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Analyzing and Creating
Political Cartoons
Lisa Monroe
1. How can images and text work
together to deliver a message?
2. In what ways do political cartoons
explain or capture public opinion?
3. How does interaction with text
provoke thinking and response?
4. How do I interpret a political cartoon?
Did you ever wonder?
1.1.4- Students will explain roles and analyze
strategies individuals or groups may use to initiate
change in government policy and institutions.
1.1.8.3- Find, interpret, evaluate, and organize
primary and secondary sources of information
including pictures, graphics, maps, atlases,
artifacts, timelines, political cartoons, videotapes,
journals, and government documents.
Maryland Government Learning Standards
R3.5 -Read and understand complex texts (e.g.,
newspaper and magazine articles, technical materials,
literature)
R3.11- Make connections between related information
across different sections of a text
R6.7- Increase reading fluency (accuracy, speed)
R7.2- Identify the main idea of a multi-paragraph text
R7.3 - Identify supporting points or details for a
statement, position or argument on a familiar topic
CASAS Reading Basic Skills Content Standards
W6.4 - Write the main idea of a multi-
paragraph text
W6.8 - Use details that elaborate on main
ideas: examples, descriptions, personal
experiences
W8.2- Summarize a text
CASAS Writing Basic Skills Content Standards
Diagnostic Assessment
Reading Interest Inventory
Pre-Test
KWL Chart
Let’s Begin
1. Do you like to read?
2. How much time do you spend reading?
3. What are some of the books you have read lately?
4. Do you have a library card? How often do you use it?
5. Do you ever get books from the school library?
6. About how many books do you own?
7. What are some books you would like to own?
8. Put a check mark next to the kind of reading you like best and topics you might like to read
about.
_____history _____travel _____plays
_____sports _____science fiction _____adventure
_____romance _____detective stories _____war stories
_____poetry _____car stories _____novels
_____biography _____supernatural stories _____astrology
_____humor _____folktales _____how-to-do-it books
_____mysteries _____art _____westerns
9. Do you like to read the newspaper?
Reading Interest Inventory
10. If ‘yes’, place a check next to the part of the newspaper listed below you like to read.
_____Advertisements _____Entertainment _____Columnists
_____Headlines _____Comic Strips _____Political Stories
_____Current Events _____Sports _____Editorials
_____Others: (please list)
11. What are your favorite television programs?
12. How much time do you spend watching television?
13. What is your favorite magazine?
14. Do you have a hobby? If so, what is it?
15. What are the two best movies you have ever seen?
16. Who are your favorite entertainers and/or movie stars?
17. When you were little, did you enjoy having someone read aloud to you?
18. List topics, subjects, etc. which you might like to read about:
19. What does the word ‘reading’ mean to you?
20. Say anything else that you would like to say about reading:
Reading Interest Inventory (cont.)
KKnow about
Political Cartoons
WWant to know about Political
Cartoons
LLearned about
Political Cartoons
KWL Chart
1. Identify the five elements of a political cartoon
2. Use higher level thinking skills to analyze visual
and language clues to determine the meaning of
political cartoons
3. Identify the main idea of a cartoon by reading the
captions and putting the message in their own words
4. Create a political cartoon based on a current event
using the five elements of a political cartoon
Student Objectives
Five Elements of a Political Cartoon symbolism – using an object to stand for an idea. captioning & labels – used for clarity and emphasis. analogy – a comparison between two unlike things that share some characteristics. irony – the difference between the way things are & the way things are expected to
be. exaggeration – overstating or magnifying a problem or a physical feature or habit:
big nose, bushy eyebrows, large ears, baldness, etc.
Symbols used in Political Cartoons peace – dove, olive branch, victory sign, scales of justice. United States – Uncle Sam, flag, stars and stripes, shield, lady liberty. Democrats – donkey. Republicans – elephant. death – vulture, skeleton w/ shroud, skull and crossbones, grim reaper. love – heart, Cupid, Venus money – dollar bill or dollar sign
Building Background Knowledge
I Do/We doAnalyzing Political Cartoons
1. a. Start by looking at the visual elements of the cartoon. Who are the two men pictured? The drawings of the two men are not realistic. In what ways are they distorted? Why did the cartoonist choose to distort them in that way?
b. Read the text. What is Cheney referring to? What is inappropriate about Bush’s answer? What does the answer imply about Bush?
c. What do you need to know in order to understand the cartoon?
d. What makes this cartoon funny?
2. This cartoon mocks George W. Bush. Use the analysis you completed in Part 1 of this activity to identify two techniques the cartoonist uses to attack Bush
You will be divided into small groups and
each group will receive a political cartoon.
You will identify the elements in, and analyze
the cartoon. Ask each group to share their
drawings and their findings with the class
You doAnalyzing Political Cartoons
Analyzing Political CartoonsGroup Assignment
1. List the objects or people that you see in the cartoon.
2. Which objects/people are symbols? What do you think each one means?
3. Are there any important clues (words, places, numbers) in the cartoon?
4. Describe what is happening in the four quadrants of the cartoon.
5. What is the political or social issue presented in the cartoon?
6. What is the cartoonist’s viewpoint on this issue? How do you know?
7. Who might agree/disagree with the cartoon? Why?
8. Describe how you were able to interpret this cartoon.
You are a cartoonist who has been asked to
create a political cartoon about a current
issue happening in the world today. Your job
is to use the five elements of a political
cartoon to elicit the opinions of newspaper
editors and the public. Your political cartoon
needs to include text, at least two symbols
and reflect your point of view on a specific
issue.
Performance Task
CategoryExceeds
Expectations4
Meets Expectations
3
Marginally Meets
Expectations2
Does Not MeetExpectations
1
Subject Matter Shows clear understanding of political concept/issue
Mostly shows understanding of political concept/issue
Shows some understanding of political concept/issue
Shows no understanding of political concept/issue
Way topic is conveyed
Point of view is clearly conveyed
Point of view is mostly conveyed
Point of view is slightly conveyed
Point of view is poorly conveyed
Presentation of Cartoon
Text and graphics are clearly legible; 2 or more symbols are used in the cartoon; Cartoon is of outstanding presentation quality
Text and graphics are mostly legible; 2 symbols are used in the cartoon; Cartoon is mostly of presentation quality
Text and graphics are somewhat legible; 1symbol is used in the cartoon; Cartoon is somewhat of presentation quality
Text and graphics are not legible; no symbols are used in the cartoon; Cartoon is not of presentation quality
Elements of a Political Cartoon
All 5 elements of a political cartoon is used
4 elements of a political cartoon is used
3 elements of a political cartoon is used
None of the elements are used
Creating a Political Cartoon Rubric
Once you have finished creating your cartoon, you are to analyze your own cartoon, write a paragraph referencing a news article about the issue you choose, and create a presentation for the rest of the class.
Political cartoons can be
hand drawn
created using the website www.toondoo.com
Presentation Ideas
PowerPoint
VoiceThread www.voicethread.com
Storybird www.storybird.com
Show your work off
Peer Review
Multimedia Presentation
Teacher Name:
Student Name:__________________________ Reviewer Name: ___________________________
Date: _________________
Project:
CATEGORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Appearance Text areas and graphic areas are balanced.
The words on the slides are easy to read.
The words on the slides are spelled correctly.
The graphics on the slides are easy to see.
The background does not compete with the text or
graphics.
Media Use I used original art and effects in my presentation.
The media I chose is related to the content of the presentation.
Navigation Users can find their way easily through my project.
Users can backtrack or stop the presentation if they desire.
The navigation tools are easy to see and click on.
Organization My presentation was a clear explanation of a topic.
My presentation was persuasive in presenting a point of view.
Resources I used resources that were reliable and credible.
Extended Constructed Response
Exit Slips
Cartoon Analysis Worksheet
Formative Assessment
Cartoon Analysis Worksheet Your Name: Name of Cartoon:
Class:
Date: April 12, 2014 Level 1 Visuals Words (not all cartoons include words) 1) List the objects or people you see in the cartoon. 1) Identify the cartoon caption and/or title.
2) Locate three words or phrases used by the cartoonist to identify objects or people within the cartoon.
3) Record any important dates or numbers that appear in the cartoon.
Level 2 Visuals Words 2) Which of the objects on your list are symbols? 4) Which word or phrases in the cartoon appear to be the
most significant? Why do you think so?
3) What do you think each symbol means?
5) List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed in the cartoon.
Level 3 a) Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
b) Explain how the words in the cartoon clarify the symbols.
c) Explain the message of the cartoon.
d) What special interest groups would agree or disagree with the cartoon’s message? Why?
e) Check any of the persuasive techniques used in this cartoon:
symbolism caricature captioning and labels analogy irony juxtaposition exaggeration
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