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Lesson Plan

Dirksen Congressional Center: Political Cartoon Analysis

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This lesson, designed for students in grades 10-12, will develop an understanding of the messages that political cartoons communicate with readers. They will examine political cartoon primary sources as they investigate the question, "How do the elements and techniques of political cartoons communicate with readers?"

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Concepts
communication, irony, journalism
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exaggeration, labeling, lesson plans, politial cartoons, political cartoon lesson plan, sybolism, "think this crop is worth saving", dirksen congressional center: political cartoon analysis, analogy, history of political cartoons
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Practice
Common Core
CCRA.R.6