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PEOPLE List the people in the cartoon. What are they doing? What emotions are represented? |
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OBJECTS List the objects. Are any symbols, that stand for larger concepts or ideas? Describe them. |
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POLITICAL ISSUE State the debatable issue of the day. |
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ARTIST'S TECHNIQUES (e.g. exaggerated physical features, symbols, labels, stereotypes |
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CONTEXT CLUES List dates, names, place etc. |
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HUMOUR TECHNIQUES All cartoons engage in visual humour. Identify other types: e.g. irony, parody, satire, exaggeration, understatement, caricature, pun, labelling, black humour, ambiguity, contradiction, analogy. |
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SUMMARIZE THE BIASED MESSAGE OF THE ARTIST Identify the intention of the artist e.g.: observation, defense, criticism, ridicule, healing |
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AGREE/DISAGREE What side would individuals or groups take? |
RESOURCES
Lesson Plan: students critically analyze political cartoons from the early 20th century dealing with political and economic pressures from the USA and from Britain
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Excellent site from the Library of Congress
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