PPT-Satire and Political Cartoons

Represent a point of view Make an argument Aim to provoke thought about an issue Reveal cultural assumptions prevailing moods and sometimes real insights about events and trends Can be visual musical print video etc. Cartoonists use specific devises to get their message across Symbols simple pictures that are understood to stand in for ideas or groups Examples DovePeace DonkeyDemocratic Party Caricatures drawing of a person that exaggerates his characteri stics Lisa Flicker. World History/7. th. Grade Social Studies. Holcomb Bridge Middle School. Political Cartoons. Lesson . and Activities. What are political cartoons?. Political cartoons generally are thought-provoking and strive to educate the viewer about a current issue. They have . . Even light-hearted satire has a serious after-taste:. "first make people laugh, and then make them think.". Definition of Satire. A genre in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, or scorn, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, groups and/or society itself, into improvement.. . Even light-hearted satire has a serious after-taste:. "first make people laugh, and then make them think.". Definition of Satire. A genre in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, . U. S. History. Questions. What is this called?. Where would you find one published?. What . symbol(s) . do you see in it?. What is the . meaning. of it?. History of Political Cartoons. By the mid-19. How Cartoons have Changed Since their Beginnings. By: Ryan . The History of Cartoons. Brief History and Facts. Cartoon = motion pictures using animation techniques. Fantasmagorie. (1908): . first animated cartoon? Some historians believe so. Introduction & Use. What is Satire?. Artistic form in which individual or human vices, abuses, or shortcomings are . criticized . using certain characteristics or . methods.. Usually found in dramas and literature, but popping up in modern media forms such as cartoons, film, and other visual . Ms. . Hatley. What is Satire?. Typically literature (although it has made its way into television in recent decades with shows such as Daily Show, Colbert Report, and SNL) in which the author exposes an issue (social, political, cultural) in the world that needs to be corrected. The author then takes on the persona of the subject of his attack in order to mock or ridicule the folly or vice in order to expose it . Submitted by: Amanda Poston, Resident Assistant, Colorado State University. . My floor loved these Saturday morning cartoons because they remind us of our childhood. For these door decorations, I purchased sparkly scrapbooking paper and cut it into four even squares. I printed everyone’s name in a funky font and used construction paper to make a background for the name tag. Then I searched online for 40 favorite cartoon characters. The cool thing about these door . Richard H. . Minear. Theodore Seuss Giesel. Ted. Born: March 2, 1904. German American Family. Biography of Dr. Seuss. 1925: Dartmouth College. Cartoons in campus humor magazine. Use of alias on published work. Vocabulary to Analyze . HUMOR. Exaggeration-. an overstatement. Understatement. -opposite of exaggeration; using a statement, often in the negative, to create comedic effect. . Farce. -form of . low. Where’s The Humor?. By Brenda Bair. Standards . GPS - SS6H7 . (. a) Describe major developments following World War I: the rise of Nazism. (b) Explain the impact of WWII in terms of the Holocaust, the origins of the Cold War, and the rise of Superpowers.. --Jonathan Swift. Methods. Madness. Major players. Satire. “A literary manner that blends a critical attitude with humor and wit for the purpose of improving human institutions or humanity.” (Holman). Satire Defined. A literary genre that uses different devices to expose humanity’s vices and foibles, . giving momentum to change or reform. through ridicule.. It is a manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an .