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Peer reviewedReeves, Carol – College Teaching, 1996
Encouraging students' use of satire, irony, and parody in college writing assignments is recommended to help students voice their concerns, think critically, and discover how a form of discourse contributes to both form and substance of the writing. Samples of student work illustrating the effectiveness of this approach are offered. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Humor
