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Setterington, Ken – School Libraries in Canada, 1996
The author tells how he began storytelling to teen audiences, how fairy tales were originally geared toward adult audiences, and highlights some of his favorites. Violent, gory, and humorous stories appeal to teens but invoke discussion and promote reading. Provides a list of storytelling hints and finding, learning, and practicing the story. (LAM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Audience Response, Fairy Tales, Group Discussion
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Emerich, David M.; Creaghead, Nancy A.; Grether, Sandra M.; Murray, Donna; Grasha, Carol – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2003
A study investigated the ability of 8 adolescents with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism to pick funny endings for cartoons and jokes. The adolescents with autism had significantly poorer comprehension of cartoons and jokes than age-matched controls. Both subjects and controls had more difficulty with the joke task. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Cartoons
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Wallinger, Linda Moody – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
Humor can be a powerful, productive tool to help teachers succeed in the classroom. Humor cultivates spirit, alleviates stress, improves communication, and diffuses conflict. Reviews types of humor (satire, cheerfulness, eccentricity, and sarcasm), discusses humor's classroom uses and benefits, and shows how school leaders can introduce humor into…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Conflict Resolution, Educational Benefits, Educational Environment
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Gorham, Joan; Christophel, Diane M. – Communication Education, 1990
Investigates teachers' use of humor in relationship to immediacy and affective learning outcomes. Reports that (1) amount and type of humor influenced learning; (2) students were particularly aware of tendentious humor; (3) an overdependence on tendentious humor diminished affect; (4) male and female students perceive humor differently; and (5)…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Communication Research, Higher Education, Humor
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Burt, Linda McConnell; Sugawara, Alan I. – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Reviews the literature concerning children's humor. Discusses major characteristics of early humor based on the child's level of developmental mastery, and proposes a conceptual model of humorous play. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education
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Councill, Mary – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1988
The article discusses the concept of inspiration as a component of creativity, including environmental influences, affective self-awareness, effective verbal communication to preserve inspired experiences, and the role of humor. The creative problem-solving process is also addressed, with attention to divergent thinking strategies and the practice…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes, Divergent Thinking
Noe, Alfred; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1989
Four French language classroom activities are suggested, including an exercise sensitizing students to the structure of poetry, a group of games centering on the Eiffel Tower, a series of activities exploring attitudes toward the Eiffel Tower, and a vocabulary and cultural awareness development exercise using the terminology of painting. (MSE)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness
Bryant, Jennings; Zillmann, Dolf – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1988
Reviews the literature for empirical support of the use of humor in classroom teaching. Concludes that the judicious use of humor by a teacher can facilitate student learning, and offers guidelines for its use. (FMW)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education
McGhee, Paul E. – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1988
Discusses the role of humor in children's social development in the following areas: (1) social interaction; (2) friendship development and popularity; (3) hostility expression; and (4) interpersonal relationships. Argues that early humor development helps to optimize social development. (FMW)
Descriptors: Children, Friendship, Humor, Interpersonal Communication
Zillmann, Dolf; Bryant, Jennings – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1988
Presents guidelines for the use of humor in children's educational television. Reviews the literature in the following areas: (1) audience attraction; (2) post-choice attention; (3) acquisition of educational information and (4) the viewing experience in hedonic terms. (FMW)
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Television, Educational Television, Humor
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Reeves, 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
Wallach, Van – Currents, 1995
Advice is offered for making college alumni reunions fun and memorable, illustrated with anecdotes from various institutions. Suggestions include exciting opening activities, focusing on the particular habits or characteristics of a class, appealing to a variety of tastes, emphasizing class identity, savoring favorite campus traditions, and…
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Associations, College Administration, College Environment
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Quinn, Victor – Early Child Development and Care, 1995
Presents thoughtful writings by underprivileged seven- and eight-year olds, and analyzes how they were produced. Includes an introductory lesson and supporting strategies related to content and method. Provides a view of the placement of such a lesson in the context of cognitive psychology and philosophy of education. (DR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Childrens Writing, Critical Thinking, Discourse Analysis
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McInnes, Michele – Voices from the Middle, 1995
Describes episodes of humor in a middle school classroom. (SR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Humor, Interpersonal Communication, Junior High Schools
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McMurdo, George – Journal of Information Science, 1995
Presents 20 networking etiquette guidelines taken from electronic and print sources. Highlights include focusing on one subject, condensing messages, editing quotes, spelling and grammar, typography, mistakes, acronyms, humor, researching discussion groups, intellectual property and copyright, manners, ethics, and damage. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Copyrights, Editing
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