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Students study political cartoons by Dr. Seuss. They create their own political cartoons on a current event.
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- 6th - 8th Grade
Students explore the artistry of political cartoons. In this integrated arts lesson, students review the election process and create a political cartoon that shows the candidate taking the oath of office as U.S. president.
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- 11th - Higher Ed Grade
Students research, analyze and study the history of political cartooning in the United States. They recognize a political cartoon, be able to identify the main idea, the symbols and the exaggeration and caricature in political cartoons. Each student also compare/contrast cartoons from William Howard Taft's presidency with contemporary cartoons about the Bush presidency.
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- 9th - 12th Grade
Students study a current political cartoon to introduce the ideas of symbolism, humor, exaggeration, and caricature in editorial cartoons. They study cartoons from the past to gain an understanding of the culture of 1912.
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- 9th - 12th Grade
Students examine a specific political cartoon looking for its meaning while filling out the cartoon analysis form. The cartoon is drawn from an issue taken from the time when women first were given the right to vote. Then they draw their own cartoon as a class project.
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- 6th - 12th Grade
Students are introduced to the history of political cartoons and examine both historical and modern examples. They analyze a cartoon that expresses an opinion about a current event different than their own and develop an original cartoon in response.
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- 9th - 12th Grade
Students formulate their own opinions about the issues in an election campaign through a critical examination of political advertisements, candidate debates, and political cartoons.
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- 9th - 12th Grade
Students recognize visual sterotyping in political cartoons and to analyze its use. They speculate as to why political cartoons are so effective. The teacher explains that cartoonists often make use of stereotypes as visual symbols or shorthand to stand for more complicated concepts.
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- 9th - 12th Grade
Students discuss the role political cartoons have played in U.S. politics and public affairs since the 1700's. They analyze some of the political cartoons Dr. Seuss drew during World War II and discuss how these cartoons conveyed his political messages. They draw their own political cartoon.
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- 8th - 12th Grade
Students research different segments of the Jim Crow Era, create a political cartoon for a class museum, share their political cartoon exhibits with the class, and evaluate other exhibits.
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