The decisions you make about social and political issues are often influenced by what you hear, see, and read in the news. For this reason, it is important for you to learn about the techniques used to convey political messages and attitudes. In this lesson, you will learn to evaluate political cartoons for their meaning, message, and persuasiveness.  

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Here are the class notes if you need to use them for reference.  NOTES HERE.

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Put all of your responses on the Google Doc.  

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PART A:  Select three of these four POLITICAL CARTOONS which have appeared in the Pekin Daily Times

                 to complete. For each of the cartoons you choose . . .

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1. Give me some background on the event that is pertinent to understanding the cartoon. Write a 5 sentence paragraph for each.  

2. Identify the person/people in the cartoon and their significance.

3. Identify at least 3 other items in the cartoon and its importance/symbolism to the story the cartoonist is telling. 

4. What point is the cartoonist trying to get across to his audience?

 

 

PART B:  Watch a political cartoon being drawn in about 2 minutes.  Might want headphones.

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PART C:  Get a copy of  Analyzing Political Cartoons worksheet.  Use this worksheet to analyze the Dreamers political cartoon.  

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PART D:  In class we looked at presidents and how political cartoonists depicted them with exaggerated features.  Identify the feature (s) most exaggerated in the following presidents and find a political carton for evidence.

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• FD Roosevelt

• Eisenhower

• Kennedy

• Nixon

• Reagan

• Obama

• Trump

• Biden

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