For example, The Joke Machine teaches middle graders to create humor by comparing two things that don’t ordinarily go together, by using irony to call out an unusual situation, and by using literalness to respond to someone’s actual words instead of their meaning. ...
“Swan Songs” dropped in 2008, via A&M/Octone Records; “American Tragedy” in April of that same year. The members, who go by Charlie Scene, Da Kurlzz, Danny, Funny Man, J-Dog, and Johnny 3 Tears, take their individuality to the next level with their trademark masks. Donned in ...
But as 3rd almost 4th graders, I doubt we were very keyed-in to current events. So with Illahee shut down, and my parents, Jonesing for one sweet, sacred week during the summer for their motor-mouthed son to be someone else’s problem, they hunted for another summer camp option. They ...
Opening night couldn’t have started any better. They were too excited to wait for me. They ran onstage, their eyes shining, their carefully preened hair all done-up, and their songs as memorized as they’d ever be. I stood in the wings a moment to watch, and I looked at my assis...
40. How many second graders do you think you could fight off before you become overwhelmed? 41. When you poop in a public toilet do you hover, build a nest, or just sit down? 42. What is something I wouldn’t believe about you? 43. If you were a chair, who would you like to...