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Cartoons for the Classroom: Media Industry and the Internet WorksheetCartoons for the Classroom: Media Industry and the Internet Worksheet
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Media Industry and the Internet

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Kids take a good look at what the Internet has done to "old media" industries, such as newspapers, magazines, and books. They analyze the editorial comments made in a political cartoon and answer three critical thinking questions related to the impact the internet has had on other media sources. 

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critical thinking, the internet, political cartoons

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critical analysis, critical thinking, political cartoons, cartoon analysis, internet, social impact of internet, old media, old media industries, social studies
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10th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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