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Cartoons for the Classroom: Differing Ideas Frame a Debate
In this current events activity, students analyze a political cartoon about the SCHIP Bill and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Tooning into the Candidates - Fred Thompson
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about about 2008 presidential candidate Fred Thompson. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Tooning into the Candidates: Michael Bloomberg
In this current events activity, students analyze a political cartoon about Michael Bloomberg and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Spotlighting Government Secrecy
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon about government secrecy and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Taking Swipes at the Auto Industry
In this current events learning exercise, students analyze a political cartoon about the auto industry and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Defining the Separation of Power
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the separation of powers in the American government and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Government Snooping, Different Views
For this current events worksheet, learners analyze political cartoons about the collection of government intelligence and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: May Day for Immigration Debate
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about the immigration debate. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The First Amendment? D'oh!
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about First Amendment rights and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Right to Know vs. Government Secrecy
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about government secrecy and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Social Issues, Taking on Tobacco
In this current events instructional activity, students analyze political cartoons about smoking bans and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Pitfalls of Democratic Elections
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about democratic elections that go bad. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Unhealthy Outlook
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon about healthcare issues during the Clinton administration and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Putting a Face on Our Fears
In this current events activity, students analyze a political cartoon about the nuclear war threat and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Freedom is not Universal
In this current events activity, students analyze political cartoons that feature caricatures of political leaders that have been challenged. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Dark Voice
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon by African-American Oliver Harrington and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Explaining Social Security with a Metaphor
For this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon about Social Security. Students then respond to 4 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Cartoons and Culture
In this current events learning exercise, students analyze a political cartoon with anti-American symbolism and respond to 5 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Seasonal Symbols
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons featuring Santa Claus as a symbol. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: 2004 Presidential Election
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the 2004 election and respond to 5 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Attacking All Those Attack Ads
In this symbolism worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about political campaign attack ads. Students then respond to 5 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing Attention
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about the scores of people dying in Sudan. Students respond to 5 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Unconventional Approach
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons that feature campaign information. Students collect political cartoons from their own newspapers and respond to discussion questions.
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Comforting the Afflicted
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about defending those who cannot defend themselves. Students respond to 4 talking point questions.