POLITICAL CARTOONS

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POLITICAL CARTOONS

• EQ
• How do I analyze a political cartoon?

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WHAT IS A POLITICAL CARTOON?

• Aka Editorial cartoons
• A drawing representing current public figures or
  issues symbolically and often satirically a
  political cartoon.
• What does satirically mean?
• Satire the use of irony, sarcasm, or ridicule
  to expose a folly (foolish action)

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ASK YOURSELF

• 1. What do figures/objects in the cartoon
  represent?
• 2. Is anything exaggerated in the cartoon?
• 3. Are there any words or statements in the
  cartoon?
• 4. Can you explain the cartoons point of view?

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EXAMINE THE CARTOON

• Look at everything the cartoonist has drawn!
• Double-check the little details
• Identify any written words

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ANALYZE THIS CARTOON FROM 2006
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Cartoonist Brian Fairrington, 2010
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ANALYZE THIS CARTOON FROM 2010
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Cartoonist Paresh, 2009
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NOW, ITS YOUR TURN

• Be the cartoonist
• Think about what is going on in the world today,
  right now, as we speak.
• Draw a political cartoon about a current issue
• Your cartoon can be local, national, or
  international