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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing Attention to Human Rights
In this current events learning exercise, students analyze political cartoons about human rights. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Between the Lines, Gas Pains...Again
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the increase in gasoline prices and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Leaks and Gossip
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about media leaks and gossip and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Doves, Flags, and Bombs
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about escalating tensions between the Koreas and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Government Responsibilities
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about government responsibilities and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: How about a Bailout for Ailing Newspapers
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about economic bailouts in America and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Berryman, Roosevelt and the Teddy Bear
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the origin of stuffed teddy bears and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: So, Are These the End of Times
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the apocalypse and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Epic Battle Rages On
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze political cartoons about the election of 2008 and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing Attention to Government Frequency
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about government secrecy and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Safety vs. Energy
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about energy sources and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Ok, What's the Next Crisis?
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about recent world crises and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Recession Puts Our Patience to the Test
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the Recession and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Political Cartoons and Dr. Seuss
Students study political cartoons by Dr. Seuss. They create their own political cartoons on a current event.
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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 instructional activity, 7th graders discuss cartoons and the historical beginnings of American politics using a...
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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...
Stanford University
Philippine-American War Political Cartoon
Students investigate the Philippine War. In this propaganda lesson, students read the a timeline of events during the Philippine War. Students evaluate Philippine propaganda cartoons from the period.
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Energy Crisis: Then and Now
Using political cartoons, scholars analyze the energy crisis of the 1970s and '80s, comparing and contrasting it to current tensions with oil. Display the 6 cartoons (linked) to the class, and demonstrate analysis using the worksheet...
Carolina K-12
Political Parties and Conventions
The two major parties polarize many in America today, but it doesn't have to be that way in the classroom! Teach learners about political party platforms and modern campaigns with a mock political convention. After watching a PowerPoint...
Humanities Texas
Primary Source Worksheet: Udo J. Keppler, “Next!”
Standard Oil's stranglehold on the US government is the subject of a 1904 political cartoon. Kids use the questions on the provided instructional activity to prompt their analysis of this primary source.
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Editorial Cartoon Lesson Plan
Students consider the role of editorial cartoons on American politics. In this editorial cartoons instructional activity, students discover the history of the cartoons in America, analyze some cartoons, and then draw their own cartoons...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: China, Tibet and the Olympics
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the Olympics in China and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Conflicting Constitutional Views
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon about wiretapping practices by the government and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Dark Voice
For this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon by African-American Oliver Harrington and respond to 3 talking point questions.