Creating Political Cartoons

What are Political Cartoons? Political cartoons communicate powerful ideas often in a humorous, enlightening manner, by incorporating the events of the period into an easily understandable format most people could relate to even with limited reading abilities.

Your Cartoon Rubric Message is clear Message is accurate Minimum of 1 symbol Creative or witty title Identification of characters, objects, symbols Colored 6 – 100; 5-90; 4-80; 3 or less is redo

How to Analyze Political Cartoons? Identify the characters, symbols and objects in the cartoon. Look for cues and details that will give further meaning Identify the main idea of the cartoon by reading the captions and putting the message into their own words Identify any bias the cartoonist might have.