Works of humor are primarily intended to amuse the audience. Humorous writings can be of any length or any genre. An author may use a variety of techniques to entertain the audience, including satire, irony, surprise, and puns.
Teaching poetry can be made easy with a little wit, a splash of humor, and a dash of fun. This reading set has all that and mor...
Reading Set: 12 Passages
From haughty house dogs to precocious puppies, this reading set is full of delightful stories about dogs. Younger students will...
Reading Set: 10 Passages
While a young man's fancy may turn to love in the spring, it's on everyone's mind as February 14th, a.k.a. St. Valentine's Day,...
Reading Set: 6 Passages
Christmas and children go together like, well, Santa's sleigh and flying reindeer. This reading set for younger students featur...
Reading Set: 9 Passages
Many children are already familiar with the Mother Goose nursery rhymes, which makes them easier to read for beginning reader...
by Katharine Pyle from Mother’s Nursery Tales
Young children love silly jokes and always have, as ...
177 Words, K-2nd Grades, Summary and Theme
by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) loved a good riddle poem...
170 Words, 10th-12th Grades, Rhythm & Rhyme and Summary
by Mark Twain from The Innocents Abroad
Chapter VII passage: Mark Twain is known for his fic...
496 Words, 8th-12th Grades, Main / Central Idea and Summary
by Mark Twain
No one could "spin a yarn" like Samuel Clements, aka...
422 Words, 5th-7th Grades, Character Traits and Context Clues
by Lewis Carroll from The Hunting of the Snark
Fit the First passage: Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting ...
537 Words, 4th-6th Grades, Context Clues, Figurative Language, and Summary