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A Choice of Voice

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Team work can produce great results. Your class will analyze the design, news content, and demographic profiles of local alternative newsweeklies. They then design and write articles for their own community working together as editorial...
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Language Arts: The Three Appeals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are able to identify and describe the persuasive techniques used in editorial writing. They are able to label persuasive techniques with the logos, pathos, and ethos terminology.
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A Lifetime of Responsibilities: Child Labor in Alabama

For Teachers 6th - 11th Standards
Imagine children working long hours in factories, coal mines, and in the fields. Class members examine a series of pictures and read about early attempts to regulate child labor and current child labor laws.
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University of Pennsylvania

Using Comic Strips to Teach Multiple Perspectives

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Scholars view comics from two different perspectives; one paints the Alfred Dreyfus as innocent, while the other portrays the exact opposite. They solve the mystery of what happened by analyzing the source, working in groups, and...
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Witness for the Prosecution: Online Newspaper

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution becomes the text for an online newspaper activity. Young journalists craft news, features, obituary, and opinion articles based on the characters and events in the play.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Why Are Cartoonists Vital to Democracy?

For Students 8th - 12th
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the role of political cartoonists in democracies and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Spinning off of Eyjafjallajökul

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the eruption of Eyjafjallajökul and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Defining Economics Visually

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the economic concept of debt and equity and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Who Drew It Best?

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the Cash for Clunkers Program and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Free Speech vs. Respect for Religion

For Students 8th - 12th
In this historical events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about the First Amendment. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Taking a Stand

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons that feature the use of persuasion and propaganda. Students respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: When Women Toon In

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events activity, students analyze political cartoons about women by women. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Leaks and Gossip

For Students 8th - 12th
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: How about a Bailout for Ailing Newspapers

For Students 8th - 12th
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: Charisma vs. Experience

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the 2008 Presidential election and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing Inspiration

For Students 8th - 12th
In this historical events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about about shifting blame. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Symbolism - Peace

For Students 8th - 12th
In this symbolism worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about war and peace that utilze symbols. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Literary Allusion vs. Pop Culture

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons that feature literary allusion and pop culture. Students respond to 2 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Primary Targets

For Students 8th - 12th
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about primary elections and respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Bushwhacked

For Students 8th - 12th
In this historical events worksheet, learners analyze political cartoons that feature caricatures of President George W. Bush. Students respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: From Toons to Icons

For Students 8th - 12th
For this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons that feature icons like the hot dog and the teddy bear. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Party Animals

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons that feature donkeys and elephants as political party symbols and respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Visual Idiom, A Lame Duck

For Students 8th - 12th
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about lame duck sessions and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Sisyphusian Auto Bailouts

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about auto bailouts and respond to 3 talking point questions.

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