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Peer reviewedLehr, Fran – English Journal, 1981
Suggests ways of using parody, comedy, language play, and satire to vary classroom routines and to maintain a level of excitement in the English classroom. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, High Schools, Humor
Peer reviewedMitchell-Dwyer, Barbi – English Journal, 1981
Reports on ways of having fun with the classics of literature. Describes classroom uses of parody and satire to emphasize the themes and characterizations found in Shakespeare, J.D. Salinger, Ernest Hemingway, and other noted authors. (RL)
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, High Schools
