Political+Cartoons

QUESTION 0204

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Choose a cartoon from one of the presentations above to analyze. Use the same questions we went over in class. Write or print out your analysis.

__Political Cartoon analysis__ 1) What do you see in the cartoon, including objects and people, as well as caption and words in the cartoon? 2) What or who is the subject of the cartoon and how is the subject represented? 3) Which of the things in the cartoons are symbols? What do you think the symbols mean? 4) What is the opinion of the cartoonist toward the subject and how is it expressed? 5) Who might agree/disagree with the cartoonist’s opinion? 6) What is the over all message of the cartoon?

Just for fun!! Try this go to http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/political_cartoon/model.html do the short activity outlined on the web page. This will also give you ideas for your project.