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Treffer: Cruel and Unusual PUNishment (LOW Humor Is Better Than NO Humor).

Title:
Cruel and Unusual PUNishment (LOW Humor Is Better Than NO Humor).
Language:
English
Authors:
Tatum, Tom
Source:
English Journal. Mar 1999 88(4):62-64.
Peer Reviewed:
Y
Page Count:
3
Publication Date:
1999
Document Type:
E-Ressource Guides - Classroom - Teacher<br />Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors:
Class Activities, English Instruction, High Schools, Humor, Language Arts, Language Usage, Puns, Vocabulary Development
ISSN:
0013-8274
Notes:
Theme: Humor in the English Class.
Journal Code:
CIJOCT1999
Entry Date:
1999
Accession Number:
EJ581285
Database:
ERIC

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