Lesson overview

Introduction
Story - Narrative
Middle years and up
drill and practice
comedy
puns
wordplay
jokes
set up and flip
reversals
power plays
mischief
poetry
rhyme
limerick
rhythm
comical
types of comedy
riddles
punchlines
over the top description
excessive description
extended action
observational comedy
double reversal
attitude
escalating mischief
escalating detail
absurd humour
metre
style
voice
Quick and fun. One picture, five exercises in different writing styles: puns and wordplay, 'set up and flip' jokes, power plays ('set up and flip' and 'escalating mischief'), and nonsense limericks. Students are give a snippet and a worked example, and they write their own version. Who can do the best impression? Each exercise stands alone. Do one each day, or do them all in one go.