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Cartoons for the Classroom: Unemployment
For this current events worksheet, high schoolers analyze a political cartoon about unemployment and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Obama Baggage
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about President Obama and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Midterm Elections of 2010
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the midterm elections of 2010 and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Angry Election
In this election of 2010 worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the Tea Party and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Mosque Debate
In this current events learning exercise, students analyze a political cartoon about the New York City Mosque Debate and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Internet Continues to Change the Game
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon about the influence of the Internet and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Between the Lines, Debt Crisis
In this European debt crisis worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about Greek debt and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: China's Censorship
In this current events instructional activity, students analyze a political cartoon about Chinese censorship and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Using Political Cartoons and Propaganda in Teaching the Holocaust
High schoolers gain an understanding of the Holocaust through analysis of political cartoons. In this Holocaust lesson, students examine propaganda in political cartoons that were used in Nazi Germany.
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Worksheet for Analysis of a Political Cartoon
In this primary source analysis worksheet, high schoolers respond to 25 short answer questions that require them to analyze the political cartoon titled "America When Feminized."
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Interpreting Political Cartoons - "Roaring" 20s
Eleventh graders investigate 1920's America. In this political cartoon instructional activity, 11th graders interpret political cartoons from the 1920's and respond to the provided analysis questions that accompany the cartoons.
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Cold War II
In this Cold War worksheet, learners examine political cartoons from the era and then respond to 10 short answer questions. The cartoons are not included.
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Interpreting Primary Sources: Cartoons
In this analyzing primary sources worksheet, learners examine 3 political cartoons of their choice and respond to 4 short answer questions regarding each of them.
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Brown in Cartoon: Now It’s Your Turn
In this Brown v. Board of Education worksheet, students create their own political cartoons based on the case. Students provide an explanation of the cartoon as well.
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Presidential Controversies: Then and Today
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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Editorial Cartoon: Censorship
Young scholars explore the concept of juxtaposition. In this editorial cartoon lesson, students analyze an editorial cartoon techniques to develop an understanding of juxtaposition and symbolism used in the cartoons.
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Abraham Lincoln: Our Man for All Seasons
Students 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. Students also compare pro- and anti-slavery political...
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Analyzing Political Cartoons
Seventh graders identify a political cartoon and analyze a pre-Revolutionary War political cartoon. In this political cartoon lesson, 7th graders discuss cartoons and the historical beginnings of American politics using a PowerPoint...
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Separate is Not Equal
Middle schoolers 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...
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The Birth of the American Empire as Seen Through Political Cartoons (1896-1905)
Students explore the concept of political cartoons. In this political cartoons lesson, students examine political cartoons from different time periods in American history and respond to questions regarding them.
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McCarthysim
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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Political Cartoons
Students analyze cartoons by identifying the symbols, characters and information and its significance in history. They examine the economic and political changes in contemporary America. They determine that political cartoons play an...
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Constitution Cartoons
Learners view series of cartoon overheads that explain Constitution, name branches of government and their powers, define federalism and separation of powers, examine rights and obligations of citizens, and discuss significance of...
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What's the Point?
Learners identify the components of a political cartoon and formulate the main ideas.