Category Archives: Humor

Gilligan Little Buddy: A Castaway Misfit

Posted on January 7, 2017 by bowtiebrian

My personal favorite misfit archetype is Gilligan from the sixties television comedy show Gilligan’s Island. The set of the comedy is on a remote island in the Pacific where the main characters, from an array of diverse backgrounds, find themselves … Continue reading →

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Extra Credit for the Month of October

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Bill Sullivan

http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=251203 So, memorize the first five stanzas and recite them in class during the month of October for an A coupon to be applied to any time management assessment. Omni et nihil. (All or nothing; no partial credit).

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Create an Argument for the Best AP Prompt

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Bill Sullivan

Here’s a funny cartoon to show that we in the Crowsnest have a little sense of humor. After you catch yourself from laughing out loud in study hall or at your day student homework nook, settle down and click on … Continue reading →

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Billy Collins’ “The Lanyard”

Posted on May 18, 2013 by psiripakorn

This is clip, Billy Collins recite his own poem, which may sound dull and monotonic at first, but later display its humor through the words of the poem. (Skip to 0:50) Collin’s simplistic style is inherent in the poem, “The … Continue reading →

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How can we define beauty?

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Bill Sullivan

Sometimes sonnet writers and the creators in the advertising world establish extreme standards of beauty. Why? Let’s view this behind the scenes version of the Dove commercial to begin a conversation about the attitude of the speaker (Persona) in Sonnet … Continue reading →

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“High school is not a democracy nor a dictatorship. It’s a monarchy”

Posted on December 7, 2012 by jackienicoletti

Although everyone’s high school experience can be tremendously different, Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver, accurately captivates readers to relive the vivid memories of high school life through different points of view.  This young-adult novel portrays 18-year-old Samantha Kingston who … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Think It’s Possible to Have a Sense of Tragedy Without Having a Sense of Humor~ Christopher Hitchens

Posted on December 7, 2012 by amandamancuso

Over Thanksgiving break, I chose to read the novel, Mortality by Christopher Hitchens. First of all, I am quite appreciative of the introduction, which explains the state of mind the author was in while he was writing this book. Although … Continue reading →

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Which is the Best AP Prompt to Elucidate Hawthorne’s Story?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Bill Sullivan

Here’s a funny cartoon to show that we in the Crowsnest have a little sense of humor. After you catch yourself from laughing out loud in study hall or at your day student homework nook, settle down and download the … Continue reading →

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Python Looks as Twain

Posted on January 24, 2012 by pllonchtarruella

Monty Python is one of the best comedy groups in movie history. As others humorists like the Marx’s Brothers, Monty Python made films, but at the same time they made also comedy sketches. One that I really like is called, … Continue reading →

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When Seinfeld Meets Twain

Posted on January 23, 2012 by maxmanes

When Twain Meets Seinfeld             Mark Twain masters the art of satire in his writing. His satire has no boundaries. He will satirizes anything from race to religion. A modern day TV show that is a satire can compare very … Continue reading →

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