Aaron Shepherd
Resthaven, an African Story (Reader's Theater)
This reader's theater version of a folktale from Africa has been adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer. For six or more players ages 12-15. Performance length is 10 minutes.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Preface to Sancho: An Act of Remembrance
Paterson Joseph describes how his research into Black British history led him to write his first play, Sancho: An Act of Remembrance. In this one-man show, Paterson Joseph inhabits the life of Ignatius Sancho, the 18th-century composer,...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Sentiment and Sensibility
This article introduces Richard Brinsley Sheridan and his famous play "The School for Scandal".
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: 'To Lash the Age': John Gay and the Beggar's Opera
This article introduces "The Beggar's Opera" and its many satirical targets, including the court of George I, the politician Robert Walpole, the British legal system, and Italian opera.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: The Rape of the Lock: A Darker Mirror
This article shows how Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock progresses from satirizing the foolishness of wealthy young women to exposing the violence that results from unequal power relations, whether between men and women, rich and...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: John Dryden's Satiric Poetry
Ashley Marshall suggests that there is more to Dryden's satiric poetry than the expression of high-minded moral values. Trace how Dryden's personal vendettas motivated some of the cruder and more vicious attacks in Mac Flecknoe, and how...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Neoclassicism
Writers and craftsmen including Alexander Pope, John Dryden, Jonathan Swift, and Josiah Wedgwood found inspiration in the classical period. This article explores how their works adopted the style, genres, aesthetic values, and subjects...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: An Introduction to the Beggar's Opera
"The Beggar's Opera" was an instant hit and became the most performed play of the 18th century. This article explores the elements that made up John Gay's work, from its popular tunes and dances to its satirical targets and depiction of...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: An Introduction to Restoration Comedy
This article introduces the characters, conventions, and historical context of Restoration comedy, and explores what the genre has to say about gender, courtship, and class.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: An Introduction to Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift initially did his best to conceal the fact that he was the author of Gulliver's Travels. This article explores how Swift constructed the work to operate as an elaborate game, parodying travel literature, pretending to be...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: An Introduction to Evelina
Frances Burney's "Evelina" unveils the dizzying and dangerous social whirl of Georgian London, where reputations and marriages are there to be made and broken. This article investigates Burney's critique of fashion culture and the...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 9: Laughter
Students understand that specific structures and literary elements create humorous effects in a variety of print and nonprint sources. Students explore the development of humor to determine a text's deeper meaning and purpose, and apply...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Humor and Sarcasm
Annotate page 56 from A Lesson Before Dying focusing on details that develop humor and/or sarcasm to deepen our understanding of the tone of the chapter.
First World War
Satrical Magazines of the First World War
Read about the "Humor," magazines of the Great War and their role in the conflict. The site includes illustrations from the publications and views of various scholars about them. A bibliography follows the article. Site by First World...
Other
Write a Goofy Story #2
In this activity, each student will answer several mysteriously worded questions. After each answer is typed, an automatically-generated story will appear with details taken from their answers to the questions.
Other
Abwag: Learn About Acting
Student awareness and appreciation of acting will be enhanced after discovering the tricks of the trade. They will learn how to act, feel and think in an acting environment.
Other
Jc Online: Piadas Infantis (Jokes for Portuguese El Ls)
A special collection of children's jokes--all related to children, teachers, and school--provided by the well-known "Jornal do Comercio," a Brazilian periodical. Includes variations of "kids say the darndest things", silly pranks, jokes...
TES Global
Blendspace: Activity 4.3 Humor
A ten-part learning module with links to videos, texts, and images about different types of humor.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Pun
This lesson introduces puns in writing. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Humour
This site from The UVic Writer's Guide provides a general description of the term humour. Content includes a literary example.