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Cartoons for the ClassroomPresented in cooperation with the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC)
Cartoons for the Classroom is available through Newspapers in Education programs. Copyright Online Publications Inc. and NIEOnline.com
Visuals1. List the objects or people you see in the cartoon.
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2. Which of these objects are symbols?
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3. What do you think each symbol means?
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Words (not all toons include words)4. Identify the cartoon caption and/or title.
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5. Locate three words or phrases used by thecartoonist to identify objects or people withinthe cartoon.
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6. Record any important dates or numbers thatappear in the cartoon.
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7. Which words or phrases in the cartoonappear to be the most significant? Why do youthink so?
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8. List adjectives that describe the emotionsportrayed in the cartoon.
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Cartoon Analysis Worksheet Page 1
Just for fun
Worksheet adapted from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration's Digital Classroomhttp://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/analysis_worksheets/cartoon.html
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Courtesy Bruce Plante Chattanooga Times Free Press
Cartoons for the ClassroomPresented in cooperation with the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC)
Cartoons for the Classroom is available through Newspapers in Education programs. Copyright Online Publications Inc. and NIEOnline.com
9. Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
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10. Explain how the words clarify the symbols.
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______________________________________________________________________________11. Explain the message of the cartoon.
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12. What special interest groups would agree/dis-
agree with the cartoon’s message?
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Cartoon Analysis Worksheet Page 2
Worksheet adapted from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration's Digital Classroomhttp://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/analysis_worksheets/cartoon.html
Just for fun
Courtesy Steve Greenberg / Ventura County Star