The implementation of theme based teaching to improve students achievement in narrative text

Knock-Knock Jokes

The quintessential joke of childhood. A simple question and answer type of joke.
A: Knock, knock!
B: Who’s there? 
A: Beets!
B: Beets who?
A: Beets me!
A: Knock, knock!
B: Who’s there?
A: Kiwi 
B: Kiwi who?
A: Kiwi go to the store? 
A: Knock, knock!
B: Who’s there?
A: Lettuce 
B: Lettuce who?
A: Let us in, we’re freezing! 
A: Knock, knock
B: Who’s there? 
A: Figs 
B: Figs who?
A: Figs the doorbell, it’s broken! 
In many cases, knock-knock jokes are a play on words and optimize the use of homophones. With these types of jokes, you can show students how important clear pronunciation really is. For example, “figs,” when said quickly and with poor pronunciation, comes out sounding like “fix.”

Riddles

Riddles are not always funny, but let’s consider them a close relative of the joke. They often require a lot of thinking and take advantage of the ambiguity of the English language.
Q: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
A: Footsteps
Q: You see a boat filled with people. You look again, but this time you don’t see a single person on the boat. Hint: The boat has not sunk. 
A: All the people on the boat are married 
Students must understand what the riddles are asking and carefully think about their answers. They test their knowledge of the language and force them to carefully consider, words meanings, verb tenses and phrasing.

Common Jokes

A regular joke usually has a short story or anecdote with a punchline at the end that makes everyone laugh.
Tip: Make sure to include an explanation of “punchline” in your lesson!
Teacher: Did your father help you with your homework? 
Student: No, he did it all by himself! 
Teacher: Tell me a sentence that starts with “I.” 
Student: I is the…
Teacher: Stop! Never put “is” after I.” Always put “am” after “I.”
Student: Okay…I am the ninth letter of the alphabet. 
A: Why did the chicken cross the road? 
B: To get to the other side! 
A: How many flies does it take to screw in a light bulb? 
B: Two, but nobody knows how they got in there/