This is a comprehensive unit introducing speech including key words, lessons, discussion of audience, purpose, analyzing speeches, speech components, planning a speech, quizzes, and a final assessment with rubric.

Amusing tutorial that teaches grammar with humor and wordplay.

This Teacher Resource from the Kennedy Center helps students examine where and how humorists derive the material presented to their audiences. Activities encourage students to analyze elements of humor and the style of entertainers, and...

In his time, Mark Twain was considered the funniest man on earth. Yet he was also an unflinching critic of human nature, using his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed and racism. In this series, Ken Burns has created an illuminating...

Who is Gerald Ford? Learn about the 37th President of the United States through his own words. In this speech he gave in 1996, he summarizes his political beliefs, his battles, his failures, and his accomplishments. Contains humorous and...

Although the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, its interpretation is open to many opinions, causing great controversies. Students can read the Constitution as well as the many issues that surround the document. If that proves...

Sight contains an overview of NFL, including an explanation of categories, points, and degrees.

This poem shares a humorous message about grammar rules.

This substantial section focuses on supporting the main points of your speech or presentation. Find out how to avoid faulty reasoning and irrational appeals.

Homepage of the national magazine for peace and social justice, THE PROGRESSIVE. Read recent news regarding social justice here.

Fifty-one oxymorons and a writing sample using the literary device throughout. Interesting and funny resource for learning oxymorons. Shows examples of oxymorons we use in everyday speech.

Definition and origin of onomatopoeia. A humorous perspective on the formation of common words we use in everyday speech and the relationship between words and the way they sound.

This site from Schoolhouse Rock, although not officially affiliated with the Saturday morning "Schoolhouse Rock" cartoons, reproduces the lyrics to the song "Conjunction Junction." A humorous yet accurate explanation of the rules of...