Fandom High School

There was a platter of yummy holiday cookies waiting for the students as they filed in today along with an array of warm drinks and a packet of stapled together paper for everyone to pick up when they signed in.

Wilson was sitting behind the desk, elbow on the arm of the chair, chin propped in his palm, looking a bit pensive though he smiled at the students as they settled into their chairs. There was, one small frown when he didn’t see Lana in the class but he quickly filed that away for later contemplation.

“Good afternoon.” He began, standing up and walking around to the front of the class.

“Well, this is our last class before finals and I wanted to take a moment to thank each of you for a very enjoyable semester. It was great fun teaching you guys and a wonderful time going to Vegas with you. Thank you.”

Picking up the packet of paper he’d had everyone take on their way in, Wilson flipped to the first page.

“Today is going to be a review of all the material we’ve gone over and a chance for you all to ask any questions you might have regarding the final. Also at the end of class, please turn in your projects.”

“Okay, let’s start with, week one.”

Sliding away from the desk, Wilson began to go over the various class materials from the previous weeks.

Week one
Week two
Week three
Week four
Week five
Week eight
Week nine
Week ten
Week twelve

“Additionally there will be an essay question based on the trip to Vegas so I suggest reviewing any notes you took while you saw the shows.”

Sliding up onto the front of the desk, Wilson smiled at the class and asked. “Questions?”

[ooc: OCD on the way are up!!]

Today there was an assortment of little tarts and scones for the kids to pick up and have with tea, cider, coffee or cocoa. Aziraphale really was out doing himself on the baking front.

Wilson was leaning against the front of the desk, sipping on some cider and waiting for everybody to get settled before starting class.

“Good afternoon. I hope everybody had a wonderful break and now we’re in to the final few classes of the semester.”

( Let class begin! )



[ooc: Today’s lecture was shamelessly cribbed from the enclosed article. OCDs are on their way up! Class is in session.]

There was the usual plate of fruits and cheeses with tea and cider on offering as well. Wilson was sitting up on the desk, nibbling some cheese and watching as the students filed in.

“Good afternoon.” He started out cheerfully as they all settled into their seats. Reaching for a stack of blue books, he hopped down off the desk and walked up to the seats, handing out the books.

Each student got two books and then Wilson headed back down to the chalkboard where he began to write as he spoke.

"Thank you all, by the way, for a very enjoyable field trip. I was quite thrilled not to have to bail anyone out of jail, the hospital or hotel security. Now, to get to the purpose of this field trip..."

Up on the chalkboard, Wilson wrote...

This weekend, you were given the opportunity to observe a professional entertainment act with comedic tones as well as illusion. Today, using any notes you took during the act or your own recollections I want you to write up your thoughts about what you saw.

In this write up I want you to reference one of the following types of humor and explain how the act exemplified this form of humor.

The Fool’s Humor
Various Types of Humor
Senses of Humor

Also, I want you to detail out the reactions you observed in the audience in response to the show.

Moving away from the chalk board, he brushed his hands off and smiled to the class.

“Individual work please, you have the whole class period in which to finish and turn it in. This will count as a project percentage to your grade.”

At some point while they were working, Wilson added more writing to a free spot on the chalk board.

Homework:

Work on your projects for the end of the semester. You should be about 2/3rds completed at this point. Remember, the final project is worth 20% of your grade in this course. 0’s are brutal.

[ooc: OCDs are up! Class is in session on the way!]

After grabbing a quick nap in his office Wilson came in to Humor about the same time the students did. Sorry guys, no yummies today, professor is tired.

“All righty then. In case the chuckling I was doing wasn’t evidence enough, you all did very well on your tests. Except for you Mr. McKnight, I need to see you after class to talk about why you missed the test last week.”

Taking a healthy swig of some wickedly strong smelling coffee, Wilson pushed away from the desk, least he give in to the urge to curl up there and go back to his nap.

( Lecture )

[ooc: OCDs are on the way! up! Class is in session.]

There were more bits of fruit and cheese and fresh apple cider for today’s class as well as some tea. Wilson sat behind the desk, sipping on cider and going over his notes as he waited for the class to file in and settle down.

“Good afternoon. All right for today’s class we’re going to have a review of the past five classes in anticipation of your first test which will be administered next Tuesday the 17th. Please, remember that tests are worth 15% of your final grade and 0s do not look good just before Parents Weekend.”

Giving them all a knowing grin, Wilson launched into a fairly substantial review of the classes from the prior weeks. Working from week one forward, he carefully mapped out questions from week two, week three, week four and finally week five.

After the review, Wilson hopped up on the desk and gave the class a quick smile.

“All right, some house keeping duties. First off, I am thrilled to announce that three of your fellow classmates will be giving us a little show at the school assembly being held on the 27th of this month. Please plan to attend and point and laugh cheer them on.”

Grin!

“Secondly, the field trip to Las Vegas, November 10th through the 12th, please let me know if you have a conflict with those dates so that a secondary project can be assigned.”

Reaching he took a sip of cider and then slid down off the desk and went back around to the chair.

“Finally, I want you to use the rest of this class time to pair up for your projects. Please remember this project is going to be worth 20% of your final grade. The project is fairly straight forward. I’m going to want you and your partner to find and write up a recount of a humorous happening here in Fandom. It can be anything from jell-o dragons to the time a student was hit with a love spell and tried to date everyone. Just so long as it is an example of Fandom’s unique quirkiness. I will need to have names of groups before you leave class today. Homework, of course is to study and I will be here if you have any questions or concerns.”

With a wave of his hand, he gave the class permission to begin chatting amongst themselves to find and to partner up.

[ooc: Please wait for The OCDs are up! Class is in session. Lesson for today children... auditors are icky.]

This afternoon there was a platter of cheese, fruit and what looked to be homemade bread, along with tea set out for the students. Wilson was leaning against the front of the desk, looking through some transparencies and nibbling on a piece of cheese.

As soon as everyone was settled, he finished up his bit of cheese and chased it down with some tea before starting to lecture.

“Good afternoon. Would the following students please see me after class to explain their absence last week. Pippi Longstocking, Agnes Nitt, Skif.”

( Setting his grade book aside, Wilson grinned. )

On the front desk next to the sign up sheet there was tea and coffee and a plate of home made cookies of various sorts. Wilson was already behind the desk, whistling as he set up his laptop. Someone of the angelic persuasion had sent him flowers and one of the handsome white roses was tucked dorkily into his lapel.

As soon as the students settled into their seats, Wilson leaned back against the desk and started the lecture.

"Good afternoon." He said in a chipper tone. "Today we’re going to talk about the senses of humor. Not just, your sense of humor but also how we take in humor through our senses."

( Picking up a remote, Wilson dimmed the lights and lowered the white screen behind him. )

[ooc: Please wait for The OCD is up, have at!!]

[OOC-PS. Because I'm a dork and forgot to say so in the comment, please feel free to groan and comment upon your classmates jokes. :)]