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Peer reviewedPerrin, Robert – English Journal, 1989
Outlines several writing activities inspired by "Mad" magazine which incorporate humor, satire, and critical thinking. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Humor, Satire
Peer reviewedPfordresher, John – English Journal, 1981
The theory and practice of analyzing jokes, with implications for class discussions. (RL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Thinking, English Instruction, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHickerson, Benny – English Journal, 1989
Advocates incorporating humor in the classroom (as a means of assessing students' learning and understanding) by deliberately establishing a classroom environment conducive to original expression and risk-taking, and by the juxtaposition of curriculum material. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Course Content, Creative Activities
Peer reviewedEnglish Journal, 1981
Presents responses from 22 teachers on activities used to increase student awareness of language usage and language patterns and to heighten student appreciation for specific works of literature. (RL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, English Instruction
Peer reviewedMcMahon, Maureen – English Journal, 1999
Argues that humor is an invaluable teaching tool in English classes. Describes how the author and her students: found humor an important means of discovering profound truths in Shakespeare's dramas; enjoyed the epic "Paradise Lost"; worked with satire in Chaucer; and used humor in students' own creative activities. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classics (Literature), English Instruction, Humor
Download full textChase, Cheryl M.; Marler, Joyce – 1974
This booklet is one of a series developed by the Northern Colorado Educational Board of Cooperative Services to make available to teachers ideas designed and tested by other teachers. Many of the ideas are from educational journals as well as from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). The booklet is divided into eight sections:…
Descriptors: Characterization, Class Activities, Creative Writing, Dialogs (Literary)
Peer reviewedRothermel, Dan – Voices from the Middle, 1995
Describes a writing workshop for eighth graders that seeks to tap into the humor of their everyday lives, and that uses humorous literature and film to spark writing. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Class Activities, Films, Grade 8
Peer reviewedMugleston, William F. – OAH Magazine of History, 1989
Suggests using humor on the first day of class as a remedy for student apathy and to encourage interest in history. Provides 39 humorous anecdotes about famous individuals in history that can serve to initiate class discussions about women's history, Black history, and politics. (RW)
Descriptors: Class Activities, History Instruction, Humor, Instructional Materials
Bailey, Tandy, Ed. – Crosscurrents, 1992
Articles on various aspects of second language teaching include: "Global Education Language Teaching Activities" (Kip A. Cates); "Classroom Management in Japanese Colleges and Universities: Some Practical Approaches" (Paul Wadden, Sean McGovern); "Control: An Independent Learning Model" (Don Maybin, Lynn…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2003
This document presents the proceedings of an annual educational research forum held at Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) on December 10, 2003. A table of contents and 31 research studies of high school teaching are included. The following studies are included: (1) No, Seriously: Humor Use by High School Social Studies Teachers…
Descriptors: War, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
