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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Hohenzollerns in America by Stephen Leacock

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1919, one work is The Hohenzollerns in America. This humorous fictional work was written by Stephen Leacock.
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Handout
Other

Spelling police.com: Irony

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Informational site that provides the definition for and examples of irony.
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Roy Blount, Jr. (B. 1941)

For Students 9th - 10th
Leading humorist Roy Blount is profiled on this page. The brief biography is followed by an even shorter list of suggested readings. Good for a quick look at the writer, rather than his work.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How to Make Your Writing Funnier

For Students 9th - 10th
Emmy Award-winning comedy writer Cheri Steinkellner offers a few tips and tricks for finding the funny in your writing. [5:07]
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Chip's Un Natural History by Frederick A. Stokes & Brother

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Chip's Un-Natural History by Frederick A. Stokes & Brother (1888). It features funny, pun-filled definitions of a variety of humans and animals; each definition...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequences" by the Onion Staff

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the satirical article "Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequences" by The Onion Staff, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed...
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Interactive
MadSci Network

Washington U. Medical School: Coronal Section Head,sinuses ,Eyes

For Students 9th - 10th
Cross section of head, showing vitreous humor of the eye.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: 26 Funny Periodic Table Puns

For Students 9th - 10th
A humorous collection of periodic table puns.
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eBook
Luminarium

Luminarium: Every Man Out of His Humor

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is the text of this 1599 play, taken from a 1853 edition of the work. No commentary or interpretation is offered.
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Graphic
New York Times

New York Times: Beauty and Humor (An Exhibition of the Work of Rudolf Stingel)

For Students 9th - 10th
In a narrated slideshow, art critic Roberta Smith discusses the work of Rudolf Stingel, whose large-scale works in a variety of media, including Styrofoam, were showcased in a cleverly interactive exhibit at the Whitney Museum of...
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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Shakespeare "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

For Students 9th - 10th
This full text of Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is accompanied by a brief introduction. Read about the comedy's main character, Falstaff, and the humor and humiliation that unfolds through the play's plot.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Prosperity: Labor Strike

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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Website
University of Missouri

Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Exploring Constitutional Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, its interpretation is open to many opinions, causing great controversies. Students can read the Constitution as well as the many issues that surround the document. If that proves...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Are Antibodies Used for Blood Typing?

For Students 3rd - 7th
The human immune system has various ways of responding to an infection caused by bacteria or viruses. Our bodies produce proteins (antibodies) that are highly specific for the infectious agent as a part of our "humoral" immune response....
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Interactive
ACT360 Media

Act Den: The Museum of Modern Technology

For Students K - 1st
Informative, fun, and humorous tutorial that uses cartoon characters to provide an introduction to information technology. The tutorial covers operating systems/desktops, email, the world wide web, and networks.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Ken Burns: American Lives: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
In his time, Mark Twain was considered the funniest man on earth. Yet he was also an unflinching critic of human nature, using his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed and racism. In this series, Ken Burns has created an illuminating...
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Lesson Plan
Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Having Fun With Landscape Photography

For Teachers 9th - 10th
John Pfahl used creativity, strategic placement of objects, changing vantage points, and a sense of humor to create his Altered Landscape series of photographs. Young scholars will learn about his artist statements and methods and then...
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Website
British Library

British Library: Playtimes: A Century of Children's Games and Rhymes

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy the creativity and thrill of children's play throughout the 20th century. Singing games, rhymes, jokes, and fantasy play; watch footage and read documentation of the influence of politics, the environment and culture on imaginative...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Commonly Misused Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on commonly misused words such as homophones and homonyms; it provides a video and two slideshows. The YouTube video shows humorous misrepresentatations of words. The first of the two slideshows defines terms and...
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Website
Other

Real Sociedad Matematica Espanola: Divulga Mat: Erase Una Vez Un Problema

For Students 9th - 10th
Short stories written with the intention to entertain those who think that mathematics must be serious or who reject mathematics. These problem stories with an added dose of humor shows that letters and numbers are a bit at odds.
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Primary
Other

How My Dog Learned Polymorphism

For Students 9th - 10th
A humorous approach to teaching the object oriented concept of polymorphism.
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eBook
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Philosophy and Fun of Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
This book was written for young students in the early 20th century. It is an introduction to algebra and logic, written in a humorous style. The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In...
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Handout
Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Getting an a on an English Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Written by a college professor, this site discusses five areas for students to work on to improve their writing. The areas are Thesis, Research, Close Reading, Style, and Mechanics. The author is clear and concise in his advice, and...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mark Twain: Storyteller, Novelist, and Humorist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
By examining two primary source activities and a short video, students will learn how this literary icon used humor and a uniquely American voice to chronicle post-Civil War life in the United States.

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