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Curriculum Unit Starting Points and Further Reference
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by Celia Maddox
Educational Consultant
Norwalk, Connecticut
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Curriculum Unit Starting Points and Further Reference
Genre Studies: Comedy
The syllabus from this genre studies course at Arkansas State offers an AP-friendly list of 10 plays, novels, and films, and also includes a good essay on comedy and modernity from the instructor, Wayne Narey.
 Genre Studies: Comedy
Syllabus: American Comedy
An excellent selection of short stories and essays chosen from American humorists ranging from Benjamin Franklin to David Sedaris.
Syllabus: American Comedy
PTI Curriculum Units Online: Comedy
From the Pittsburgh Teachers' Institute, a selection of 10 full curriculum units on comedy and humor for middle and high school classes; a useful Web site for teachers of students in the early high school years.
PTI Curriculum Units Online: Comedy
Perspectives on American Humor
This particular curriculum unit from the Pittsburgh Teachers' Institute focuses on teaching humor to ninth graders using American literature and details the characteristics of dramatic comedy, with a reading list that is primarily dedicated to narrative humor (Thurber, Woody Allen, Twain, Lorraine Hansberry, Neil Simon, and Langston Hughes).
Perspectives on American Humor
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