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Cartoons for the Classroom: Google vs. China WorksheetCartoons for the Classroom: Google vs. China Worksheet
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Google vs. China

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Censorship remains a hot topic among teens. Evoke heated discussion with this political cartoon analysis handout, which features 2 cartoons focused on China's internet censorship. Background information gives pupils a brief description of the issue (further research may help), and 3 talking points guide deeper analysis. The third question has students considering their take on censorship in their own lives. Links go to both artists' archived work, for possible extension.

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critical thinking, censorship, china, current events, political cartoons

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current events, censorship, china, critical thinking skills, Google, political cartoon analysis, social studies
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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