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Building Background Knowledge: The Internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII, Part 4

For Teachers 8th Standards
Learners use a Analyzing Mediums handout to detail the advantages and disadvantages of communicating with mediums such as artwork, photographs, and political cartoons in the Japanese-American Internment during World War II primary...
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Curated OER

Political Cartoons: Symbols of Fear

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of reasons for fear, hate, and mistrust. They assess political cartoons for symbols, messages, and points of view. After researching cartoons, they choose one that best depicts fear or hatred and write...
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Curated OER

Presidential Controversies: Then and Today

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore presidential controversies. In this political cartoons lesson, students locate political cartoons that reflect presidential controversies. Young scholars then respond to analytical questions pertaining to the...
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Do You Agree?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize bias in a political cartoon, evaluate how the media uses both positive and/or negative political cartoons, and assess the influence a political cartoon can have on a person.
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What's the Point?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify the components of a political cartoon and formulate the main ideas.
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Separate is Not Equal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use political cartoons and editorials to study Brown v. Board of Education. In this Brown v. Board of Education lesson, students read the background information on eight cartoons and editorials for a study on Brown v. Board of...
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Through the Eyes of Others

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students consider perspective as they analyze a political cartoon. In this media awareness lesson, students use the provided discussion questions to explore the meaning of the political cartoon "The Scream," by Edvard Munch. 
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Native American Stereotypes

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine Native American stereotypes. In this Native American history lesson, 11th graders complete an activity about generalizations as they analyze the provided political cartoons regarding the portrayal of Native...
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McCarthysim

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore and analyze the impact of the Cold War at home and how the fear of communism and nuclear war affected American life throughout the Cold War. They study what role Senator Joseph McCarthy played on American fears...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Disability: Was He Successful in Concealing It?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine how President Franklin Roosevelt kept his disability out the public eye. In this presidential history lesson, students analyze political cartoons and information from the Roosevelt Library to determine whether or not...
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Electoral Politics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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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Fact or Opinion?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders design a political cartoon. In this fact and opinion activity, 3rd graders examine political cartoons and distinguish fact from opinion. Students create a political cartoon on the topic of their choice.
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Studying the Use and Effect of Media

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students consider mediums used to explore current issues. In this media awareness lesson, students use a Venn diagram to compare the meaning of the painting "The Scream," to that of a selected political cartoon.
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Abraham Lincoln: Our Man for All Seasons

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners analyze perceptions of slavery during the Civil War era. In this Abraham Lincoln lesson, students research Internet and print sources regarding Lincoln's view of slavery. Learners also compare pro- and anti-slavery political...
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University of Wisconsin

Analyzing Presidential Campaign Propaganda

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Campaign propaganda has evolved from 1952 through the presidential election of 2008. A social studies activity prompts class members to analyze the devices used in ads and political cartoons, noting strategies they believe would work to...
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School Improvement in Maryland

Evaluating Political Advertisements

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How do interest groups try to influence elections? As part of their study of the election process, groups view 30-second advertisements produced by advocacy groups and use the provided worksheet to evaluate these ads. They then craft...
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Editorial Cartoons: Gay Rights

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider gay rights. For this editorial cartoon lesson, students analyze an editorial cartoon by identifying the idioms and puns in the cartoon. Students create their own editorial cartoons.
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Opinion/Facts: Candidates

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this candidate worksheet, learners write the opinions and facts about a candidate running for office and analyze a political cartoon about them. Students complete 5 sections.
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Egypt's Uprising

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the global impact of the Egyptian uprisings. In this current events lesson, students watch video clips and read articles about the role of social and traditional media in the uprising. Young scholars also discuss...
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Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

Fred Seibel, the Times-Dispatch, and Massive Resistance

For Teachers 4th Standards
A lesson challenges scholars to analyze editorial cartoons created by Fred Seibel, illustrator for the Times-Dispatch, during the Massive Resistance. A class discussion looking at today's editorial pages and Jim Crow Laws leads the way...
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Printing Error

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the controversy surrounding recently published Danish political cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
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Pulitzer Center

The Paradise Papers: A Lesson in Investigative Journalism

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed Standards
The Paradise Papers, a year-long research project from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism (ICIJ) exposed how political leaders, business people, and wealthy individuals used offshore entities to avoid taxes and hide...
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Creating Civic Awareness Through Artistic and Literary Forms

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Interpret current events using editorial cartoons and other print media. Middle schoolers explore the meanings of literary and artistic terms such as satire, irony, and caricature. They visit internet sites to develop an understanding of...
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Images of Secession

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Analyze political cartoons and historical events. Middle schoolers utilize primary resources to increase their comprehension of the topic of secession. They utilize graphic organizers to take notes, compare, and analyze political...

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