Political Cartoons (SE.PR 4.02, SE.PR 5.02 and SE.PR 6.02)

Political Cartoons – It’s No Laughing Matter
In class, we will look closely at political cartoons and explore the cartoon's message, the subject of the cartoon, or the artist's use of images. We will explore the purpose of political cartoons in general, as well as in-depth study specific to a specific cartoon.

Questions will be organized into the following categories:
* Cartoon's message
* Subject of the cartoon
* Use of images or artistic techniques

SE. PR 4.02 Uses tools of visual representation for analysis (examples: decision-making trees, flow charts, webbing).
PROFICIENT = *Uses tools of visual representation to analyze historical events.

SE.PR 5.02 = Summarizes and develops strategies for sampling, testing, and evaluating information.
PROFICIENT = • Uses various methods of statistical sampling to support concepts, avoiding manipulation of data.

SE.PR 6.02 = Analyzes the impact and credibility of information from various media outlets
PROFICIENT = *Compares different forms of media and their purposes in reaching different audiences.
*Compares and contrasts the impact of these various forms of media.
*Analyzes credibility of various media outlets.
*Describes how mass media has changed over the past century in the United States.

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