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Peer reviewedBarnett, Louise K. – Exercise Exchange, 1979
Suggests the use of parody to deepen students' understanding of how and why poems work. (TJ)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Parody
Peer reviewedWorkman, Brooke – English Journal, 1981
Reports on a "summing up" assignment at the end of a course on the fiction of J. D. Salinger. Notes the way students used parodies to display their knowledge of Salinger's style and recurrent themes. Offers one student-written parody as an example. (RL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Creative Writing, English Instruction, Literary Styles
Peer reviewedHerrick, Michael – English Quarterly, 1979
Suggests helping students prepare for a test on Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" by having them adapt verses of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" with key elements and incidents from the play. (RL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, English Instruction, Parody
Peer reviewedClark, John R.; Motto, Anna Lydia – Exercise Exchange, 1986
Explains how the use of parody can improve students' writing and add more zest, zing, and vigor to their writing style. (HOD)
Descriptors: Assignments, Higher Education, Parody, Revision (Written Composition)
Download full textZahlan, Anne Ricketson – 1987
Imitation of organizational and sentence patterns is an ancient technique for teaching rhetoric, but to be effective, imitation must be informed, deliberate, and creative. Students must first learn to recognize the characteristics of a given style and then to appreciate the connection between specific stylistic qualities and their cumulative…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Imitation, Literary Devices, Literary Styles
Hurley, John – 1999
This paper discusses parody as an effective pedagogical device and as a way of teaching recognition of, and appreciation for, form. If the subject parodied is in poetic form, then rhyme and rhythm become factors for the parodist to consider. If the subject parodied is in prose, then the parodist must address the techniques of narrative,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Parody, Poetry
