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Select a political cartoon about US imperialism and complete this analysis worksheet. The resource provides an opportunity for an objective and subjective viewpoint and encourages the reader to make observations about the objects, people, words, actions, and composition of the picture.
Students analyze political cartoons. In this historical perspectives lesson, students use the provided cartoon analysis worksheet to examine the political cartoons that their instructor shares with them.
Students examine a variety of historical cartoons. They recognize a political cartoon and identify the main idea, symbolism, exaggeration and caricature in political cartoons. Students analyze a political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin.
Students explore political cartoons. In this government current events lesson, students analyze the visual language and symbolism present in five different political cartoons. Students discuss the event or issue that inspired the cartoon, as well as the symbols, icons and possible message it conveys.
Students examine the purpose and uses of political cartoons. In this journalism lesson students discuss, collect and analyze political cartoons and compile a portfolio.
Young scholars create a narrative cartoon. In this narrative lesson, students use a Peace Corp website to collect information and photographs that they add captions to and use to create their own narrative cartoons.
Examine historical perspectives through the use of political cartoons. Learners complete analysis activities related to the president's title, the establishment of the national bank, and the Jay Treaty.
Students gain an understanding of the Holocaust through analysis of political cartoons. In this Holocaust lesson plan, students examine propaganda in political cartoons that were used in Nazi Germany.
In this primary source analysis instructional activity, learners respond to 25 short answer questions that require them to analyze the political cartoon titled "America When Feminized."
Eleventh graders explore opinions regarding U.S. involvement in Vietnam. For this primary source analysis lesson, 11th graders analyze political cartoons related to the Vietnam War and then respond to the provided discussion questions.