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Peer reviewedBackes, Anthony – English Journal, 1999
Argues that lists of great books ought to reflect both the comic and tragic sides. Discusses problems of censorship and of translation when presenting comic works to classrooms full of teenagers. Describes how the author approaches the teaching of Aristophanes'"Lysistrata," offering students a bowdlerized text and inviting them to improve it. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classics (Literature), English Instruction, High Schools
Peer reviewedSoles, Derek – English Journal, 1999
Describes how high school students can give J. Alfred Prufrock (from T.S. Eliot's serious poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock") a "makeover" so he can acquire more self-confidence. Shows how this makeover exercise can lead students to a deeper general understanding and appreciation of complex literary characters and of a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classics (Literature), English Instruction, High Schools
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
