Political Cartoons

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Political Cartoons

• Why arent they funny?

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Political Cartoons are not your typical cartoon!

• They are clever.not funny
• The author is trying to prove a political or
  social point
• Topic of cartoon is controversial
• You must know something about current or
  historical events to get it
• You must use the symbols to infer meaning

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Tips for reading a political cartoon

• Ask yourself what you know about the topic (why
  is it controversial?)
• Look at all of the details in the cartoon
• Read all of the words in the cartoon
• Look for symbols (Ex an American flag stands for
  freedom or the United States, Uncle Sam stands
  for the military, a newspaper or T.V stands for
  the media.)
• Use your inferencing skills!

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Lets try one together!

• Social point
• time spent by children watching T.V.
• Question Have you heard anyone talk about their
  point of view on this topic? Discuss.

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look at all detailsread all words..look for
symbols.inference!
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What point is the author trying to make?

• What is happening in this cartoon?
• Who is talking? How do you know?
• How is the author trying to prove he thinks that
  too much T.V leads to short attention spans? (How
  is the boy behaving? What does he have in his
  hand?)

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Lets try another one!

• Social topic violence on T.V
• Question What do you know about this topic? Have
  you heard anyone talk about this topic? Discuss.

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look at all detailsread all words.. look for
symbolsinference!
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What point is the author trying to make?

• What is happening in this cartoon?
• Who is talking? What is he talking about?
• How is the author trying to prove he agrees with
  the newspaper in the cartoon? (How is the boy
  behaving? What does his behavior mean?)

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Lets try one that is a little harder..

• Political topic the Civil Rights crisis and
  President Eisenhower
• Question What are Civil Rights? What was the
  Civil Rights movement? Discuss.

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• What word is used to show which man is President
  Eisenhower?
• What is the Civil Rights crisis being compared
  to?
• What kind of uniform is the President wearing?
  What does this symbolize?
• What are the words trying to say about the way
  President Eisenhower is handling the situation?

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Here we go again!

• Political topic President Carters communication
  skills
• Question What is communication? Is it important
  for a president to be able to communicate
  clearly? Discuss.

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• Which man is the president? How do you know?
• Who is the man with the hat and why is he there?
• What does President Carter want the man with the
  hat to fix?
• Is the author trying to say that the
  communication problem is the media or the
  president? How do you know?

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• Created by Jennifer Millington
• Hirsch Elementary
• jennym_at_springisd.org