Political Cartoons
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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
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Iris Clark
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10 Slides • 11 Questions
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Politcal Cartoons
How to decode them
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Multiple Choice
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"Politcal cartoons can be understood by themselves. You don't need prior knowledge to get their message."
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What is the purpose of political cartoons?
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What questions do you want to ask yourself when analyzing a political cartoon?
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What do all political cartoons have in common?
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Let's take a look at this cartoon from 2020.
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What is an example of labeling here?
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Is there an example of irony here?
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Let's check out this cartoon from 2019.
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What are examples of exaggeration here?
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What are symbols that need to be decoded before the cartoon can be analyzed?
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What analogy is the cartoonist trying to make?
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So what is the message of this cartoon?
In a nutshell the cartoonist pokes fun at people complaining about "cancel culture" and "revisionist history" while doing so themselves.
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And the message here?
In a nutshell the cartoonist displays the danger of the MAGA culture and the seemingly obliviousness to that by parts of the American population who are instead worried about Muslims and Mexicans.
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Now you!
Take a look at this cartoon:
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Ask yourself:
What is the context?
What is the purpose? What is the message?
What symbols do you need to decode?
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Here are some hints:
How does the cartoonist make you understand the person on the left is sick?
What race does the person on the right have?
What is being criticized here?
(Think of people's fear and who they blame for the Corona virus)
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Open Ended
Take notes here as if you had to write an analysis about it!
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That's it for today! Nice work! Take care!
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