PPT-How to Analyze a Political Cartoon

Point of View POV amp SOAPSTone Mrs McRae amp Ms Herbert Humanities Fall 2012 AP CA11 Quickwrite Please write until the teachers ask you to stop about the cartoon you are handed Try to analyze it as best you can . How to Analyze Political Cartoons. In almost every newspaper around the world, a political cartoon is published that highlights a particular viewpoint or idea through the use of illustration. Often, the image is exaggerated and intended to be humorous as well as informative. They can also be satirical or even serious in tone, depending on the audience, the artist, and the idea illustrated. Use these steps to analyze a political cartoon so you can accurately find what the artist is trying to convey.. Tim Wulf. Governors State University EDUC . 7212. https://. sites.google.com/site/twulf62014/home. . What meaning can you interpret from this cartoon?. Title: . “A . plea for . Cuba” by Victor Gillam. Step 1: Identify images. Identify images and what they could represent. . Be sure to look for the major images or groups of images.. Step 2: Read. Read any text on the political cartoon.. Step 3: Identify actions. Political Cartoons – What are they?. Political cartoons are vivid primary sources that:. offer intriguing and entertaining insights into the public mood. the underlying cultural assumptions of an age. POLITICAL . CARTOONS. Why Study Political Cartoons?. Political Cartoons show up in Newspapers, Magazines, Social Studies . Content, Standardized Tests . and Exams!!. They capture an expression of opinion . A short history…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bRt4uZkcnQ. Symbolism. Cartoonists use simple objects, or . symbols. , to stand for larger concepts or ideas.. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/activities/political-cartoon/cag.html. “We Need To Talk”Cartoon Network + LEGO tell all. Golden rule: Identify message, support it with detail from the source, explain it with your own knowledge.. Message. Source. Contextual knowledge. In the cartoons that follow think about how the cartoons are criticising the war. Everything You Need To Know To Succeed In APUSH. 1788. Document Analysis Questions. What is the meaning of the cartoon?. The Constitution requires the support of ALL states. Who would support this cartoon?. 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. th. Century (1800s), major newspapers in many countries featured cartoons designed to express the newspaper publisher’s opinion on the politics of the day. Political cartoons can usually be found on the editorial (opinions) page of many newspapers. . U.S. History . Reconstruction. Reconstruction. This political cartoon from the period . of . Reconstruction depicts how Southern society was oppressed by Radical Republican policies. The main congressional action that led to the Southern viewpoint expressed in this cartoon is the military occupation of the former . U.S. History . Reconstruction. Reconstruction. This political cartoon from the period . of . Reconstruction depicts how Southern society was oppressed by Radical Republican policies. The main congressional action that led to the Southern viewpoint expressed in this cartoon is the military occupation of the former . Political Cartoon Elements. Caricatures. . Symbolism. . Irony . Labeling . Sarcasm . The goals of a political cartoon are to influence . public . opinion and to depict . what is . currently going on . Guess who. Cartoon 1. Cartoon 2. Cartoon 3. Cartoon 4. Cartoon 5. Cartoon 6. Cartoon 7 . Cartoon 8. Cartoon 9 . Cartoon 10. The Answers. Cartoon 1 . Peppa. Pig. Cartoon 2 . Mickey Mouse. Cartoon 3 .