language associated with portmanteau? Is it creative to use portmanteau?
- Which English coined the portmanteau word? Find blend and practice in identifying word parts from: http://grammar.about.com/od/tests/a/Blends-Practice-In-Identifying-Word-Parts.htm . Gain more experience on this website as one does practice.
- Find out what Etymology means. What is its history? Find out whether it is a Greek word or not?
- Can one find out the favorite portmanteau words? Can one get their meaning and how they are derived?