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ERIC Number: EJ581287
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
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Are We Having Fun Yet? Humor in the English Class.
McMahon, Maureen
English Journal, v88 n4 p70-72 Mar 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, Language Arts, Literature Appreciation, Secondary Education, Writing Assignments
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme: Humor in the English Class.